THE MALITZ TROPHY COMPETITION

[PoorOldSpike]

POS prefers the T34/85 when playing allied and the Panzer IV when playing the german side.

Yes mate, They're my standard choices as soon as they're available because the price is right and they can do the job well enough.

The Pz IVH is about equal to the T-34/85 and can also run rings round lumbering Stalins and SU's for side/rear shots.
I sometimes beef up my IVH force with something like a Tiger/ Panth/ Kingtig out of my toy basket for fun..

Pz IV in Zhitomir





When I'm Russian I like T-34/85's because they pack a good punch and can rip Pz IV's to pieces and club Tigers to death with a flurry of shortish-range partial pens especially if using tungsten, but to deal with heavy stuff like Panths and Kingtigs it usually has to get round the side or rear which its high speed allows it to do.
I rarely buy Stalins, too slow and lumbering, and long reload time but
I might sometimes buy one or two, or the odd SU-type for fun..

T-34/85's in East Prussia