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<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! !! British !! French !! American !! German
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''' self propelled mortars ''' || [[File:Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier.png|200px]] [[Universal Carrier#Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier|Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier]] || [[File:French motar UC.png|200px]] [[Universal Carrier#Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier|Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier]] ||[[File:M21 Mortar Motor Carriage.png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack#M21 Mortar Motor Carriage|M21 Mortar Motor Carriage]] || [[200px]] [[SdKfz 251#SdKfz 251/2 Ausf. C|SdKfz 251/2 Ausf. C]]
|-
||||[[File:French M21 Mortar Motor Carriage..png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack#M21 Mortar Motor Carriage|M21 Mortar Motor Carriage]]|||
|}
</center>

SdKfz 251

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Foe2: /* SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. D */

=SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. C=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:Ar_de_sdkfz_251.jpg|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. C'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Personnel Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || MG: 7.92mm MG34
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 2 (Driver, Commander/Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 7,850kg
|- style="background: white;"
|'''Top Speed''' || 58km/h
|}

World War I ended with Germany firmly convinced that the tank had played a large part in her downfall. The German Army was equally convinced that for tanks to be exploited to their fullest, they needed to be supported with infantry. On the few occasions that Allied tanks had advanced on an objective without infantry support, they had pushed the defenders from their positions, but as soon as the tanks withdrew, it was a simple matter for the defending infantry to re-occupy the vacant ground.

The Versailles Treaty of 1919 imposed severe military restrictions on the Germany but permitted the country a small number of armored cars and armored trucks to deal with smoldering civil unrest. By late 1920, the German Reichswehr (National Guard) had organized seven motor-transport battalions, each equipped with 15 armored personnel carriers as permitted by the Allied Control Commission.

Germany watched the limited amount of experimentation with armored forces during the interwar period, particularly the British Experimental Mechanized Force of the 1920s. This force was set up to study, on a small scale, the lessons of the last years of World War I, and resulted in the concept of coordinated tank, infantry, assault engineers and artillery under one command. This would become the basic principle of the German Panzer-Division.

Consequently, Germany recognized a need for armored personnel carriers that would allow the infantry to keep up with the tank advance. In 1926, the Germany Army tested trucks and half-tracks to determine future procurement and operational policy. It purchased a number of half-tracks, mainly as artillery tractors, and concluded that this type of vehicle was ideal for cross-country use. This led to requirements for prototypes in six weight classes. These were built and tested, and in time led to the famous series of half-track gun tractors used extensively by the Germans in all theatres of World War II.

In 1937, the Germany Army decided to fit an armored body to the three-tonne half-track; this vehicle was large enough to carry a full infantry squad of ten men and their equipment. The Hanomag-built chassis had a faceted, well-sloped armored body designed by Büssing-NAG that strongly resembled that used on the armored cars. The armor fit with only minimal changes to the chassis, such as the tilt of the steering wheel. After successful trials, the mittlerer SchutzenPanzerwagen (medium Infantry Armored Vehicle) with the ordnance designation SdKfz 251 was rushed into production. The first vehicle, ready in spring 1939, equipped an infantry company in 1. Panzer-Division for troop trials.

The 1938 production version of the three-tonne tractor, the Hanomag Hkl 6, was used and this basic design was locked in until production ended in 1945, although many details changed. German half-tracks were highly sophisticated and radically different than half-tracks in other nations, which mostly used the simple track and spring bogie designed by the Frenchman Adolphe Kégresse. The front wheels, steered conventionally, supported the front end and the long three-quarter length track units supported the weight of the vehicle. Drive was taken from the transmission via a Cletrac-type controlled differential with steering brakes on the shafts to the front sprocket wheels. These brakes acted automatically when the front wheels were steered more than 15 degrees and help the vehicle manage an 11m turning circle.

The four-speed gearbox had two-speed auxiliary boxes for off-road use, giving eight forward and two reverse gears.

Initially, the sprocket wheels had rollers that engaged detachable rubber pads fitted to the inside of the track. These pads also cushioned the wheel paths. These tracks used sealed, lubricated, needle roller bearings. This system extended track life and gave excellent traction, but it was expensive to produce. Later production vehicles had conventional socket teeth and dry track pins to simplify production and reduce costs.

The suspension was by sprung torsion bars, with perforated-disc road wheels interleaved, rolling on solid rubber tires. The suspension had excellent performance, although it could freeze and immobilze the vehicle in frozen mud or snow if parked overnight during winter.

The conventional girder chassis frame rested on welded cross-members. Six-milimeter armored belly plates protected the chassis from mines. The hull was built of two sections bolted together, a front section with the engine and driving compartments, and the rear one containing the passenger and fighting compartment. Both electric welding and riveting was used in the construction of the hull; some firms in manufacturing the SdKfz 251 had facilities for riveting but not welding. The engine was a Maybach HL42TUKRM six-cylinder, 100hp water-cooled unit of 4L capacity.

The basic variant had a crew of two, a driver and a vehicle commander. Most types had a simple interior fitted with padded bench seats along each side with large double doors at the rear. Each vehicle could carry a basic infantry squad complete with their machine gun, and four vehicles could carrying a platoon.

The four basic production models were mechanically similar with external detail differences. Each further simplified its predecessor, reducing production time and costs. The first production type in 1939, the Ausf. A, had three prominent vision ports in each side of the hull superstructure. The radio aerial was fitted to the right front fender and a simple swivel bracket without a shield was fitted to the front and rear of the fighting compartment. This was soon succeeded by the Ausf. B, the major type in service during 1940, whose improvements had been suggested by service experience. The side vision ports in the passenger compartment were omitted, tools and equipment re-arranged, and the forward MG 34 mount fitted with a shield. Stowage lockers were installed on each side between the superstructure and mudguards. The radio aerial was re-positioned to the superstructure.

The Ausf. B continued in production until the end of 1940, although the Ausf. C had entered production in the middle of that year. The Ausf. C replaced the angled two-piece nose plate with a single plate that left the radiator exposed toward the bottom and improved cooling, and armored cooling intakes were fitted prominently on the sides of the engine compartment.

In 1942, in order to speed up production and cut costs, many of the German AFVs were simplified as much as possible. In the SdKfz 251 Ausf. D, faceted areas on the vehicle's back and engine compartment sides were replaced by single large plates. The engine cooling intakes were incorporated under the engine compartment's side amour and the stowage lockers, originally detachable, were built into the superstructure. The vision ports were replaced by simple vision slits. Late Ausf. Ds used wooden benches insyeadof the tubular steel predecessor. The Ausf. D employed all-welded construction and remained in production from late 1943 until the war's end.

There were some 23 official variants of the SdKfz 251, and several unofficial variants, as well as numerous prototypes carrying pieces such as 8,8cm PaK guns, 2cm Flakvierling (Quadruple Anti-Aircraft Gun) mounts, and a variety of old tank turrets and odd weapons. Some variants ported fire-support weapons, like anti-tank guns, flamethrowers, the 8cm mortar, 28cm or 32cm rockets, and the old standby, the PzKpfw IV 7,5cm Kw.K. 37 L / 24 gun.

A few types carried extra radios to maintain regimental and divisional communications. One was a telephone exchange and cable-layer. A few served artillery in armored-observation, survey, sound-ranging and flash-spotting roles. There was also an armored ambulance and a variant for assault pioneers fitted with brackets for assault bridges.

Quite possibly the oddest/most fascinating use of the platform was the Sdkfz 251/20. It mounted an infrared searchlight and fought alongside Panther tanks with infrared detectors. The halftrack would "light up" targets with the invisible Infrared beam so tha the Panthers could detect and zero in on them.

Although more than 15,000 SdKfz 251s were manufactured before and during World War II, there were never enough to go around. In theory, all the infantry in a Panzer-Division was to ride SdKfz 251s but usually only one or two battalion per Panzer-Division were so equipped.

After the war, the Skoda-built OT-810 served as the standard troop carrier of the Czechoslovakian Army until well into the 1970s. This was similar to the SdKfz 251 Ausf. D with a fully enclosed troop compartment.

==Game Play==

Its open top makes a nice target for grenades and snipers, not to mention aircraft, but it is still an exceptionally good vehicle for delivering infantry into combat operations with some degree of protection from small-arms fire.

The machine gun above the driver’s position is handy for infantry suppression, but is extremely vulnerable enemy fire from the side or rear. When you spawn, the first thing you should do is to jump to crew position 2 and pull him down into the vehicle, although some drivers prefer to leave the gunner up as a sniper detector - enemy infantry cannot resist shooting him when he’s exposed. Hardly surprising.

