emccabe Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I am going play a pbem game but I cant pick what force I want to use can somebody go over the strengths and weaknesses each force has 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Open up a QB of your own and look. You'll learn far more. The biggest and most obvious shortcoming of Luftwaffe is that they only have StuG for armour. Any "soft factor" benefits will only be reflected if you pick "Typical", and you pay just as much of a premium for "Crack" FJs as you would for "Crack" SS. Some of the differences will vary with time and what version of the engine you're using: if you're playing late in September, the SS troops will have nearly as much autoweapon firepower as the FJ, but won't be able to sustain combat for long unless you are in v3 (2.2) and can get 7.92k out of halfies or supply platoons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanir Ausf B Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 : if you're playing late in September, the SS troops will have nearly as much autoweapon firepower as the FJ, but won't be able to sustain combat for long unless you are in v3 (2.2) and can get 7.92k out of halfies or supply platoons. Supply platoons are not in the CMBN 3.0 upgrade, unfortunately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinHarry Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 The paras really have a punch, when it comes to squad firepower. I´d even say they´re way overarmed, considering the hastily raised formations as of mid/late 44, had more problems than benefits, when it came to equipment. But that´s another topic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H1nd Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Especially all the grenade lauchers (2 per squad iirc) in the para squads are very handy in Urban fighting. Quite often they can take out ambushers with nice volley of semi accurate rifle grenades. Tanks are naturally the downside but then again stug is a good balanced TD/assault gun. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Supply platoons are not in the CMBN 3.0 upgrade, unfortunately. What? Huh? Ah, that's why it's really v2.2... [sigh] I guess upgrades don't generally add to TOEs... Roll on the pack. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChappyCanuck Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 On a purely historical note, I just finished reading a passage from Mark Zuehlke's book, "Forgotten Victory" that covers the Canadian campaign against the Fallschirmjager and other units on Germany's border in Feb 1945. A Major Gordon Brown of the Regina Rifles regiment had fought against the 12th SS in Normandy and was now involved in battles against the Fallschirmjager. He compared/contrasted the two as follows: "They (Fallschirmjager) were probably the best troops we had faced, and they were now fighting in defence of their homeland. They were not the wild-eyed Nazis like the SS back in France, but brighter and just as dedicated." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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