Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor new units video
Well, it seems that Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor is FINALLY out and available for purchase. Tales of Valor adds some new multiplayer modes and single player campaigns. The interesting part is that you can earn medals that unlock new vehicles in multiplayer and if you don't want to allow them in your game, there is a simple check box to disable Tales of Valor vehicles.
The video shows some very interesting information about the new units, in the opening scene you see three Geschutzwagens wrecking havoc on a US base on the map Wrecked Train, you can see the massive damage the both tanks seem to do to buildings. They manage to take down a supply yard in just three shots!
- Staghound Armored Car replaces the British Command Tank.
- The Kangaroo Carrier replaces the Cromwell tank.
- The T17 Armored Car replaces the M8 Armored Car.
- The M18 Hellcat replaces the M10 tank destroyer.
- Tiger tank “205” replaces the Blitz Tiger Tank.
- Schwimmwagen Type 166 replaces the Wehrmacht motorcycle (This unit was not in the video)
- Geschutzwagen replaces the Wehrmachts Stug IV.
I haven't had the chance yet to grab Tales of Valor and try out the new vehicles, but it seems that they all have alternate costs. Take the Geschutzwagen (or the GW); It replaces the Wehrmact Stug IV and it's alternate cost is 280 mp and 45 fuel. The Geschutzwagen's health is 375 compared to the 400 of the Stug and it can three hit a British Firefly. So it costs less manpower and five more fuel.. and you have a tank that can take down a building in three hits!
On the other hand, the Kangaroo (replaces the British Cromwell) just doesn't seem justified to me. The Cromwell is a tough and VERY useful call in for the British Engineers Doctrine. I use it as my sole anti tank when I play multiplayer with friends; I tend to just Lt stack and have a infantry blob of doom.
Here is the video of the new Tales of Valor units in action.
July 9th, 2010 - 08:38
Just thought i’d say, the kangaroo is for the cromwell tank, not the CHURCHILL tank, which is the engineer one. The kangaroo is probably useful for Commando doctrine because you can stack piat anti tank troops in it, and should it get destroyed, your units will still be alive.