You have good armor for a light vehicle, due to the radical slope on most of the surfaces, but it’s not thick and will only reliably protect you from small arms fire. Nothing is going to save you from a grenade inside your vehicle, so spend minimal time in hotly contested combat areas.

If your infantry need support, drive up, drop them off, then pull back. Your machine gun has decent range and not only will you be safe, you can cover a wider area with your suppressive fire.

In position 1, the H key opens a side window armor panel, making the driver vulnerable to side shots to the head. Key O opens the rear door. Crew position 2 is the machine gunner, and begins deployed in firing position. Using the numpad “.” or “Ins” key will make him look through the gunsight, which is not adjustable for range. The O key in crew position 2 will sit him on the floor of the vehicle, from where he can't fire the machine gun.

The SdKfz 251 is available from tier 0.

==Armor==
<center>
{| class="wikitable"
! Location !! Thickness !! Angle
|-
| '''Hull front''' || 14.5 mm || 21°?
|-
| '''Hull sides''' || 8 mm || 35°?
|-
| '''Hull rear''' || 8 mm || 30°?
|-
| '''Hull top''' || 6 mm || 90°
|-
| '''Superstructure front''' || 10 mm || 33°?
|-
| '''Superstructure sides''' || 8 mm || 35°?
|-
| '''Superstructure rear''' || 8 mm || 40°?
|-
| '''Superstructure top''' || open ||
|}
</center>

=SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. D=

{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:251 D.png|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. D'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Personnel Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || MG: 7.92mm MG42x2
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 3 (Driver, Commander/Gunner, rear gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 7,850kg
|- style="background: white;"
|'''Top Speed''' || 58km/h
|}
==History==
World War I ended with Germany firmly convinced that the tank had played a large part in her downfall. The German Army was equally convinced that for tanks to be exploited to their fullest, they needed to be supported with infantry. On the few occasions that Allied tanks had advanced on an objective without infantry support, they had pushed the defenders from their positions, but as soon as the tanks withdrew, it was a simple matter for the defending infantry to re-occupy the vacant ground.

The Versailles Treaty of 1919 imposed severe military restrictions on the Germany but permitted the country a small number of armored cars and armored trucks to deal with smoldering civil unrest. By late 1920, the German Reichswehr (National Guard) had organized seven motor-transport battalions, each equipped with 15 armored personnel carriers as permitted by the Allied Control Commission.

Germany watched the limited amount of experimentation with armored forces during the interwar period, particularly the British Experimental Mechanized Force of the 1920s. This force was set up to study, on a small scale, the lessons of the last years of World War I, and resulted in the concept of coordinated tank, infantry, assault engineers and artillery under one command. This would become the basic principle of the German Panzer-Division.

Consequently, Germany recognized a need for armored personnel carriers that would allow the infantry to keep up with the tank advance. In 1926, the Germany Army tested trucks and half-tracks to determine future procurement and operational policy. It purchased a number of half-tracks, mainly as artillery tractors, and concluded that this type of vehicle was ideal for cross-country use. This led to requirements for prototypes in six weight classes. These were built and tested, and in time led to the famous series of half-track gun tractors used extensively by the Germans in all theatres of World War II.

In 1937, the Germany Army decided to fit an armored body to the three-tonne half-track; this vehicle was large enough to carry a full infantry squad of ten men and their equipment. The Hanomag-built chassis had a faceted, well-sloped armored body designed by Büssing-NAG that strongly resembled that used on the armored cars. The armor fit with only minimal changes to the chassis, such as the tilt of the steering wheel. After successful trials, the mittlerer SchutzenPanzerwagen (medium Infantry Armored Vehicle) with the ordnance designation SdKfz 251 was rushed into production. The first vehicle, ready in spring 1939, equipped an infantry company in 1. Panzer-Division for troop trials.

The 1938 production version of the three-tonne tractor, the Hanomag Hkl 6, was used and this basic design was locked in until production ended in 1945, although many details changed. German half-tracks were highly sophisticated and radically different than half-tracks in other nations, which mostly used the simple track and spring bogie designed by the Frenchman Adolphe Kégresse. The front wheels, steered conventionally, supported the front end and the long three-quarter length track units supported the weight of the vehicle. Drive was taken from the transmission via a Cletrac-type controlled differential with steering brakes on the shafts to the front sprocket wheels. These brakes acted automatically when the front wheels were steered more than 15 degrees and help the vehicle manage an 11m turning circle.

The four-speed gearbox had two-speed auxiliary boxes for off-road use, giving eight forward and two reverse gears.

Initially, the sprocket wheels had rollers that engaged detachable rubber pads fitted to the inside of the track. These pads also cushioned the wheel paths. These tracks used sealed, lubricated, needle roller bearings. This system extended track life and gave excellent traction, but it was expensive to produce. Later production vehicles had conventional socket teeth and dry track pins to simplify production and reduce costs.

The suspension was by sprung torsion bars, with perforated-disc road wheels interleaved, rolling on solid rubber tires. The suspension had excellent performance, although it could freeze and immobilze the vehicle in frozen mud or snow if parked overnight during winter.

The conventional girder chassis frame rested on welded cross-members. Six-milimeter armored belly plates protected the chassis from mines. The hull was built of two sections bolted together, a front section with the engine and driving compartments, and the rear one containing the passenger and fighting compartment. Both electric welding and riveting was used in the construction of the hull; some firms in manufacturing the SdKfz 251 had facilities for riveting but not welding. The engine was a Maybach HL42TUKRM six-cylinder, 100hp water-cooled unit of 4L capacity.

The basic variant had a crew of two, a driver and a vehicle commander. Most types had a simple interior fitted with padded bench seats along each side with large double doors at the rear. Each vehicle could carry a basic infantry squad complete with their machine gun, and four vehicles could carrying a platoon.

The four basic production models were mechanically similar with external detail differences. Each further simplified its predecessor, reducing production time and costs. The first production type in 1939, the Ausf. A, had three prominent vision ports in each side of the hull superstructure. The radio aerial was fitted to the right front fender and a simple swivel bracket without a shield was fitted to the front and rear of the fighting compartment. This was soon succeeded by the Ausf. B, the major type in service during 1940, whose improvements had been suggested by service experience. The side vision ports in the passenger compartment were omitted, tools and equipment re-arranged, and the forward MG 34 mount fitted with a shield. Stowage lockers were installed on each side between the superstructure and mudguards. The radio aerial was re-positioned to the superstructure.

The Ausf. B continued in production until the end of 1940, although the Ausf. C had entered production in the middle of that year. The Ausf. C replaced the angled two-piece nose plate with a single plate that left the radiator exposed toward the bottom and improved cooling, and armored cooling intakes were fitted prominently on the sides of the engine compartment.

In 1942, in order to speed up production and cut costs, many of the German AFVs were simplified as much as possible. In the SdKfz 251 Ausf. D, faceted areas on the vehicle's back and engine compartment sides were replaced by single large plates. The engine cooling intakes were incorporated under the engine compartment's side amour and the stowage lockers, originally detachable, were built into the superstructure. The vision ports were replaced by simple vision slits. Late Ausf. Ds used wooden benches insyeadof the tubular steel predecessor. The Ausf. D employed all-welded construction and remained in production from late 1943 until the war's end.

There were some 23 official variants of the SdKfz 251, and several unofficial variants, as well as numerous prototypes carrying pieces such as 8,8cm PaK guns, 2cm Flakvierling (Quadruple Anti-Aircraft Gun) mounts, and a variety of old tank turrets and odd weapons. Some variants ported fire-support weapons, like anti-tank guns, flamethrowers, the 8cm mortar, 28cm or 32cm rockets, and the old standby, the PzKpfw IV 7,5cm Kw.K. 37 L / 24 gun.

A few types carried extra radios to maintain regimental and divisional communications. One was a telephone exchange and cable-layer. A few served artillery in armored-observation, survey, sound-ranging and flash-spotting roles. There was also an armored ambulance and a variant for assault pioneers fitted with brackets for assault bridges.

Quite possibly the oddest/most fascinating use of the platform was the Sdkfz 251/20. It mounted an infrared searchlight and fought alongside Panther tanks with infrared detectors. The halftrack would "light up" targets with the invisible Infrared beam so tha the Panthers could detect and zero in on them.

Although more than 15,000 SdKfz 251s were manufactured before and during World War II, there were never enough to go around. In theory, all the infantry in a Panzer-Division was to ride SdKfz 251s but usually only one or two battalion per Panzer-Division were so equipped.

After the war, the Skoda-built OT-810 served as the standard troop carrier of the Czechoslovakian Army until well into the 1970s. This was similar to the SdKfz 251 Ausf. D with a fully enclosed troop compartment.

