Couple things I’ll add, after reading all of this thread.
What about when you are taking a territory at all costs? You hold back one ground unit. Only one ground unit attacks better than a 2. It’s best to have a tank in that situation than any other ground unit.
HolKann, do you not know that mechanized infantry can’t blitz, except on a 1:1 ratio with tanks? Tanks are still the only unit that can blitz, and you need a tank for every mech infantry you want to move through.
In P40, I only buy an occasional tank with Japan. A very refreshing change from the freaking retarded result of 5 IPC tanks that attack and defend at 3, since Revised. We’ve all seen it. Japan building like 10 tanks a turn every turn and sending them at Russia. The JTDTM strat. Larry hated that strat too. That’s why China kept getting bigger and more infantry, and he kept adding territories to East Russia each version. Now with tanks costing six, you will never, ever see 10 tanks a turn being built by Japan and sent to Moscow. YAYYYY!!!
Oh, you know what? You guys all forgot something else. Tac bombers attack on a 4 when paired with…… a TANK! Not infantry, not artillery, not mech infantry. One more thing I nearly forgot. The mechanized infantry tech allows each mech infantry accompanied by A TANK to attack at 2. I will be buying more tanks even at 6 when I get this tech.
I’m a mathematician of sorts, too, and I understand all the math arguments various people have put out there, but I think they’re all flawed. The fact remains, that mobility and attack power creates more options and threats to your enemy, and this can’t really be boiled down by a formula. Artillery can’t keep up with the mech infantry to help them attack at a 2. I’m a lot more worried about a bunch of tanks that can go several different directions, and blitz, and attack at 3, and potentially be supported by tac bombers firing at a 4 then a bunch of mech infantry attacking on a 1 that can’t blitz or be supported as effectively by tactical bombers.
It would suck if tanks cost 5 in this 1940 version, in my opinion. 6 restores them to the more rare, exciting, powerful unit that they should have been all along.