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I have the new Blood Guts and Glory list and am very interested in fielding the new shermans. However boy does it cost quite a bit to field them, I'm afraid I may be running an almost Panther level tank number list with too few options. How is it? All but the Anti Aircraft are veteran, the AA is Trained

300-Tank Company HQ: 1 M4A3E8 Easy Eight, 1 M4A3E2 Jumbo, Improvised Armor
455-Tank Platoon: 2 M4A3E8 Easy Eight, 1 M4A3E2 Jumbo, Improvised Armor
455-Tank Platoon: 2 M4A3E8 Easy Eight, 1 M4A3E2 Jumbo, Improvised Armor
110-Armored Mortar Platoon: 3 Sections
275-Engineer Combat Platoon: 2 Operating Squads, 4 Bazooka Teams
150-Anti Aircraft Artillery (Self Propelled) Platoon: 2 M16 MGMC (Quad .50 Cal) and 2 M15 CGMC (37mm)

1745

You will find that the Jumbos really make the list stretch its numbers.

You do need to change your tactics and play more like German armor. Hug cover and reduce the fire you take. That way you can almost neuter the few hits you do take with the Jumbos.

The only tank that can really threaten a Jumbo is a King Tiger. Everything else will bounce off most of the time(and some of it 100% of the time)


just be careful with your positioning. No charge of the light brigade with this list.

Huh I knew that Jumbos did have armor, but I just now noticed they had a lot of it! Is the ratio between Jumbos and Easy 8's good? Or should I drop a few 8's for some of the cheaper options?

At this low of points I think its fine. At higher points you should definitly start adding M4A3 shermans but not quite yet.