Beta Release 5.2.2

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Notes on changes coming later.

5.2.2 beta:

US Changes
76mm Improvement
- Changed the penetration chance of 76mm guns vs PIV F1/F2/Observation to 75% at max range (from 67.5%)
- Changed the penetration chance of 76mm guns vs PIV H/J to 65% at max range (from 49.6%)
- Changed the penetration chance of 76mm guns vs Hetzer to 75% at max range (from 54%)
- Changed the penetration chance of 76mm guns vs JPIV L48 (WM and PE) to 75% at max range (from 59.6%)
- Changed the penetration chance of 76mm guns vs JPIV L70 (WM and PE) to 50% at max range (from 24%)
- Changed the penetration chance of 76mm guns vs StuGs to 85% at max range (from 75.6%)
- Changed the penetration chance of 76mm guns vs StuGs with Skirts to 80% at max range (from 70.2%)
(76mm guns means Sherman 76mm, E8, Jumbo 76mm, Hellcat and Wolverine guns)
- Changed the penetration chance of 75mm guns with AP ammo vs PIV F1/F2/Observation to 50% at max range (from 37%)
(75mm guns means Sherman 75mm, Jumbo 75mm, Churchill and Cromwell guns)

Jumbo Armor
- Changed the penetration chance of 75mm L48 guns vs rear Jumbo armor to 45% at max range (from 147%)

Recoilless Rifles
- increased critical chances even when target still has lots of HP left
- lowered damage to 70-80 (from 70-90)

Airborne Structural
- Mortar and HMG team paradrop merged into a single unlock
- Added a new unlock for AB doctrine that drops a 57mm AT gun (1CP)

Airborne Airstrikes
- Increased the damage-per-bullet of the Straffe Airstrike in Airborne doctrine to 25 (from 18)
- The Straffe airstrike hit-zone is now shorter but a bit wider
- The Bombing airstrike will now hit the selected area more accurately (both bombs should now hit inside the rectangle)
- Unified damage and friendly damage on Bombing airstrike bombs
- Lowered reload time of bazookas to 12 seconds (from 18)
- US bomb airstrike will now deal more damage to emplacements

Axis Changes
- Changed damage of Kar98 rifles to 25-30 (from 30-30)

PE Changes
- Added "Focused Firing" ability to 28mm Scout Car

WM Changes
- Swapped the position of MP trade and Fuel trade in Blitzkrieg doctrine

Bug Fixes:
- MP40 unlock in Propaganda Doctrine will no longer play the "Rocket Battery" audio cue
- Changed UI position of Hotchkiss so it no longer collides with Sdkfz. 222
- Commandos HMG team now has "Fire Mode Switch" ability properly displayed

Infantry Only modes:
- disabled M3 halftrack and M1A1 pack howitzer
- disabled LeiG18 and Halftrack

NEW (04.11.2020)
CW teching:
- Lowered Captain fuel cost to 20F (from 30F)
- Lowered Field Support Truck fuel cost to 50F (from 65F)
- Lowered Armored Command Truck fuel cost 75F (from 90F)

NEW (05.11.2020)
- Propaganda Officer and CW Lieutenant will now properly retreat even when they have Binoculars active
- It is no longer possible to upgrade Pioneers with a flamethrower when they already have full MP40 loadout
- Combat Engineer description now correctly says that they require Armor Doctrine

[MarKr]

There started to show up suggestions so I split up the topics and this one gets locked. Please, continue your ideas and discussions in separate topics.

"First reactions" moved here: viewtopic.php?f=27&t=3904&p=35103#p35103

Mofeta's suggestion moved here: viewtopic.php?f=15&p=35106#p35106

[MarKr]

The beta has been updated today with some changes to British teching costs.