So I am seeing your criticism of the force build options. But here is the thing. You can build more Hornisse at a cost of not building the Hummels. It means your force will actually cost more because the Hornisse are more expensive. But there is flexibility in the build still as the only part of the force that is compulsory are those in the black boxes in the Company Formation meaning that the Hummels are not compulsory. Et voila you have a stronger Hornisse platoon or possibly two Platoons of Hornisse. While they are not so tough you can keep them in the back and support the Jagdpanthers with the Mk IV's and Pumas which I guess is heading into the field of tactics.

I have yet to see a starter kit that suits my needs: Pure Sherman tank force. Nothing else.

You've expertly narrated the whole deal, including the shortcomings that the basic list has. I just find Jagdpanthers terrible value in the game, so I would never make a list around them (Panthers are a whole different story). In fact, I had an old box of 3, and after testing them with a 559th Tank Destroyer Battalion list, I sold them to a friend. They're clunky, but so beautiful...

Nice video. I am trying to get a buddy into the game. He is interested in Soviets, but cant decide on Mid-war or Late-war. I told him if he gets any of the two-army starter sets I will split them with him, as I collect Germans. Any advice? I told him some Mid-war stuff can be used in late war, so I suggest Kursk.

I wonder if you could actually swap top part of hulls for panther and jagdpanther by using small neodymium magnets instead of gluing them