When Laser-Jagd roll their first Sustained Attack, they are basically a Wotan that rolls Lasers on Blanks. That is extremely potent. Also, I do deploy into cover as often as I can, but when a Laser-Jagd or Wotan puts 8+ damage on my vehicle, cover means jack. 

I lose plenty of infantry to, but I also can field a whole lot more of it than my vehicles - making the latter a precious resource. Losing each one to a single shot is less than pleasant and is a major failing of most V4 in the game, made more pronounced by the Allies who really only light and mediums in any real numbers and the venerable Fireball, which is a monster. 

In the end, I stick by my all-infantry stance for Allies and it has served me very well. At least, until Icarus hits and we can start tossing Pelicans around.

em_en_oh_pee said:

They only hit on Blanks if they are upgraded with High Vis, then only on the secondary attack. Sustain Fire also only affects the initial two dice shot, not the secondary roll.  

ItsUncertainWho said:

All of that is clear to those of us who play, IUW. ;)

Well I'm new to Dust (3 games) and picked up two M2 walkers the pounder set and cobra/rattler set. I found it a good buy, with two basic chassis and all the swappable turets its great.

I found the options now let me play a variety of combination as I get into the game and get use to all the other versions. So far I have used the Rattler as my main opponent is SSU and runs a helo. Played the rattler twice, good but med range unit.

Next up for a couple of games is the pounder.

Yeah, the rattler is a good answer to anything that flies. And since it wreaks havoc on light armor and infantry at 36" range, it's a good all-round unit, particularly since it's the same cost as a Mickey. The only walker that's a better deal is, of course, the Hans. I wish we could get the Barking Dog load-out: Six recoilless rifles, a la Ontos. That'd put paid to the Sov heavy stuff that can and does run around scaring the dog-poop out of everyone else's more expensive super-heavies.