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Post by puchao on Dec 6, 2020 2:38:08 GMT
I want to know your opinion:) i am going for dowding as my inf gen for allies.
I bought yamashita some days ago and I got kesselring today, i can say kesselring is stronger and way more usefull.
Kessel is decent as inf gen, he also is usefull for naval missions but ofc in airports he shows his real power.
In the other hand yamashita only works as inf gen and isnt that better compared to Kessel.(yamashita has +17 base damage as inf gen) (anyway kessel in airports does more damage + can atack multiple times and enemies, yamashita only can atack one time per turn)
I think this will be the same for Dowding and McArthur.
PD: IMO 2 inf gens is a waste of medals, so i regret having yamashita.
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Post by eeeeef on Dec 6, 2020 2:52:35 GMT
I want to know your opinion:) i am going for dowding as my inf gen for allies. I bought yamashita some days ago and I got kesselring today, i can say kesselring is stronger and way more usefull. Kessel is decent as inf gen, he also is usefull for naval missions but ofc in airports he shows his real power. In the other hand yamashita only works as inf gen and isnt that better compared to Kessel.(yamashita has +17 base damage as inf gen) (anyway kessel in airports does more damage + can atack multiple times and enemies, yamashita only can atack one time per turn) I think this will be the same for Dowding and McArthur. PD: IMO 2 inf gens is a waste of medals, so i regret having yamashita. I don't think having strong 2 inf gens is a waste of medals since infantry units are the most common unit in the game so it is almost always guaranteed that there will be an unit to put your inf general on especially when they have vastly different uses. Also macarthur has superior survivability and output while Dowding's more powerful on paratroopers and of course air utility makes him more versatile than macarthur overall but macarthur does have good utility with fire suppression and fast movement making him pretty nice any unit type, in summary get both if you have the medals butI would recommend getting macarthur first since allies lack a good inf gen and Arnold can suffice as air gen for a while |
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Post by stoic on Dec 6, 2020 4:33:12 GMT
I wouldn't exclude neither Tassigny nor Slim. First, they will be in the lineup in 1944 (Tassigny) and 1945 (Slim) respectively. Second, they can use Rangers or Cossacks quite effectively, because of 50 percent probability to attack without retaliation. I tested both and I am content with what they are capable of   |
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Post by stoic on Dec 6, 2020 4:41:14 GMT
MacArthur can be very powerful with a lucky shoot, but it is still RNG and he can't use special forces for long. They fade away from him quite quickly.
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Post by kanue on Dec 6, 2020 5:49:52 GMT
The answer depends on which role of your infantry general is the priority; combat or utility/versatility.
I hired Dowding for the latter while I leave the main combat role to my tank generals. I normally have Dowding jump here and there, command air strike on objective target, and capture city. For this particular role, he is doing fine. But he will be a bit useless without an airport though.
MacArthur is definitely good but I will not compare him to Dowding because, imo, they play different roles.
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Post by degaulle07 on Dec 6, 2020 6:53:54 GMT
I recruited Tassigny first of all because I admire the character and I was pleasantly surprised: he had guerrilla warfare at 50%, fire depression and victory rush which made him, in my opinion, the best ally general of the infantry.
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Post by eeeeef on Dec 7, 2020 3:45:13 GMT
I just bought macarthur and I tested him out at bombing of rabaul, operation galvanic, and guadalcanal campaign and I gotta say he fire suppression is insane! He takes like 16 counterattack damage and he runs really fast and he manages to hit 142 damage with a crit!
He is insane with the cossack cavalry and I managed to perfect clear some Eastern front campaigns with him carrying
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Post by dsongop on Dec 7, 2020 4:53:48 GMT
Ideally I'd say both of them should be in the lineup (unless you bought Eisenhower). The demand for MacArthur is way more immediate though, and he hits super hard. Dowding is ultimately the best allies air gen and eventually he will be very valuable.
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Post by Józef Poniatowski on Dec 14, 2020 17:34:28 GMT
I personally favour Tassigny and Dowding. I am glad that French generals are F I N A L L Y given the credit they deserve for being good operational commanders, given the poor strategic circumstances of the early war. Some, like Tassigny, Leclerc, and de Gaulle also got to prove themselves later on.
I like Tassigny over MacArthur becaise of the retaliation skill; he seems to last a lot longer than any other INF general I have come across.
Dowding is also a favorite for his great inf skills and 5 (!) air stars
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Post by Ralyks on Dec 14, 2020 18:56:18 GMT
McArthur is far far better as infantry general.
Dowling excels at being airport-hugger, he has no infantry combat skills, he doesn't even have 4 points on infantry, he barely gives any mobility bonus, morale boost does nothing when using air attacks.
His parachute skill is worthless as he is not using a assault/anti-tank frontline Special Forces, but Parachute ones. Morale boost is useless as if you're going to parachute from one city to another (preferably the latter having another airport) he will not have to attack or just clear some other troop, if its the latter, he will still get morale up even without his skill. And if morale did affect air attacks' damage then sure, he'll be better, or if that skill raised the morale of nearby troops upon landing, or if he got another skill instead.
He is a land-based more expensive version of another allied air general, Halsey.
McArthur is IMO a must buy mid to late game, he will shine in Pacific Campaign, African Campaign and then Army Group and the rest of the campaigns ET will add, as he is a top infantry general. Dowling is just an overpriced but handsome-mustached general.
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Post by kanue on Dec 15, 2020 3:56:24 GMT
Dowling is just an overpriced but handsome-mustached general. If he is a handsome-mustached general then he cannot be overpriced.  |
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