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Thread: New Commander Submission - SOVIETS13 Jan 2019, 22:30 PM Soviet British Support Tactics Use British lend-lease to strengthen your armored forces, while equipping your infantry with close-combat SMGs to drive the invaders back to Berlin. (PASSIVE) Thompson Assault Packages - 0 CP - Combat Engineers and Conscripts can be equipped with 2x Thompson SMGs for 50 munitions (PASSIVE) Lend-Lease Assault Group - 0 CP - Allows production of Soviet Universal Carrier at T2 building, production of Soviet Valentine Mk. IX at T3 building, and production of Soviet Churchill Mk. IV at T4 building - Soviet Universal Carrier costs 220 manpower and 10 fuel, cannot be upgraded, otherwise identical to British Universal Carrier - Soviet Valentine Mk. IX costs 290 manpower and 80 fuel, equipped with the QF 57mm 6-pdr instead of QF 75mm of the British Valentine, giving it slightly less firepower against heavier vehicles. - Soviet Churchill Mk. IV costs 410 manpower and 140 fuel, equipped with the QF 57mm 6-pdr instead of QF 75mm of the British Churchill, giving it slightly less firepower against heavier vehicles. ZiS-6 Supply Truck - 3 CP - Deploys a special ZiS to the battlefield for 250 manpower - Can drop a Bren gun for 45 munitions, drop a PIAT launcher for 40 munitions, and drop OKW-style medical crates for 30 munitions - Cannot carry infantry Conscript Repair Package - 5 CP Allied Supply Operation - 5 CP - Identical to Allied Supply Drop, and costs an extra 100 munitions - Also drops a QF 6-pdr AT gun and an M2 Browning MG American and British support to the Soviet Union consisted of many non-combat supplies, but also various vehicles and equipment the Western powers had no use for, including outdated tanks and weapons. The Soviet Union was happy to take them regardless, as production towards T-34 and SU-76s meant a severe shortage of heavy and light tanks in the later stages of the war. British Churchill and Valentine tanks performed admirably in Soviet service, and Thompson SMGs that were issued to vehicle crews were often traded away to frontline troops due to their unpopularity (hard to handle in a vehicle due to size and weight). In: Lobby
Thread: New Commander Submission - OKW13 Jan 2019, 21:47 PM OKW Looted Armor Doctrine Utilize captured weapons and armor from the Allied armies to bolster your defense. Strengthens early-game infantry and provides resource-efficient alternatives for armor, but their limited number means they are not a substitute for a real combat force. Strengthen your own armored force with remnants of the enemy's by knocking out their vehicles with unique Panzerfaust abilities. Has synergy in team games with unique Opel Blitz. (PASSIVE) Volksgrenadier Ostfront Package - 0 CP - Equips 3 models with PPSh-41 SMGs for 40 munitions - Does not take up weapon slots, but does lock out STG44 upgrade - Unlocks Panzerfaust for upgraded squad if no headquarters were built (PASSIVE) Panzerfaust Training - 2 CP - Panzerfaust abilities are replaced with Targeted Panzerfaust which slows the vehicle temporarily - Killing blows with Targeted Panzerfaust are much more likely to result in vehicle abandonment Arsenal Opel Blitz - 4 CP - Deploys a special Opel Blitz to the battlefield for 220 manpower and 30 fuel - Opel Blitz can reinforce nearby infantry, drop a PzB 39 AT rifle for 40 munitions, and drop a MG 138(e) for 50 munitions - MG 138(e) is equivalent to the Bren gun Beutepanzer Sherman - 5 CP - Deploys a PzKpfw M4-748(a) to the field for 300 manpower and 100 fuel - PzKpfw M4-748(a) is equivalent to an M4A3 Sherman, but pintle .50cal is replaced with MG-42, reuslting in lower anti-infantry power - PzKpfw M4-748(a) uses HE ammo by default, has AP ammo locked behind Veterancy 1 (replaces Command Radio Net) - PzKpfw M4-748(a) cannot decrew, and loses access to Smoke Screen - Limited to 1 on the field Beutepanzer Churchill - 10 CP - Deploys a PzKpfw Mk. IV(e) to the field for 410 manpower and 140 fuel - PzKpfw Mk. IV(e) is equivalent to a Churchill Mk. VII, but uses the QF 57mm as its main gun instead of the QF 75mm, significantly reducing its firepower against heavier vehicles - PzKpfw Mk. IV(e) has Crew Self Defense ability locked behind Veterancy 1 (replaces crew small-arms defense) - Limited to 1 on the field (can be deployed alongside KT) In the later stages of the war, logistical issues and consolidation of shattered Ostfront divisions with freshly-mustered units in the West resulted in many units fielding looted equipment to oppose the Allies. Numerous Shermans and Churchills fell into German hands as a result of failed operations or successful counterattacks, which the Germans put into use. While it was easy to repurpose captured tanks, it was harder to keep them running as spare parts and ammunition were difficult to come by; as a result, the Beutepanzers are limited to 1 of each type on the field to simulate that issue. In: Lobby

Thread: New Commander Submission - SOVIETS13 Jan 2019, 22:30 PM

Soviet British Support Tactics
Use British lend-lease to strengthen your armored forces, while equipping your infantry with close-combat SMGs to drive the invaders back to Berlin.

