No one Expects the Russian Conscripts! (Early) image - 1949 mod for Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Imagine a world where the Allies didn't win the war, nor did the Axis. Instead, the war just continued on and on in an unsteady stalemate. Welcome, to the world of 1949. In this world Germany decided not to bomb London, but instead continued its attacks on Britain's airfields. Then, the Russians lost at Kursk. Finally, D-Day fails. With these victories, Germany has managed to halt the Allie's progress. In the Western Theatre, the Allies and the Axis each plan the invasion of the other's vital territories. In the Pacific, Japan and the United States are dueling over tiny islands with giant fleets and atomic weapons. Now, the stalemate is about to be broken. Germany is preparing an all out invasion of Britain. As tough and valiant as the Allied troops defending the Sceptered Isle are, some of their leaders are beginning to that they will be unable to hold against the Wehrmacht.
Thanks to DemoSS and Derwin23, both of whom contributed to these troops. There was some minor tweaking and such done by your's truly, but that is all.
Anyway, this is Russia's basic infantry squad. It starts with just the unit's core: an Infantry Officer, an NKVD officer (political officer, in other words), and four regular infantrymen. Two conscripts come as well, but if more are desired, they have to be added after the squad has been built. These squads, once fully formed, will move at a turtle's pace, due to the unit's core trying to keep the Conscripts in line. Morale is lower in these units than even American Draftee units. All of them will be armed with AK-47s (The Wehrmacht will be getting STG-45s like the Panzer Elite, just to be fair), as soon as an AK-47 is available. In the meantime, enjoy the placeholder STG-44s.
However, the two officers each have their own ways of making the squad more effective. The Infantry Officer can urge the unit onward at a quick pace in order to reach a new destination. However, he cannot get them to break suppression. The NKVD Officer can, by killing a member of his unit (or perhaps another). The fear of having the same done to them causes the Conscripts to risk untold dangers on the battlefield.
The Wehrmacht's response to this comes in the form of special training that can be requisitioned for German snipers, which allows them to target specific members of enemy squads. If one of the Russian officers is killed, then their squad will be crippled. If both die, then the squad will be less then combat worthy.
Numerous gameplay mechanics are being tested for the Soviets, and more information will be made available as soon as possible. In the meantime, enjoy.
I like the idea your taking with the Soviets.
Looks really good, but most Russian conscripts were quite willing to fight and the NKVD primarily killed Officer's becuase of Stalin's Great officer Purge.
They often stopped cowards retreating, makes sense to die honourably then a coward.
In the real timeline, perhaps, but these guys have heard stories of how badly their comrades keep getting cut up when they charge the Ostheer, and so far, that's only been enough to keep the Germans at bay...for about 6 years. The Germans may be worried about their lines eventually breaking under the stress, but the Russian conscripts only know that hordes of their comrades have died, and the geography of the war has yet to shift from the motherland. To be honest, American Draftees are in almost the same state, except that most of them haven't been stuck in serious fighting outside of Italy.
In any case, Russian regulars and armor will be far more dependable in combat.
When talking about executing units, the first thing come to my mind is the Imperial Guards from Dawn of War =]
To be fair, no one WAS expecting Russians in this Mod O.O
And while we're on the subject (and going two for two) - "On charges of cowardice, I sentence you to DEATH!" *Commissar Blam*
US Army Corps got nothing on the mighty Red Army.
T-34-85 mass production?
or better yet is 3 mass production, maybe an is 4 or an is 7 call in ?
We all know they'll try whacking a 122mm cannon on a T-34.
Hopefully the IS-3 and T-34/85 will be featured but I cannot guarantee anything at this point.
EF has an is 3 and a kv 85, yes its taken from men of warr but still its a greta model all in all
EF has an is 3 and a kv 85, yes its taken from men of warr but still its a greta model all in all
honestly i think you should up the damage on tanks to make it more fast pace armor battles but not full on blitzkrieg damage system because vanillas tank damage system is a bit too low ex: tigers taking 5 or so shots to kill a sherman
Would be great to see some Russians armed with the AS-44 Sudaev assault rifles ;)
Nice to see russians in this mod