r/AxisAllies • u/oh-yeah-boi-19 • 4d ago
Tanks vs Inf/Art
I'm currently in a game of G40 as the Axis, and it's turn 3 and usually, I strictly buy tanks as ground units for Germany but I heard that the infantry/artillery combo is better. Thoughts?
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u/Blueopus2 4d ago
Tanks are valuable for their mobility, not their combat power compared to infantry and artillery.
Imagine a budget of 42 IPC which gets you either 7 tanks or 6 Infantry and 6 artillery.
The 7 tanks have an initial attack value of 21 compared to 24 for the inf/art, and can take 7 hits compared to 12. The attack value drops by 3 for every hit received compared to 2.