From my memories of Keegan's Six Armies in Normandy they have the same OOB, so I would say not really.
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From my memories of Keegan's Six Armies in Normandy they have the same OOB, so I would say not really.
I see, thanks.
If you can use cosmetic mods without altering the checksum, a mod to change the insignia and name should be fine then.
Don't you mean the 6th or 7th AIF Division? The 9th didn't took part in the Syria/Lebanon campaign (Operation Exporter) because it wasn't fully operational at the time, although some elements were indeed transfered to 7th AIF Division for that campaign. But aside from the 9th Cavarly regiment which was returned, the others weren't.
I'm quite fond of the 9th IAF Division myself (up to modeling it in miniatures) because, aside from its military feats on all theaters, it might be the Allied divisions which made the most use of enemy equipment:
* they used French R-35 from the Syria garrison.
* since most of its heavy equipment was sent in Greece for that fateful expedition, it was left bare. British command therefore decided that serviceable captured Italian equipment would be given in priority to that division: 9th AIF ended up being equipped with Italian trucks, Italian 47mm AT & 20mm AA gun, including portee version.
* after the capture of Bengazi, they even organize an armoured unit with captured M11 & M13 Italian tanks.
They are a dream for miniature painters/modelers!
Regarding combats in Lebanon, they were indeed quite violent, although very seldom spoken of. The Australians, whom supported the brunt of the combats were told not to talk about it not to irritate the French (and thus the 6th AIF earned its nicknamed "Silent Division", because it could speak of its actions), while in France it is still quite a taboo that (Free) French fought other (Vichy) French.
In one incident, Légionnaires on each side started fighting each others, until someone recognize the other for what they were. A bugler immediatly played the Boudin (Légion's anthem) which was replied in the same fashion from the other side. Combats immediatly ceased, for the Légionnaires' code of honor forbade that they do harm to each others. And so the best troops on each side dug in face to face without ever firing another shot at each other.
During Torch, it is true that there were some bitter fightings, especially in Morocco, while in Algeria it was quite feeble and the (French) XIX. Corps immeditaly rushed ahead of the Allies toward the Tunisian border to prevent Italian-German incursion.
So, Vichy troops reaction varied a lot, depending of how much their leaders were faithful to Pétain or in ties with the Résistance, aware of the landing or not. To sum up, French authorities & troops in Morroco fought back as much they could, coastal troops in Algeria didn't know what to do while the core of the professional Arméee d'Afrique, the XIX. Corps, was axare and ready for the Allied landing and immeditaly sided with the Allies (or to be more true, against Axis).
Regarding combats involving Vichy troops, you have:
* Dakar (Vichy vs. Free French + Royal Navy = Vichy victory)
* Syria/Lebanon (Vichy vs. British, Australian & Free French = Allied victory)
* Madagascar (Vichy vs. Commonwealth = Commonwealth victory)
* Algeria/Morocco (Vichy vs. British & Americans + Resistance coups in Algiers & Rabbat = Allied victory ... for we ended up all being Allies
)i've already said in another thread that, as far as I'm concerned, I would love a Burma seting, especially the battle of Imphal, since it provides a setting for an unsual high amount of armors on both side on this theater.
Plus Chindits, Merryl's Marauders, Indian troops on both sides, ...
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From memory too, hasn't the 82nd just an extra regiment? But the only real difference would be veterancy, for the 82nd had much more combat experience in Sicily & Italy than the fresh 101st.
All things considered, if we were to model the 82nd, there would be too few differences to really be worth it ...
That's a problem with basically all the US divisions: they were so standardized, unlike the Germans, that once one type (airborne, armored, infantry) is done, the others are pretty much the same.
The only notable difference is between light & heavy armored divisions, but yet again, equiment is the same, only the amount of tanks in each one varies. But for the 4th AD's attached Hellcat, which I wasn't aware of before last week ... so you can guess it isn't the one we've selected.
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Probably. All my reading was 20 years ago when I was at uni. We had the official histories for many of the Brit, Indian, Canadian, NZ and Australian divisions, as well as many accounts and other sources.
i've already said in another thread that, as far as I'm concerned, I would love a Burma seting, especially the battle of Imphal, since it provides a setting for an unsual high amount of armors on both side on this theater.
Plus Chindits, Merryl's Marauders, Indian troops on both sides, ...
And inserting and recovering troops by glider. Recovery involved a very long elastic cord with a loop in one end and two long pieces of bamboo to suspend it above the ground - and a plane with a hook.
Or Eritrea where they battled across a golf course and the Italians were using the bunkers as bunkers.
Allied
Polish 1st Armored because Poland and so I can re-enact Mont Ormel
French 2nd Armored
British 6th Airborne
US 1st Infantry Division(I'm assuming they will be in)
German:
21st Panzer because they'll have those Beute-Panzers
the Static Defense division because they're made up of various troops and should have some interesting equipments
Fallschirmjaeger division because they have cool helmets unlike the rest of the Germans lmao
Polish 1st Armored because Poland and so I can re-enact Mont Ormel
French 2nd Armored
British 6th Airborne
US 1st Infantry Division(I'm assuming they will be in)
German:
21st Panzer because they'll have those Beute-Panzers
the Static Defense division because they're made up of various troops and should have some interesting equipments
Fallschirmjaeger division because they have cool helmets unlike the rest of the Germans lmao
And where do you think the fulton concept came from?
It's also a lot safer in MSGV-TTP even in a sand storm.
From what I've gathered there will be no US 90mm equipped vehicles and no M18. The best TD the allies will get is the Firefly I think? Armour wise I'm way more interested in using the Jagdpanther, Tigers, King Tigers and Panthers. Germany will have no shortage of sweet toys it seems.
But the allies will have overwhelming air power and artillery. Seems like those are their toys. Still I certainly will play Axis over Allies. Their equipment is so much cooler. That is until they add IS-2.
No, 90mm and no M18 yeah, but to go with Firefly you should have Achilles and Challenger.
M10s and 76mm Shermans are around too, but the 76mm M1 wasn't the equal of the 17-pounder.
It depends if heavy AA in general is. There were no operational purpose-built AT guns, but the 90mm M2 was a dual-purpose gun like the Flak 36.
They were basically omnipresent by 1944, and had the very fine rate of fire of 20(!) rounds per minute.
The 76 mm is the effectively twin of the Pak 40 with a 6.8 kg shell at 792 mps, so quite practical against the flanks of everything and the front of all the StuGs and Mk IVs about.
It would certainly help balance the US if it was, though historically it did not see any(?) use in the ground role, that was all towed or SP 3" and 76 mm guns. The base 90 mm had less penetration that the 17 pdr anyway so it is not a blanket solution. It also did not receive HVAP until March 1945.
Not doubting that, but 17-pounder APDS could kill Tiger 2s from the front... if it hit them.
It was used in the AT role in the Ardennes and a general ground-support role in the Pacific, but I don't know about Normandy. The whole point of M1 vs. M2 was that the M2 allowed for gun depression.
But for the 4th AD's attached Hellcat, which I wasn't aware of before last week ... so you can guess it isn't the one we've selected.
Don't mind me, I'll just be silently sobbing in the corner.
Canadian infantry is by far my favorite. I would love to learn about the soldiers who fought for my country!
Hope Eugen does a little more balancing then on the WRD. The meta in WRD was finally ok in 2017. )
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