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Wehrmacht Sturmartillerie Doctrine



Theme: Support infantry on the frontline with assault guns and experienced artillery officers. Create breakthroughs with heavy rearguard artillery to be exploited by combined arms forces.

Unit and Ability Roster

Slot1: 0CP Counterattack tactics. Infantry units are trained to retake territory quickly (Mobile Defense Doctrine)
Slot2: 2CP Artillery Field Officer. An Artillery Field Officer specializing in supporting troops is allocated to your command. (or Veteran Squad Leaders)
Slot3: 5CP Spotting Scopes. Equip your vehicles with spotting scopes to see further when stationary.
Slot4: 7CP StuG III Ausf. E Assault Gun. Allows the requisition of the StuG III Ausf. E Assault Gun onto the battlefield.
Slot5: 9CP 105mm Howitzer Barrage. A barrage of 105mm artillery shells will be fired at the target location. The number of shells fired depends on your current stored munitions. (Scavenge Doctrine)

Strategies and Rational
A balanced doctrine that provides support in all stages of the game. Early infantry support with counter attack tactics and officers or veteran squad leaders. Mid-game armour support with spotting scopes and Stug III Es to spot weak areas and exploit them. And finally devastating late-game artillery support to finish the opponent.

Additional Context
The Sturmartillerie was a key part of Germany's armoured arsenal throughout World War II. Its armoured assault guns were designed to support infantry on the battlefield. Considered the elite branch of the German artillery, these units coordinated with infantry and were a key element during attacks on enemy lines.

An interesting match with lots of Fallschirmjager squads, raketenwerfers, MG 34s and volks supported by luchs, panzers and königstigers vs conscripts, penal troopers, guards supported by all kinds of tanks and guns.

A nice DBP 1.7 game with a lot of options tested. Osttruppen, artillery officers, MG 42s, PaK 40, Panzer IVs, Stupa, Panzerwerfer, Panther... vs. Conscripts, Maxims, PM 41, T70, T34, KV1s, Howitzers...

A vet 5 jagdpanzer IV, a Stuka zu Fuss, a Panzer IV, a Command Panther, obersoldaten, raketenwerfers, volksgrenadiers... vs. 6 SU-76 (4 of them simultaneously on the field, 3 of them vet 3), an AA Half-track, a T-34, a SU-85, a couple of HM-38 and Guards, Penals, Conscripts and a Scout Car.

I found a bug. When you set your luchs on "attack vehicles only" it doesn't appear any icon over the vehicle (i don't know if it happens in any other light vehicle).

PS: I think penals should be given 2xPTRS and the sticky satchel and conscripts should get 3 SVTs or PPSh-41s to scale better (if they get the PPSh-41 just put the SVTs on the doctrines that have the conscript upgrade). This way you can play without guards (penals work as AT infantry) and without shocks (conscripts work as AI units).