==Game Play==

Its open top makes a nice target for grenades and snipers, not to mention aircraft, but it is still an exceptionally good vehicle for delivering infantry into combat operations with some degree of protection from small-arms fire.

The machine gun above the driver’s position is handy for infantry suppression, but is extremely vulnerable enemy fire from the side or rear. When you spawn, the first thing you should do is to jump to crew position 2 and pull him down into the vehicle, although some drivers prefer to leave the gunner up as a sniper detector - enemy infantry cannot resist shooting him when he’s exposed. Hardly surprising.

You have good armor for a light vehicle, due to the radical slope on most of the surfaces, but it’s not thick and will only reliably protect you from small arms fire. Nothing is going to save you from a grenade inside your vehicle, so spend minimal time in hotly contested combat areas.

If your infantry need support, drive up, drop them off, then pull back. Your machine gun has decent range and not only will you be safe, you can cover a wider area with your suppressive fire.

In position 1, the H key opens a side window armor panel, making the driver vulnerable to side shots to the head. Key O opens the rear door. Crew position 2 is the machine gunner, and begins deployed in firing position. Using the numpad “.” or “Ins” key will make him look through the gunsight, which is not adjustable for range. The O key in crew position 2 will sit him on the floor of the vehicle, from where he can't fire the machine gun.

=SdKfz 251/2 Ausf. C=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:Ar_de_sdkfz_251.jpg|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''SdKfz 251/2 Ausf. C'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Personnel Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 1x8cm Granatwerfer 34, MG: 7.92mm MG34
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 4 (Driver, Commander, mortarman, rear gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 7,850kg
|- style="background: white;"
|'''Top Speed''' || 58km/h
|}
==Game Play==

=SdKfz 251/10 Ausf. B=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:251 10 Ausf B.png|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''SdKfz 251/10 Ausf. b'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Personnel Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || Main gun: 1 pak36 / 55 1 rear 7.92mm MG34
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 4 (Driver,Gunner,commander, Machine Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 8,010kg
|- style="background: white;"
|'''Top Speed''' || 58km/h
|}

==Game Play==

[[Category:Armor]]

Template:Armor Units

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<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! !! British !! French !! American !! German
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''' Personnel Carriers''' || [[File:Universal carrier.jpg|200px]] [[ Universal Carrier]]||[[File:Lorraine 37L.png|200px]] [[ Lorraine 37L]] ||[[File:M3 Halftrack.png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack]] || [[File:Ar de sdkfz 251.jpg|200px]] [[SdKfz_251#SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. C|Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251 Ausf. C]]
|-
|||[[File:French M3 Halftrack.png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack]]|||||[[File:251 D.png|200px]] [[SdKfz_251#SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. D|Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251 Ausf. D]]
|-
| rowspan="1" | '''Armoured Cars''' || [[File:Ar uk daimler.jpg|200px]] [[Daimler|Daimler Mk I]] || [[File:Ar fr panhard-178.jpg|200px]] [[Panhard 178]] || || [[File:Ar de sdkfz 232.jpg|200px]] [[SdKfz_232|Sonderkraftfahrzeug 232 (8-Rad)]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | '''Light Tanks''' || [[File:Ar_uk_vickers.jpg|200px]] [[Vickers|Vickers Mk VI]] || [[File:Ar_fr_hotchkiss_h-39.jpg|200px]] [[H39|Hotchkiss H39]] || || [[File:Ar_de_pz2_c.jpg|200px]] [[PzKpfw_II|Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. C]]
|-
|[[File:-Ar uk vickersVIC.png|200px]] [[Vickers#Vickers Mk.VIC|Vickers Mk.VIC]]|| [[File:Ar_fr_renault_r-35.jpg|200px]] [[R35|Renault R35]] || | [[File:Ar_fr_stuart_m3a3.jpg|200px]] [[M3_Stuart|M3A3 Stuart]] ||[[File:Ar_de_pz38t.jpg|200px]] [[Panzerkampfwagen 38(t)]]
|-
| [[File:Ar_uk_cruiser_A13_2.jpg|200px]] [[Cruiser|Cruiser Tank Mk IV (A13 Mk II)]]|| |[[File:Ar_fr_stuart_m3a3.jpg|200px]] [[M3_Stuart|M3A3 Stuart]] ||||
|-
| | [[File:Ar_fr_stuart_m3a3.jpg|200px]] [[M3_Stuart| Stuart V]] || || || |
|-
| rowspan="7" | '''Medium Tanks''' ||[[File:Ar_uk_crusader_2.jpg|200px]] [[Crusader#Crusader_Mk_II|Crusader Mk II [A15]]] || [[File:Ar_fr_somua_s-35.jpg|200px]] [[S35|Somua S35]] || || [[File:Ar_de_pz3-f.jpg|200px]] [[PzKpfw_III#PzKpfw_III_Ausf._F|Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. F]]
|-
| [[File:Crusader Mk II Close Support.png|200px]] [[Crusader#Crusader Mk II Close Support|Crusader Mk II C/S]]|| || ||[[File:Ar_de_pz3-h.jpg|200px]] [[PzKpfw_III#PzKpfw_III_Ausf._H|Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. H]]
|-
| [[File:Ar_uk_crusader_3.jpg|200px]] [[Crusader#Crusader_Mk_III|Crusader Mk III [A15]]] || || || [[File:PZ III L.png|200px]] [[PzKpfw_III#PzKpfw_III_Ausf._L|Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. L]]
|-
| [[File:Crusader III C-S.png|200px]] [[Crusader#Crusader Mk III Close support|Crusader Mk III C/S]]|| || ||[[File:PZIII N.png|200px]] [[PzKpfw_III#PzKpfw_III_Ausf._N|Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. N]]
|-
| [[File:Ar_fr_sherman_m4a2.jpg|200px]] [[M4 Sherman#M4A2_Sherman|M4A2 Sherman III]]||[[File:Ar_fr_sherman_m4a2.jpg|200px]] [[M4 Sherman#M4A2_Sherman|M4A2 Sherman]]|| [[File:Ar_fr_sherman_m4a2.jpg|200px]] [[M4 Sherman#M4A2_Sherman|M4A2 Sherman]] ||[[File:Ar_de_pz4-d.jpg|200px]] [[PzKpfw IV#PzKpfw_IV_Ausf._D|Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. D]]
|-
|-
|| [[File:Ar_fr_m4a3.jpg|200px]] [[M4_Sherman#M4A3_Sherman|M4A3 Sherman IV]]|| [[File:Ar_fr_m4a3.jpg|200px]] [[M4_Sherman#M4A3_Sherman|M4A3 Sherman (76mm gun)]] || [[File:Ar_fr_m4a3.jpg|200px]] [[M4_Sherman#M4A3_Sherman|M4A3 Sherman (76mm gun)]] || [[File:Ar_de_pz4-g.jpg|200px]] [[PzKpfw_IV#PzKpfw_IV_Ausf._G|Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. G]]
|-
|| [[File:BR Sherman VC.png|200px]] [[M4_Sherman#Sherman VC Firefly |Sherman Firefly]]|||||| [[File:PZIV H.png|200px]] [[PzKpfw IV#PzKpfw IV Ausf.H|Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. H]]
|-

|-
| rowspan="6" | ''' Heavy Tanks''' ||[[File:Ar_uk_matilda_2.jpg|200px]] [[Matilda|Infantry Tank Mk II (A12) "Matilda II"]] ||[[File:Ar_fr_char_b1-bis.jpg|200px]] [[B1_bis|Char B1 bis]] || || |[[File:Ar_de_pz6-e_tiger.jpg|200px]] [[PzKpfw.VI|Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. E "Tiger"]]
|-
||[[File:Ar uk matilda 2CS.png|200px]] [[Matilda#Infantry Tank Mk II (A12) "Matilda II Close Support"| Infantry Tank Mk II Close support"Matilda II"]]|| || ||
|-
||[[File:Ar_uk_churchill_3.jpg|200px]] [[Churchill#Churchill_Mk_III|Churchill Mk III]]|| || ||
|-
||[[File:Churchill Mk V close Support.png|200px]] [[Churchill#Churchill Mk V close Support|Churchill Mk V close Support]]|| || ||
|-
||[[File:Ar_uk_churchill_7.jpg|200px]] [[Churchill#Churchill_Mk_VII|Churchill Mk VII]] || || ||
|-
||[[File:Churchill Mk VIII close Support.png|200px]] [[Churchill#Churchill Mk VIII close Support|Churchill Mk VIII close Support]]|| || ||
|-

