Tobruck41 and the 88's

[Dog Soldier]

The 52 rating may not outright destroy too many vehicles because of two factors.

1. Small number of 88mm guns in the battery. The direct fire algorithm will score more kills with a 12 gun battery than three 4 gun batteries.

2. The small size of the target units. Units with five vehicles or less seem harder to score kills on than larger formations with say 30 vehicles.

I would now say that kills are not all they are cracked up to be. The battery of 88mm AA guns in an ATG role will cause a lot of fatigue and many more disruptions than the 50mm or other one hex range ATG in the stock or VM scenarios. Being a defensive weapon, disruption at greater than one hex range is a very good thing.

Place the 88mm in a fortified position like Halfya Pass, Fort Capuzzo, or the few elevated terrain features and you have an obstacle that will hold up the British significantly until help arrives. Do not expect the 88mm guns to hold off a large force with just the few support units that are found around such positions. At the time of Brevity and Battle Axe the 88mm guns could halt the British attack, disrupt the British formations making the British ripe for a counter stroke from Afrika Corps tanks.

PzIII tanks were the workhorse of AK in T41. Those in T41 should be mostly armed with th37mm gun and few with the new 50mm gun. I think the stock version is a blend of these two types in the H/A factors while the VM counters may separate the two types as different units for more tactical flexibility.
I think the PzIVs are depicted with the low velocity 75mm guns not the later 50mmL or 75mmL high velocity guns.
Rely on the 88mm ATG and your Stuka squadrons to blunt British tank thrusts.

Dog Soldier