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well thats it for now,

Mammoth needs 700-750 armor/health instead of 600

They are slow and can't escape when things get ugly, and then their puny 600/600 armor does them no good even with their self heal which itself could also be better, maybe healing 5 points at a time instead of 2. It takes 5 minutes to self heal back to 600 which is way to long in 30 minute games to EVER make a difference

And the stealth needs 250/250

Even when I surprise attack mediums, if its a good medium driver my stealth will loose everytime, can't attack bases with stealths, extremely open to infantry attacks such as sydney PIC, and sneaking up and crushing infantry is overrated because they can spot you a long ways away and its easy to dodge stealths trying to crush you, and then the missiles are hard to control sometimes.

But seriously though, I agree with this:

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Originally posted by Every Silent Victim:
The mammoth AND the stealth are both a little under the mark no matter what people say.

Mammoth needs 700-750 armor/health instead of 600

They are slow and can't escape when things get ugly, and then their puny 600/600 armor does them no good even with their self heal which itself could also be better, maybe healing 5 points at a time instead of 2. It takes 5 minutes to self heal back to 600 which is way to long in 30 minute games to EVER make a difference.

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[ April 14, 2002: Message edited by: Ghost1988 ]

The stealth tank can't stand up to armor, but with good aim it can take out infantry, or squish them from behind. Its missiles are great against buildings too.

But.....I do think the mammoth needs improvements. Without saying anything stupid, the TUsk missles need to be more powerful and need at least twice the range they do now. I'm not saying MRLS range, just a better range.
The cannon should also be more powerful, but the mammoth's speed is fine. Its a gigantic tank with the most armor of anything in the game, so it should have slow speed. Plus, how is a tank carrying twin rocket launchers and twin 120mm cannons going to move fast?

And the stank could definately use an armour upgrade to 250/250 for battles with multiple tanks... it a good tank for lone tanks (even the mamoth). Just get behind one and have the first 4 shots for free (ofcourse you have to drive around it to avoid targeting) but against 2 or more tanks it does poorly. (but personaly I already like it more than the flametanks).

Oh and has enyone of you tried a stealth rush? I wonder how that would work out...

[ April 14, 2002: Message edited by: Emerge ]

Now add that in with flames having twice as much armor and costing 100 less....stealths are definately not worth it for taking out bases over flame tanks.

Everyone overrates the getting behind the mammoth tactic, if the mammoth simply tries to turn sideways you aren't able to stay behind them (for some reason half the time the hitbox messes up and you end up DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE MAMMOTH) and then those tusk missiles come and your stealth dies in about 3 seconds.

Hitting infantry? Only snipers because they are the only ones that stand still and there isn't many snipers around usually. Last thing you want also is to not kill them and have them shooting you causing your tank to de-stealth and end up getting you killed.

Currently the stealth is good for nothing really, MLRS missiles track stealths especially, so if they are shooting while you try to sneak in or paranoid your not gonna get too close before your discovered. They can't take any gdi heavy tanks 1 vs 1 or in groups vs groups. They aren't good against infantry because once they are spotted your in big trouble.

A skilled humvee driver can kill a stealth 1 vs 1 every time because the stealth has extreme problems shooting stuff thats direcly in front of it and directly on its side(ive done it about 20 times and really gotten a lot of people angry).

And lastly stealths are not good vs buildings because they are more expensive then flame tanks yet worse against bases because they have less armor and on defence maps its hopeless.

Its funny how you can get a stealth into a predicament by placing c4 on it because it will die if it doesn't get it off, so if there is other tanks or soldiers around its doomed. Not the same story with mediums or lights as they can survive a c4.

Most people repair their own tanks anyway as long as you bring it back near the base a little, too many times have I seen someone loose their mammoth to a stealth, ugh.

It requires 750/750 health because it is already slower then the medium, much slower. A regular soldier I believe can catch up and outrun it.