| rowspan="5" | '''Tank Destroyers & Assault Tanks''' ||[[File:Ar_fr_wolverine_m10.jpg|200px]] [[M10 Wolverine| 3in SPM M10]] || [[File:Ar_fr_wolverine_m10.jpg|200px]] [[M10 Wolverine|M10 Wolverine]] || [[File:Ar_fr_wolverine_m10.jpg|200px]] [[M10 Wolverine|M10 Wolverine]] || [[File:Panzerjäger I.png|200px]] [[Panzerjäger#Panzerjäger I|Panzerjäger I]]
|-
|[[File:BR M10 Achilles.png|200px]] [[M10 Wolverine#M10 Achilles| M10 Achilles]] || [[File:Ar_fr_laffly_w15-tcc.jpg|200px]] [[Laffly W-15 TCC]] ||[[File:M3 Motor Gun Carriage.png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack#M3 Gun Motor Carriage|M3 Gun Motor Carriage]] || [[File:Ar_de_stug_3-b.jpg|200px]] [[StuG#StuG_III_Ausf._B|Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. B]]
|-
||||[[File:Lorraine 37L Anti Char.png|200px]] [[Lorraine 37L#Lorraine 37L Anti-Char|Lorraine 37L Anti-Char]]|||||[[File:Ar_de_stug_3-g.jpg|200px]] [[StuG#StuG_III_Ausf._G|Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G]]
|-
||||[[File:M3 Motor Gun Carriage.png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack#M3 Gun Motor Carriage|M3 Gun Motor Carriage]]|||||[[File:StuH42.png|200px]] [[StuG#StuH42|sturmhaubitze 42]]
|-
|||||||[[File:251 10 Ausf B.png|200px]] [[SdKfz_251#SdKfz 251/10 Ausf. B|SdKfz 251/10 Ausf. B]]
|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! !! British !! French !! American !! German
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''' self propelled mortars ''' || [[File:Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier.png|200px]] [[Universal Carrier#Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier|Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier]] || [[File:French motar UC.png|200px]] [[Universal Carrier#Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier|Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier]] ||[[File:M21 Mortar Motor Carriage.png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack#M21 Mortar Motor Carriage|M21 Mortar Motor Carriage]] || [[200px]] [[SdKfz 251#SdKfz 251/2 Ausf. C|SdKfz 251/2 Ausf. C]]
|-
|||||[[File:French M21 Mortar Motor Carriage..png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack#M21 Mortar Motor Carriage|M21 Mortar Motor Carriage]]||
|}
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! !! British !! French !! American !! German
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''' self propelled mortars ''' || [[File:Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier.png|200px]] [[Universal Carrier#Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier|Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier]] || [[File:French motar UC.png|200px]] [[Universal Carrier#Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier|Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier]] ||[[File:M21 Mortar Motor Carriage.png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack#M21 Mortar Motor Carriage|M21 Mortar Motor Carriage]] || [[200px]] [[SdKfz 251#SdKfz 251/2 Ausf. C|SdKfz 251/2 Ausf. C]]
|-
|||||[[File:French M21 Mortar Motor Carriage..png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack#M21 Mortar Motor Carriage|M21 Mortar Motor Carriage]]||||
|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! !! British !! French !! American !! German
|-
| ''' self propelled mortars ''' || [[File:Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier.png|200px]] [[Universal Carrier#Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier|Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier]] || [[File:French motar UC.png|200px]] [[Universal Carrier#Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier|Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier]] ||[[File:M21 Mortar Motor Carriage.png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack#M21 Mortar Motor Carriage|M21 Mortar Motor Carriage]] || [[200px]] [[SdKfz 251#SdKfz 251/2 Ausf. C|SdKfz 251/2 Ausf. C]]
|-
|||||[[File:French M21 Mortar Motor Carriage..png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack#M21 Mortar Motor Carriage|M21 Mortar Motor Carriage]]||||
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Units

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<center>'''This is the list of all infantry types, weapons, and vehicles existing in the game as playable units.'''</center>

=Army Units=

The armies control the land war and are comprised of [[Units#Infantry|Infantry]], [[Units#Armored_Fighting_Vehicles_.28AFV.29|Armor]], [[Units#Field_Pieces_.28Anti-Tank_and_Anti-Aircraft_Artillery_Weapons.29|Field Pieces (Guns)]], [[Units#Trucks_and_Prime_Movers|Trucks and Movers]].

==Infantry==

''Main article: [[Infantry]]''

===Infantry Weapons===

{{Infantry Weapon Units}}

===Standard Infantry Units===

{{Infantry Units}}

===Elite Infantry Units===

Elite infantry are more fit and burn [[Heads up Display#ATP_.28or_Stamina.29|ATP]] more slowly than other units, allowing them to sprint for long periods of time.

====Airborne (or "Paratrooper")====

''Main Article: [[Airborne]]''

These units have slightly different equipment than their Standard Infantry counterparts.

{{Airborne Units}}

==Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFV)==

''Main article: [[Armor]]

{{Armor Units}}

==Field Pieces (Anti-Tank and Anti-Aircraft Artillery Weapons)==

''Main Article [[Field Pieces]]''

===Anti-Tank Guns===

{{Anti-Tank Guns}}

===Anti-Aircraft Artillery===

{{Anti-Aircraft Artillery}}

===Indirect Fire Platforms===

{{indirect fire weapons}}

==Trucks and Prime Movers==

''Main Article: [[Trucks and Prime Movers]]''

{{Truck and Prime Mover Units}}

=Aircraft=

''Main article: [[Air Force]] & [[Aircraft Weapons]]''

{{Air Force Units}}

=Naval Units=

''Main article: [[Navy]]''

{{Navy Units}}

[[Category:Naval]]
[[Category:Air Force]]
[[Category:Armor]]
[[Category:Field Pieces]]
[[Category:NeedsWork]]

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! !! British !! French !! American !! German
|-
| ''' self propelled mortars ''' || [[File:Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier.png|200px]] [[Universal Carrier#Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier|Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier]] || [[File:French M21 Mortar Motor Carriage..png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack#M21 Mortar Motor Carriage|M21 Mortar Motor Carriage]] ||[[File:M21 Mortar Motor Carriage.png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack#M21 Mortar Motor Carriage|M21 Mortar Motor Carriage]] || [[200px]] [[SdKfz 251#SdKfz 251/2 Ausf. C|SdKfz 251/2 Ausf. C]]
|-
|}
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Universal Carrier

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=Universal Carrier=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:Universal carrier.jpg|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''Universal Carrier'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Armoured Personal Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 1 Bren Light Machine gun
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 3 (Driver, commander, Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 3,450kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 30mph
|}

The Universal carrier can be traced back to the interwar Carden Loyd tankette. The Carden Loyd tankette first appeared in the 1920s and began its life as private project of a Royal Engineer Officer Giffard Le Quesne Martel. Essentially a miniature tank, crewed by two men and armed with a Vickers machine gun. Various marks of the Cardern Loyd could be found in British army service and the last production variant the Mark VI, served as the blueprint of the Universal carrier.
The Mark VI was enlarged moving the two man crew to the front, leaving a large space that could carry lots of equipment, five infantrymen or a gun crew. This design became known in Brtish army service as the Carrier Machine Gun Number 1 Mark 1. The Carrier Machine Gun Number 1 Mark 1 was quickly replace by the Number 2 mark 1. The Number 2 mark 1 had 12mm of armour and was powered by a ford v8 engine that gave the carrier a top speed of 30mph. With the adoption of the Bren gun into British service in 1935 the Carrier Machine Gun Number 2 Mark 1 was once again modified so that it could carry the army’s new weapon. These changes lead an increased crew of three and more importantly to a new name, the Universal carrier.

By the time the Second World War broke out the British Army had nearly 3000 universal carriers in service and it first saw action in the fall of France. The Universal carrier was found wherever British soldiers were during the Second World War. It had many different variants that could be armed with a wide range of weapons, it was known to carry the Boys anti-tank rifle, the Vickers .303 machine gun, the two inch mortar and there was even a flame thrower variant known as the wasp.

Not only could it carry weapons into battle it was equipped with a towing hook that allowed the carrier to move field guns and other artillery pieces. It was perfectly capable of towing a six pounder anti-tank.
Ultimately the universal carrier was a popular and versatile vehicle which saw service in the British armed forces right up to the 1960 and with over 100,000 being manufactured means the Universal carrier is the most produced armoured fighting vehicle in history.

