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Second Wave, the upcoming Division Pack for Steel Division: Normandy 44, will be available in two days, and will allow you to take control of 4 new divisions: The American 4th Armored Division, the British 1st Special Service Brigade, the German 9. Panzerdivision and the 16. Luftwaffen-Felddivision.

We also revealed the Content Roadmap for the game, don't hesitate to take a look to know what's coming for you in the coming months. For those who still don't have the game, you can get 33% off Steel Division: Normandy 44 in the Paradox official store.

Let's focus today on a much unlucky division, which happened to be have been standing at the wrong places at the wrong times: the 16. Luftwaffen-Felddivision.
 
I like the major deficiency of no fighters with the comb of non linear income growth. Looking good Eugen.
 
15 Flak 88's all 2 star, all other AA being vetted 1 star including a truck with 6 13mm's on it, great mix of 88's for long range suppression and providing AT power with 13mm's & 37mm's providing the higher rof killing potential. All in all the best AA tab in the game by a mile, hype
 
Got to say that those elite 88 AA from phase A on are super good. (depending on the map). they give you infinite AT and air superiority.

The bren pzjager is also very useful to counter enemy halftracks. And of coursse the pzshrecks.
 
I really like the 16. Luftwaffen-Felddivision, but what did you do with Flak 43? The Flak 36 37mm was just renamed and the damage value was increased to 13. The model of the Flak 43 is already present on the Möbelwagen. Why was the model on the Möbelwagen not simply put on a gun carriage?
 
I think it is great to get some less glamorous divisions like the 16. FD (L). A youtuber said he could not understand its inclusion since they did not do anything but die... Yet the division, however unlucky, is an interesting part of Wehrmacht history. Good choice!

Fun fact, the schwere Panzerabteilung 503 was actually attached to the 16. Felddivision on July 7. That means Tiger I and II. However after the disastrous battle of July 8 the sPzAbt. 503 was placed under the command of the 21. Panzer, like the rest of the 16. Felddivision.
I see why those heavy tanks are given to the 21. Panzer in game, and not to the 16., but would be an interest dynamic to bring Tigers in Phase C when playing the 16. FD - but, perhaps, a bit op...
 
FLG 01 said:
Fun fact, the schwere Panzerabteilung 503 was actually attached to the 16. Felddivision on July 7. That means Tiger I and II. However after the disastrous battle of July 8 the sPzAbt. 503 was placed under the command of the 21. Panzer, like the rest of the 16. Felddivision.
I see why those heavy tanks are given to the 21. Panzer in game, and not to the 16., but would be an interest dynamic to bring Tigers in Phase C when playing the 16. FD - but, perhaps, a bit op...
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If we were to distribute Tigers & KT to any division which had, at any given moment, being supported by one of the s.Panzer-Abteilung, they would be everywhere ... :)
Therefore, we have chosen one "main" division for each attachment.
 
EUG_MadMat said:
If we were to distribute Tigers & KT to any division which had, at any given moment, being supported by one of the s.Panzer-Abteilung, they would be everywhere ... :)
Therefore, we have chosen one "main" division for each attachment.
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I agree, as I said, I see the rationale. However, it should be said that the 16. FD was the intended parent formation from the beginning, not the 21. Panzer. The problem is just that the 16. FD disintegrated too quickly, and the 21. Panzer had to take over anyway.

But you are certainly right that the assignments and attachments of German units in Normandy are a mess. Elements of the 16. FD itself were all over the place...
 
FLG 01 said:
I agree, as I said, I see the rationale. However, it should be said that the 16. FD was the intended parent formation from the beginning, not the 21. Panzer. The problem is just that the 16. FD disintegrated too quickly, and the 21. Panzer had to take over anyway.

But you are certainly right that the assignments and attachments of German units in Normandy are a mess. Elements of the 16. FD itself were all over the place...
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The 503rd was attached to the LXXXVI, which assigned it to the 16 Lw Fd on 7.7.44 but was quickly re-assigned to the 22nd PzReg/21st Pz.,made official 8.7.44

The 16th Lw Fd Division's history in Normandy is short and ugly.

By 3.7.44 the survivors of two battalions were already detached from the 16th Lw Fd and absorbed into the 21st Pz.

By 9.7.44 Units 16th Lw Fd defending against Charnwood suffered an estimated 75% casualty rate.

By 18.7.44 the remains of the 16th Lw Fd had the 192nd PzReg/21st Pz attached with the bulk of the 21st Pz positioned to provide a in-depth defense.

By 4.8.44 the 16 Lw Fd division was officially disbanded,the bulk of the surviving combat troops absorb into the 21st Pz.
 
On another note: is it possible to replace soldiers with the army uniforms on the Flak units with Luftwaffe-uniforms?
The Flakzwilling 37mm has a Luftwaffe-crew but it would be nice if the others were also crewed by soldiers with Luftwaffe-uniforms.

(PS: yes, I am aware the division was part of the army in 1944, and that some army uniform parts were distributed, but most still had their Luftwaffe gear. And in game I think especially the Flak units should show their Luftwaffe heritage).


Nordhammer said:
The 503rd was attached to the LXXXVI, which assigned it to the 16 Lw Fd on 7.7.44 but was quickly re-assigned to the 22nd PzReg/21st Pz.,made official 8.7.44
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Indeed. It is important to know the reasons for those decisions, though. The 503. was attached to the 16. FD because it was understood that the division was too vulnerable against enemy armour. The heavy tanks of the 503. were a good stopgap measure, put in place at the insistence of the 21. Panzer command which had also left some of its units near the 16. FD for the same purpose (most tank and anti-tank units). Of course those heavy tanks were reassigned to the 21. Panzer when the whole 16. FD was placed under operational command of the 21. Panzer, due to the heavy losses suffered on July 8. Under those circumstances it made little sense to have a heavy tank detachment.
And to be more precise, the 503. was attached to PzR 22 – unsurprisingly the unit that previously had placed some of its elements north of Caen in order to bolster the 16. FD defences against enemy armour. In other words, the deployment of the 503. is pretty consistent; it is just that the 16. FD itself had faltered. What if it had not? Well, that is alternative history... I just like to think about the gameplay implications.
 
FLG 01 said:
On another note: is it possible to replace soldiers with the army uniforms on the Flak units with Luftwaffe-uniforms?
The Flakzwilling 37mm has a Luftwaffe-crew but it would be nice if the others were also crewed by soldiers with Luftwaffe-uniforms.

(PS: yes, I am aware the division was part of the army in 1944, and that some army uniform parts were distributed, but most still had their Luftwaffe gear. And in game I think especially the Flak units should show their Luftwaffe heritage).
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Units which are specifically LW have LW uniforms, those shared between several divisions have Wehrmacht ones, for it is more common to have army uniforms in a LW division than the opposite.
 
EUG_MadMat said:
Units which are specifically LW have LW uniforms, those shared between several divisions have Wehrmacht ones, for it is more common to have army uniforms in a LW division than the opposite.
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Fair enough, but aren't many of the AA units in the 16th exclusive to that division? Like the two NAGs and the Bren?

Or do you plan for more divisions with those units? :D
 
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