(PASSIVE) Thompson Assault Packages
- 0 CP
- Combat Engineers and Conscripts can be equipped with 2x Thompson SMGs for 50 munitions

(PASSIVE) Lend-Lease Assault Group
- 0 CP
- Allows production of Soviet Universal Carrier at T2 building, production of Soviet Valentine Mk. IX at T3 building, and production of Soviet Churchill Mk. IV at T4 building
- Soviet Universal Carrier costs 220 manpower and 10 fuel, cannot be upgraded, otherwise identical to British Universal Carrier
- Soviet Valentine Mk. IX costs 290 manpower and 80 fuel, equipped with the QF 57mm 6-pdr instead of QF 75mm of the British Valentine, giving it slightly less firepower against heavier vehicles.
- Soviet Churchill Mk. IV costs 410 manpower and 140 fuel, equipped with the QF 57mm 6-pdr instead of QF 75mm of the British Churchill, giving it slightly less firepower against heavier vehicles.

ZiS-6 Supply Truck
- 3 CP
- Deploys a special ZiS to the battlefield for 250 manpower
- Can drop a Bren gun for 45 munitions, drop a PIAT launcher for 40 munitions, and drop OKW-style medical crates for 30 munitions
- Cannot carry infantry

Conscript Repair Package
- 5 CP

Allied Supply Operation
- 5 CP
- Identical to Allied Supply Drop, and costs an extra 100 munitions
- Also drops a QF 6-pdr AT gun and an M2 Browning MG

American and British support to the Soviet Union consisted of many non-combat supplies, but also various vehicles and equipment the Western powers had no use for, including outdated tanks and weapons. The Soviet Union was happy to take them regardless, as production towards T-34 and SU-76s meant a severe shortage of heavy and light tanks in the later stages of the war. British Churchill and Valentine tanks performed admirably in Soviet service, and Thompson SMGs that were issued to vehicle crews were often traded away to frontline troops due to their unpopularity (hard to handle in a vehicle due to size and weight).

In: Lobby

Thread: New Commander Submission - OKW13 Jan 2019, 21:47 PM

OKW Looted Armor Doctrine
Utilize captured weapons and armor from the Allied armies to bolster your defense. Strengthens early-game infantry and provides resource-efficient alternatives for armor, but their limited number means they are not a substitute for a real combat force. Strengthen your own armored force with remnants of the enemy's by knocking out their vehicles with unique Panzerfaust abilities. Has synergy in team games with unique Opel Blitz.

(PASSIVE) Volksgrenadier Ostfront Package
- 0 CP
- Equips 3 models with PPSh-41 SMGs for 40 munitions
- Does not take up weapon slots, but does lock out STG44 upgrade
- Unlocks Panzerfaust for upgraded squad if no headquarters were built

(PASSIVE) Panzerfaust Training
- 2 CP
- Panzerfaust abilities are replaced with Targeted Panzerfaust which slows the vehicle temporarily
- Killing blows with Targeted Panzerfaust are much more likely to result in vehicle abandonment

Arsenal Opel Blitz
- 4 CP
- Deploys a special Opel Blitz to the battlefield for 220 manpower and 30 fuel
- Opel Blitz can reinforce nearby infantry, drop a PzB 39 AT rifle for 40 munitions, and drop a MG 138(e) for 50 munitions
- MG 138(e) is equivalent to the Bren gun

Beutepanzer Sherman
- 5 CP
- Deploys a PzKpfw M4-748(a) to the field for 300 manpower and 100 fuel
- PzKpfw M4-748(a) is equivalent to an M4A3 Sherman, but pintle .50cal is replaced with MG-42, reuslting in lower anti-infantry power
- PzKpfw M4-748(a) uses HE ammo by default, has AP ammo locked behind Veterancy 1 (replaces Command Radio Net)
- PzKpfw M4-748(a) cannot decrew, and loses access to Smoke Screen
- Limited to 1 on the field

Beutepanzer Churchill
- 10 CP
- Deploys a PzKpfw Mk. IV(e) to the field for 410 manpower and 140 fuel
- PzKpfw Mk. IV(e) is equivalent to a Churchill Mk. VII, but uses the QF 57mm as its main gun instead of the QF 75mm, significantly reducing its firepower against heavier vehicles
- PzKpfw Mk. IV(e) has Crew Self Defense ability locked behind Veterancy 1 (replaces crew small-arms defense)
- Limited to 1 on the field (can be deployed alongside KT)

In the later stages of the war, logistical issues and consolidation of shattered Ostfront divisions with freshly-mustered units in the West resulted in many units fielding looted equipment to oppose the Allies. Numerous Shermans and Churchills fell into German hands as a result of failed operations or successful counterattacks, which the Germans put into use. While it was easy to repurpose captured tanks, it was harder to keep them running as spare parts and ammunition were difficult to come by; as a result, the Beutepanzers are limited to 1 of each type on the field to simulate that issue.

In: Lobby