==Game Play==

=Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier.png|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''Universal Carrier'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || self propelled mortar
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 1 3inch mortar
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 3 (Driver, commander, Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 3,450kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 30mph
|}

==Game Play==
[[Category:Armor]]

File:Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier.png

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=Universal Carrier=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:Universal carrier.jpg|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''Universal Carrier'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Armoured Personal Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 1 Bren Light Machine gun
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 3 (Driver, commander, Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 3,450kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 30mph
|}

The Universal carrier can be traced back to the interwar Carden Loyd tankette. The Carden Loyd tankette first appeared in the 1920s and began its life as private project of a Royal Engineer Officer Giffard Le Quesne Martel. Essentially a miniature tank, crewed by two men and armed with a Vickers machine gun. Various marks of the Cardern Loyd could be found in British army service and the last production variant the Mark VI, served as the blueprint of the Universal carrier.
The Mark VI was enlarged moving the two man crew to the front, leaving a large space that could carry lots of equipment, five infantrymen or a gun crew. This design became known in Brtish army service as the Carrier Machine Gun Number 1 Mark 1. The Carrier Machine Gun Number 1 Mark 1 was quickly replace by the Number 2 mark 1. The Number 2 mark 1 had 12mm of armour and was powered by a ford v8 engine that gave the carrier a top speed of 30mph. With the adoption of the Bren gun into British service in 1935 the Carrier Machine Gun Number 2 Mark 1 was once again modified so that it could carry the army’s new weapon. These changes lead an increased crew of three and more importantly to a new name, the Universal carrier.

By the time the Second World War broke out the British Army had nearly 3000 universal carriers in service and it first saw action in the fall of France. The Universal carrier was found wherever British soldiers were during the Second World War. It had many different variants that could be armed with a wide range of weapons, it was known to carry the Boys anti-tank rifle, the Vickers .303 machine gun, the two inch mortar and there was even a flame thrower variant known as the wasp.

Not only could it carry weapons into battle it was equipped with a towing hook that allowed the carrier to move field guns and other artillery pieces. It was perfectly capable of towing a six pounder anti-tank.
Ultimately the universal carrier was a popular and versatile vehicle which saw service in the British armed forces right up to the 1960 and with over 100,000 being manufactured means the Universal carrier is the most produced armoured fighting vehicle in history.

==Game Play==

=Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar Carrier=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''Universal Carrier'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || self propelled mortar
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 1 3inch mortar
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 3 (Driver, commander, Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 3,450kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 30mph
|}

==Game Play==
[[Category:Armor]]

Units

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<center>'''This is the list of all infantry types, weapons, and vehicles existing in the game as playable units.'''</center>

=Army Units=

The armies control the land war and are comprised of [[Units#Infantry|Infantry]], [[Units#Armored_Fighting_Vehicles_.28AFV.29|Armor]], [[Units#Field_Pieces_.28Anti-Tank_and_Anti-Aircraft_Artillery_Weapons.29|Field Pieces (Guns)]], [[Units#Trucks_and_Prime_Movers|Trucks and Movers]].

==Infantry==

''Main article: [[Infantry]]''

===Infantry Weapons===

{{Infantry Weapon Units}}

===Standard Infantry Units===

{{Infantry Units}}

===Elite Infantry Units===

Elite infantry are more fit and burn [[Heads up Display#ATP_.28or_Stamina.29|ATP]] more slowly than other units, allowing them to sprint for long periods of time.

====Airborne (or "Paratrooper")====

''Main Article: [[Airborne]]''

These units have slightly different equipment than their Standard Infantry counterparts.

{{Airborne Units}}

==Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFV)==

''Main article: [[Armor]]

{{Armor Units}}

==Field Pieces (Anti-Tank and Anti-Aircraft Artillery Weapons)==

''Main Article [[Field Pieces]]''

===Anti-Tank Guns===

{{Anti-Tank Guns}}

===Anti-Aircraft Artillery===

{{Anti-Aircraft Artillery}}

==indirect fire weapons==

{{indirect fire weapons}}

==Trucks and Prime Movers==

''Main Article: [[Trucks and Prime Movers]]''

{{Truck and Prime Mover Units}}

=Aircraft=

''Main article: [[Air Force]] & [[Aircraft Weapons]]''

{{Air Force Units}}

=Naval Units=

''Main article: [[Navy]]''

{{Navy Units}}

[[Category:Naval]]
[[Category:Air Force]]
[[Category:Armor]]
[[Category:Field Pieces]]
[[Category:NeedsWork]]

Universal Carrier

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=Universal Carrier=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:Universal carrier.jpg|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''Universal Carrier'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Armoured Personal Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 1 Bren Light Machine gun
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 3 (Driver, commander, Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 3,450kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 30mph
|}

The Universal carrier can be traced back to the interwar Carden Loyd tankette. The Carden Loyd tankette first appeared in the 1920s and began its life as private project of a Royal Engineer Officer Giffard Le Quesne Martel. Essentially a miniature tank, crewed by two men and armed with a Vickers machine gun. Various marks of the Cardern Loyd could be found in British army service and the last production variant the Mark VI, served as the blueprint of the Universal carrier.
The Mark VI was enlarged moving the two man crew to the front, leaving a large space that could carry lots of equipment, five infantrymen or a gun crew. This design became known in Brtish army service as the Carrier Machine Gun Number 1 Mark 1. The Carrier Machine Gun Number 1 Mark 1 was quickly replace by the Number 2 mark 1. The Number 2 mark 1 had 12mm of armour and was powered by a ford v8 engine that gave the carrier a top speed of 30mph. With the adoption of the Bren gun into British service in 1935 the Carrier Machine Gun Number 2 Mark 1 was once again modified so that it could carry the army’s new weapon. These changes lead an increased crew of three and more importantly to a new name, the Universal carrier.

By the time the Second World War broke out the British Army had nearly 3000 universal carriers in service and it first saw action in the fall of France. The Universal carrier was found wherever British soldiers were during the Second World War. It had many different variants that could be armed with a wide range of weapons, it was known to carry the Boys anti-tank rifle, the Vickers .303 machine gun, the two inch mortar and there was even a flame thrower variant known as the wasp.

Not only could it carry weapons into battle it was equipped with a towing hook that allowed the carrier to move field guns and other artillery pieces. It was perfectly capable of towing a six pounder anti-tank.
Ultimately the universal carrier was a popular and versatile vehicle which saw service in the British armed forces right up to the 1960 and with over 100,000 being manufactured means the Universal carrier is the most produced armoured fighting vehicle in history.

==Game Play==

=Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar carrier=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''Universal Carrier'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || self propelled mortar
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 1 3inch mortar
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 3 (Driver, commander, Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 3,450kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 30mph
|}

==Game Play==
[[Category:Armor]]

M-3 Halftrack

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=M3 Halftrack=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:M3 Halftrack.png|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''M3 Halftrack'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Armoured Personal Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 1X M2 .50 calibre machine gun
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 2 (Driver, Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' ||9000kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 68km/h
|}

The M3 halftrack can be traced back to the M2 Halftrack. The M2 was designed as an artillery tractor with a two man crew. The M3, designed to carry a full infantry platoon and all their equipment was an elongated M2 with access through a backdoor, it could also be equipped with a 50 cal and two 30 cal machine guns.

The M3 first saw service during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, where several mechanical issues were found. These issues were fixed by the time Operation Torch was launched in 1942. M3s initially were unpopular were the serving troops and were nicknamed “Purple heart boxes” due to the fact that mg fire could pierce the side armour and the troops riding inside were vulnerable to airburst shells. Despite initial unpopularity The M3 and its many different variants gave good service and could be found in every allied army during the Second World War.

==Game Play==

=M21 Mortar Motor Carriage=
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:M21 Mortar Motor Carriage.png|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''M21 Mortar Motor Carriage'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || self propelled mortar
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' |||1xM1 81mm Mortar 1X M2 .50 calibre machine gun
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 4 (Driver,commander,mortarman, Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' ||9000kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 68km/h
|}
==History==
==Game Play==

=M3 Gun Motor Carriage=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:M3 Motor Gun Carriage.png|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''M3 Gun Motor Carriage '''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || self propelled anti tank vehicle
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 1x 75mm M1897A4
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 3 (Driver, commander, Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 9,100kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 68km/h
|}

With the shock of German Blitzkrieg in France, US forces belatedly realized that they had little anti-tank capability against large massed armour formations. Realizing that time was of the essence, the US Army mobilized any and all assets at their disposal. The immediate answer was to equip the already successful M2 White half track with surplus 75 mm guns, the venerable M1897 French pattern field gun modified for anti-tank duties. Slapped into the rear compartment of the M2,soon to be renamed M3, the quick-firing M1897 formed the nucleus of the brand-new US anti-tank force.
Thus armed the US anti-tank forces entered combat with but a sketchy idea of how to employ the new weapon. The M3 Gun Motor Carriage first saw service in the Philippines and subsequently in North Africa, organized in tank destroyer battalions. While getting quite the bad reputation, not the least after the battle of Kasserine Pass where scores were lost, the M3 GMC actually gave as good as it got. The M3 GMC performed very well when employed for flanking fire and using hit-and-run tactics. In a head on set piece however, the flimsy vehicles hardly stood a chance.

The British received some 170 M3 GMC that fought in Tunisia, Italy and France until phased out by better performing vehicles. M3 GMCs were also supplied to the Free French, Canadian and Polish armies that fought under the joint Allied command.

==Game Play==

[[Category:Armor]]
In WWII Online, the M3 GMC is a superlative ambush vehicle that can move up, shoot and scoot away at a decent turn of speed. Strive to engage the enemy at short to medium range - anything between point-blank to a thousand meters is good, and the M1897 gun packs a serious punch that cuts through all but the heaviest frontal armour. Although lacking machine-guns for self-defence against infantry, it can lay down a barrage of high explosive and cover its own retreat with smoke rounds.

File:M21 Mortar Motor Carriage.png

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=Universal Carrier=
=History=
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:Universal carrier.jpg|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''Universal Carrier'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Armoured Personal Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 1 Bren Light Machine gun
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 3 (Driver, commander, Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 3,450kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 30mph
|}

The Universal carrier can be traced back to the interwar Carden Loyd tankette. The Carden Loyd tankette first appeared in the 1920s and began its life as private project of a Royal Engineer Officer Giffard Le Quesne Martel. Essentially a miniature tank, crewed by two men and armed with a Vickers machine gun. Various marks of the Cardern Loyd could be found in British army service and the last production variant the Mark VI, served as the blueprint of the Universal carrier.
The Mark VI was enlarged moving the two man crew to the front, leaving a large space that could carry lots of equipment, five infantrymen or a gun crew. This design became known in Brtish army service as the Carrier Machine Gun Number 1 Mark 1. The Carrier Machine Gun Number 1 Mark 1 was quickly replace by the Number 2 mark 1. The Number 2 mark 1 had 12mm of armour and was powered by a ford v8 engine that gave the carrier a top speed of 30mph. With the adoption of the Bren gun into British service in 1935 the Carrier Machine Gun Number 2 Mark 1 was once again modified so that it could carry the army’s new weapon. These changes lead an increased crew of three and more importantly to a new name, the Universal carrier.

By the time the Second World War broke out the British Army had nearly 3000 universal carriers in service and it first saw action in the fall of France. The Universal carrier was found wherever British soldiers were during the Second World War. It had many different variants that could be armed with a wide range of weapons, it was known to carry the Boys anti-tank rifle, the Vickers .303 machine gun, the two inch mortar and there was even a flame thrower variant known as the wasp.

Not only could it carry weapons into battle it was equipped with a towing hook that allowed the carrier to move field guns and other artillery pieces. It was perfectly capable of towing a six pounder anti-tank.
Ultimately the universal carrier was a popular and versatile vehicle which saw service in the British armed forces right up to the 1960 and with over 100,000 being manufactured means the Universal carrier is the most produced armoured fighting vehicle in history.

=Game Play=

=Universal Carrier MkII 3 inch mortar carrier=
=History=
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''Universal Carrier'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || self propelled mortar
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 1 3inch mortar
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 3 (Driver, commander, Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 3,450kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 30mph
|}

=Game Play=
[[Category:Armor]]

M-3 Halftrack

2022-08-04T20:05:18Z

Foe2:

=M3 Halftrack=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:M3 Halftrack.png|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''M3 Halftrack'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Armoured Personal Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 1X M2 .50 calibre machine gun
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 2 (Driver, Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' ||9000kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 68km/h
|}

The M3 halftrack can be traced back to the M2 Halftrack. The M2 was designed as an artillery tractor with a two man crew. The M3, designed to carry a full infantry platoon and all their equipment was an elongated M2 with access through a backdoor, it could also be equipped with a 50 cal and two 30 cal machine guns.

The M3 first saw service during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, where several mechanical issues were found. These issues were fixed by the time Operation Torch was launched in 1942. M3s initially were unpopular were the serving troops and were nicknamed “Purple heart boxes” due to the fact that mg fire could pierce the side armour and the troops riding inside were vulnerable to airburst shells. Despite initial unpopularity The M3 and its many different variants gave good service and could be found in every allied army during the Second World War.

==Game Play==

=M21 Mortar Motor Carriage=
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:M3 Halftrack.png|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''M21 Mortar Motor Carriage'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || self propelled mortar
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' |||1xM1 81mm Mortar 1X M2 .50 calibre machine gun
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 4 (Driver,commander,mortarman, Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' ||9000kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 68km/h
|}
==History==
==Game Play==

=M3 Gun Motor Carriage=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:M3 Motor Gun Carriage.png|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''M3 Gun Motor Carriage '''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || self propelled anti tank vehicle
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 1x 75mm M1897A4
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 3 (Driver, commander, Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 9,100kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 68km/h
|}

With the shock of German Blitzkrieg in France, US forces belatedly realized that they had little anti-tank capability against large massed armour formations. Realizing that time was of the essence, the US Army mobilized any and all assets at their disposal. The immediate answer was to equip the already successful M2 White half track with surplus 75 mm guns, the venerable M1897 French pattern field gun modified for anti-tank duties. Slapped into the rear compartment of the M2,soon to be renamed M3, the quick-firing M1897 formed the nucleus of the brand-new US anti-tank force.
Thus armed the US anti-tank forces entered combat with but a sketchy idea of how to employ the new weapon. The M3 Gun Motor Carriage first saw service in the Philippines and subsequently in North Africa, organized in tank destroyer battalions. While getting quite the bad reputation, not the least after the battle of Kasserine Pass where scores were lost, the M3 GMC actually gave as good as it got. The M3 GMC performed very well when employed for flanking fire and using hit-and-run tactics. In a head on set piece however, the flimsy vehicles hardly stood a chance.

The British received some 170 M3 GMC that fought in Tunisia, Italy and France until phased out by better performing vehicles. M3 GMCs were also supplied to the Free French, Canadian and Polish armies that fought under the joint Allied command.

==Game Play==

[[Category:Armor]]
In WWII Online, the M3 GMC is a superlative ambush vehicle that can move up, shoot and scoot away at a decent turn of speed. Strive to engage the enemy at short to medium range - anything between point-blank to a thousand meters is good, and the M1897 gun packs a serious punch that cuts through all but the heaviest frontal armour. Although lacking machine-guns for self-defence against infantry, it can lay down a barrage of high explosive and cover its own retreat with smoke rounds.

SdKfz 251

2022-08-04T19:59:26Z

Foe2: /* SdKfz 251/2 Ausf. C */

=SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. C=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:Ar_de_sdkfz_251.jpg|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. C'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Personnel Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || MG: 7.92mm MG34
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 2 (Driver, Commander/Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 7,850kg
|- style="background: white;"
|'''Top Speed''' || 58km/h
|}

World War I ended with Germany firmly convinced that the tank had played a large part in her downfall. The German Army was equally convinced that for tanks to be exploited to their fullest, they needed to be supported with infantry. On the few occasions that Allied tanks had advanced on an objective without infantry support, they had pushed the defenders from their positions, but as soon as the tanks withdrew, it was a simple matter for the defending infantry to re-occupy the vacant ground.

The Versailles Treaty of 1919 imposed severe military restrictions on the Germany but permitted the country a small number of armored cars and armored trucks to deal with smoldering civil unrest. By late 1920, the German Reichswehr (National Guard) had organized seven motor-transport battalions, each equipped with 15 armored personnel carriers as permitted by the Allied Control Commission.

Germany watched the limited amount of experimentation with armored forces during the interwar period, particularly the British Experimental Mechanized Force of the 1920s. This force was set up to study, on a small scale, the lessons of the last years of World War I, and resulted in the concept of coordinated tank, infantry, assault engineers and artillery under one command. This would become the basic principle of the German Panzer-Division.

Consequently, Germany recognized a need for armored personnel carriers that would allow the infantry to keep up with the tank advance. In 1926, the Germany Army tested trucks and half-tracks to determine future procurement and operational policy. It purchased a number of half-tracks, mainly as artillery tractors, and concluded that this type of vehicle was ideal for cross-country use. This led to requirements for prototypes in six weight classes. These were built and tested, and in time led to the famous series of half-track gun tractors used extensively by the Germans in all theatres of World War II.

In 1937, the Germany Army decided to fit an armored body to the three-tonne half-track; this vehicle was large enough to carry a full infantry squad of ten men and their equipment. The Hanomag-built chassis had a faceted, well-sloped armored body designed by Büssing-NAG that strongly resembled that used on the armored cars. The armor fit with only minimal changes to the chassis, such as the tilt of the steering wheel. After successful trials, the mittlerer SchutzenPanzerwagen (medium Infantry Armored Vehicle) with the ordnance designation SdKfz 251 was rushed into production. The first vehicle, ready in spring 1939, equipped an infantry company in 1. Panzer-Division for troop trials.

The 1938 production version of the three-tonne tractor, the Hanomag Hkl 6, was used and this basic design was locked in until production ended in 1945, although many details changed. German half-tracks were highly sophisticated and radically different than half-tracks in other nations, which mostly used the simple track and spring bogie designed by the Frenchman Adolphe Kégresse. The front wheels, steered conventionally, supported the front end and the long three-quarter length track units supported the weight of the vehicle. Drive was taken from the transmission via a Cletrac-type controlled differential with steering brakes on the shafts to the front sprocket wheels. These brakes acted automatically when the front wheels were steered more than 15 degrees and help the vehicle manage an 11m turning circle.

The four-speed gearbox had two-speed auxiliary boxes for off-road use, giving eight forward and two reverse gears.

Initially, the sprocket wheels had rollers that engaged detachable rubber pads fitted to the inside of the track. These pads also cushioned the wheel paths. These tracks used sealed, lubricated, needle roller bearings. This system extended track life and gave excellent traction, but it was expensive to produce. Later production vehicles had conventional socket teeth and dry track pins to simplify production and reduce costs.

The suspension was by sprung torsion bars, with perforated-disc road wheels interleaved, rolling on solid rubber tires. The suspension had excellent performance, although it could freeze and immobilze the vehicle in frozen mud or snow if parked overnight during winter.

The conventional girder chassis frame rested on welded cross-members. Six-milimeter armored belly plates protected the chassis from mines. The hull was built of two sections bolted together, a front section with the engine and driving compartments, and the rear one containing the passenger and fighting compartment. Both electric welding and riveting was used in the construction of the hull; some firms in manufacturing the SdKfz 251 had facilities for riveting but not welding. The engine was a Maybach HL42TUKRM six-cylinder, 100hp water-cooled unit of 4L capacity.

The basic variant had a crew of two, a driver and a vehicle commander. Most types had a simple interior fitted with padded bench seats along each side with large double doors at the rear. Each vehicle could carry a basic infantry squad complete with their machine gun, and four vehicles could carrying a platoon.

The four basic production models were mechanically similar with external detail differences. Each further simplified its predecessor, reducing production time and costs. The first production type in 1939, the Ausf. A, had three prominent vision ports in each side of the hull superstructure. The radio aerial was fitted to the right front fender and a simple swivel bracket without a shield was fitted to the front and rear of the fighting compartment. This was soon succeeded by the Ausf. B, the major type in service during 1940, whose improvements had been suggested by service experience. The side vision ports in the passenger compartment were omitted, tools and equipment re-arranged, and the forward MG 34 mount fitted with a shield. Stowage lockers were installed on each side between the superstructure and mudguards. The radio aerial was re-positioned to the superstructure.

The Ausf. B continued in production until the end of 1940, although the Ausf. C had entered production in the middle of that year. The Ausf. C replaced the angled two-piece nose plate with a single plate that left the radiator exposed toward the bottom and improved cooling, and armored cooling intakes were fitted prominently on the sides of the engine compartment.

In 1942, in order to speed up production and cut costs, many of the German AFVs were simplified as much as possible. In the SdKfz 251 Ausf. D, faceted areas on the vehicle's back and engine compartment sides were replaced by single large plates. The engine cooling intakes were incorporated under the engine compartment's side amour and the stowage lockers, originally detachable, were built into the superstructure. The vision ports were replaced by simple vision slits. Late Ausf. Ds used wooden benches insyeadof the tubular steel predecessor. The Ausf. D employed all-welded construction and remained in production from late 1943 until the war's end.

There were some 23 official variants of the SdKfz 251, and several unofficial variants, as well as numerous prototypes carrying pieces such as 8,8cm PaK guns, 2cm Flakvierling (Quadruple Anti-Aircraft Gun) mounts, and a variety of old tank turrets and odd weapons. Some variants ported fire-support weapons, like anti-tank guns, flamethrowers, the 8cm mortar, 28cm or 32cm rockets, and the old standby, the PzKpfw IV 7,5cm Kw.K. 37 L / 24 gun.

A few types carried extra radios to maintain regimental and divisional communications. One was a telephone exchange and cable-layer. A few served artillery in armored-observation, survey, sound-ranging and flash-spotting roles. There was also an armored ambulance and a variant for assault pioneers fitted with brackets for assault bridges.

Quite possibly the oddest/most fascinating use of the platform was the Sdkfz 251/20. It mounted an infrared searchlight and fought alongside Panther tanks with infrared detectors. The halftrack would "light up" targets with the invisible Infrared beam so tha the Panthers could detect and zero in on them.

Although more than 15,000 SdKfz 251s were manufactured before and during World War II, there were never enough to go around. In theory, all the infantry in a Panzer-Division was to ride SdKfz 251s but usually only one or two battalion per Panzer-Division were so equipped.

After the war, the Skoda-built OT-810 served as the standard troop carrier of the Czechoslovakian Army until well into the 1970s. This was similar to the SdKfz 251 Ausf. D with a fully enclosed troop compartment.

==Game Play==

Its open top makes a nice target for grenades and snipers, not to mention aircraft, but it is still an exceptionally good vehicle for delivering infantry into combat operations with some degree of protection from small-arms fire.

The machine gun above the driver’s position is handy for infantry suppression, but is extremely vulnerable enemy fire from the side or rear. When you spawn, the first thing you should do is to jump to crew position 2 and pull him down into the vehicle, although some drivers prefer to leave the gunner up as a sniper detector - enemy infantry cannot resist shooting him when he’s exposed. Hardly surprising.

You have good armor for a light vehicle, due to the radical slope on most of the surfaces, but it’s not thick and will only reliably protect you from small arms fire. Nothing is going to save you from a grenade inside your vehicle, so spend minimal time in hotly contested combat areas.

If your infantry need support, drive up, drop them off, then pull back. Your machine gun has decent range and not only will you be safe, you can cover a wider area with your suppressive fire.

In position 1, the H key opens a side window armor panel, making the driver vulnerable to side shots to the head. Key O opens the rear door. Crew position 2 is the machine gunner, and begins deployed in firing position. Using the numpad “.” or “Ins” key will make him look through the gunsight, which is not adjustable for range. The O key in crew position 2 will sit him on the floor of the vehicle, from where he can't fire the machine gun.

The SdKfz 251 is available from tier 0.

==Armor==
<center>
{| class="wikitable"
! Location !! Thickness !! Angle
|-
| '''Hull front''' || 14.5 mm || 21°?
|-
| '''Hull sides''' || 8 mm || 35°?
|-
| '''Hull rear''' || 8 mm || 30°?
|-
| '''Hull top''' || 6 mm || 90°
|-
| '''Superstructure front''' || 10 mm || 33°?
|-
| '''Superstructure sides''' || 8 mm || 35°?
|-
| '''Superstructure rear''' || 8 mm || 40°?
|-
| '''Superstructure top''' || open ||
|}
</center>

=SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. D=

{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:Ar_de_sdkfz_251.jpg|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. D'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Personnel Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || MG: 7.92mm MG42x2
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 3 (Driver, Commander/Gunner, rear gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 7,850kg
|- style="background: white;"
|'''Top Speed''' || 58km/h
|}
==History==
World War I ended with Germany firmly convinced that the tank had played a large part in her downfall. The German Army was equally convinced that for tanks to be exploited to their fullest, they needed to be supported with infantry. On the few occasions that Allied tanks had advanced on an objective without infantry support, they had pushed the defenders from their positions, but as soon as the tanks withdrew, it was a simple matter for the defending infantry to re-occupy the vacant ground.

The Versailles Treaty of 1919 imposed severe military restrictions on the Germany but permitted the country a small number of armored cars and armored trucks to deal with smoldering civil unrest. By late 1920, the German Reichswehr (National Guard) had organized seven motor-transport battalions, each equipped with 15 armored personnel carriers as permitted by the Allied Control Commission.

Germany watched the limited amount of experimentation with armored forces during the interwar period, particularly the British Experimental Mechanized Force of the 1920s. This force was set up to study, on a small scale, the lessons of the last years of World War I, and resulted in the concept of coordinated tank, infantry, assault engineers and artillery under one command. This would become the basic principle of the German Panzer-Division.

Consequently, Germany recognized a need for armored personnel carriers that would allow the infantry to keep up with the tank advance. In 1926, the Germany Army tested trucks and half-tracks to determine future procurement and operational policy. It purchased a number of half-tracks, mainly as artillery tractors, and concluded that this type of vehicle was ideal for cross-country use. This led to requirements for prototypes in six weight classes. These were built and tested, and in time led to the famous series of half-track gun tractors used extensively by the Germans in all theatres of World War II.

In 1937, the Germany Army decided to fit an armored body to the three-tonne half-track; this vehicle was large enough to carry a full infantry squad of ten men and their equipment. The Hanomag-built chassis had a faceted, well-sloped armored body designed by Büssing-NAG that strongly resembled that used on the armored cars. The armor fit with only minimal changes to the chassis, such as the tilt of the steering wheel. After successful trials, the mittlerer SchutzenPanzerwagen (medium Infantry Armored Vehicle) with the ordnance designation SdKfz 251 was rushed into production. The first vehicle, ready in spring 1939, equipped an infantry company in 1. Panzer-Division for troop trials.

The 1938 production version of the three-tonne tractor, the Hanomag Hkl 6, was used and this basic design was locked in until production ended in 1945, although many details changed. German half-tracks were highly sophisticated and radically different than half-tracks in other nations, which mostly used the simple track and spring bogie designed by the Frenchman Adolphe Kégresse. The front wheels, steered conventionally, supported the front end and the long three-quarter length track units supported the weight of the vehicle. Drive was taken from the transmission via a Cletrac-type controlled differential with steering brakes on the shafts to the front sprocket wheels. These brakes acted automatically when the front wheels were steered more than 15 degrees and help the vehicle manage an 11m turning circle.

The four-speed gearbox had two-speed auxiliary boxes for off-road use, giving eight forward and two reverse gears.

Initially, the sprocket wheels had rollers that engaged detachable rubber pads fitted to the inside of the track. These pads also cushioned the wheel paths. These tracks used sealed, lubricated, needle roller bearings. This system extended track life and gave excellent traction, but it was expensive to produce. Later production vehicles had conventional socket teeth and dry track pins to simplify production and reduce costs.

The suspension was by sprung torsion bars, with perforated-disc road wheels interleaved, rolling on solid rubber tires. The suspension had excellent performance, although it could freeze and immobilze the vehicle in frozen mud or snow if parked overnight during winter.

The conventional girder chassis frame rested on welded cross-members. Six-milimeter armored belly plates protected the chassis from mines. The hull was built of two sections bolted together, a front section with the engine and driving compartments, and the rear one containing the passenger and fighting compartment. Both electric welding and riveting was used in the construction of the hull; some firms in manufacturing the SdKfz 251 had facilities for riveting but not welding. The engine was a Maybach HL42TUKRM six-cylinder, 100hp water-cooled unit of 4L capacity.

The basic variant had a crew of two, a driver and a vehicle commander. Most types had a simple interior fitted with padded bench seats along each side with large double doors at the rear. Each vehicle could carry a basic infantry squad complete with their machine gun, and four vehicles could carrying a platoon.

The four basic production models were mechanically similar with external detail differences. Each further simplified its predecessor, reducing production time and costs. The first production type in 1939, the Ausf. A, had three prominent vision ports in each side of the hull superstructure. The radio aerial was fitted to the right front fender and a simple swivel bracket without a shield was fitted to the front and rear of the fighting compartment. This was soon succeeded by the Ausf. B, the major type in service during 1940, whose improvements had been suggested by service experience. The side vision ports in the passenger compartment were omitted, tools and equipment re-arranged, and the forward MG 34 mount fitted with a shield. Stowage lockers were installed on each side between the superstructure and mudguards. The radio aerial was re-positioned to the superstructure.

The Ausf. B continued in production until the end of 1940, although the Ausf. C had entered production in the middle of that year. The Ausf. C replaced the angled two-piece nose plate with a single plate that left the radiator exposed toward the bottom and improved cooling, and armored cooling intakes were fitted prominently on the sides of the engine compartment.

In 1942, in order to speed up production and cut costs, many of the German AFVs were simplified as much as possible. In the SdKfz 251 Ausf. D, faceted areas on the vehicle's back and engine compartment sides were replaced by single large plates. The engine cooling intakes were incorporated under the engine compartment's side amour and the stowage lockers, originally detachable, were built into the superstructure. The vision ports were replaced by simple vision slits. Late Ausf. Ds used wooden benches insyeadof the tubular steel predecessor. The Ausf. D employed all-welded construction and remained in production from late 1943 until the war's end.

There were some 23 official variants of the SdKfz 251, and several unofficial variants, as well as numerous prototypes carrying pieces such as 8,8cm PaK guns, 2cm Flakvierling (Quadruple Anti-Aircraft Gun) mounts, and a variety of old tank turrets and odd weapons. Some variants ported fire-support weapons, like anti-tank guns, flamethrowers, the 8cm mortar, 28cm or 32cm rockets, and the old standby, the PzKpfw IV 7,5cm Kw.K. 37 L / 24 gun.

A few types carried extra radios to maintain regimental and divisional communications. One was a telephone exchange and cable-layer. A few served artillery in armored-observation, survey, sound-ranging and flash-spotting roles. There was also an armored ambulance and a variant for assault pioneers fitted with brackets for assault bridges.

Quite possibly the oddest/most fascinating use of the platform was the Sdkfz 251/20. It mounted an infrared searchlight and fought alongside Panther tanks with infrared detectors. The halftrack would "light up" targets with the invisible Infrared beam so tha the Panthers could detect and zero in on them.

Although more than 15,000 SdKfz 251s were manufactured before and during World War II, there were never enough to go around. In theory, all the infantry in a Panzer-Division was to ride SdKfz 251s but usually only one or two battalion per Panzer-Division were so equipped.

After the war, the Skoda-built OT-810 served as the standard troop carrier of the Czechoslovakian Army until well into the 1970s. This was similar to the SdKfz 251 Ausf. D with a fully enclosed troop compartment.

==Game Play==

Its open top makes a nice target for grenades and snipers, not to mention aircraft, but it is still an exceptionally good vehicle for delivering infantry into combat operations with some degree of protection from small-arms fire.

The machine gun above the driver’s position is handy for infantry suppression, but is extremely vulnerable enemy fire from the side or rear. When you spawn, the first thing you should do is to jump to crew position 2 and pull him down into the vehicle, although some drivers prefer to leave the gunner up as a sniper detector - enemy infantry cannot resist shooting him when he’s exposed. Hardly surprising.

You have good armor for a light vehicle, due to the radical slope on most of the surfaces, but it’s not thick and will only reliably protect you from small arms fire. Nothing is going to save you from a grenade inside your vehicle, so spend minimal time in hotly contested combat areas.

If your infantry need support, drive up, drop them off, then pull back. Your machine gun has decent range and not only will you be safe, you can cover a wider area with your suppressive fire.

In position 1, the H key opens a side window armor panel, making the driver vulnerable to side shots to the head. Key O opens the rear door. Crew position 2 is the machine gunner, and begins deployed in firing position. Using the numpad “.” or “Ins” key will make him look through the gunsight, which is not adjustable for range. The O key in crew position 2 will sit him on the floor of the vehicle, from where he can't fire the machine gun.

=SdKfz 251/2 Ausf. C=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:Ar_de_sdkfz_251.jpg|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''SdKfz 251/2 Ausf. C'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Personnel Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 1x8cm Granatwerfer 34, MG: 7.92mm MG34
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 4 (Driver, Commander, mortarman, rear gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 7,850kg
|- style="background: white;"
|'''Top Speed''' || 58km/h
|}
==Game Play==

=SdKfz 251/10 Ausf. B=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:251 10 Ausf B.png|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''SdKfz 251/10 Ausf. b'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Personnel Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || Main gun: 1 pak36 / 55 1 rear 7.92mm MG34
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 4 (Driver,Gunner,commander, Machine Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 8,010kg
|- style="background: white;"
|'''Top Speed''' || 58km/h
|}

==Game Play==

[[Category:Armor]]

SdKfz 251

2022-08-04T19:59:00Z

Foe2:

=SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. C=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:Ar_de_sdkfz_251.jpg|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. C'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Personnel Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || MG: 7.92mm MG34
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 2 (Driver, Commander/Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 7,850kg
|- style="background: white;"
|'''Top Speed''' || 58km/h
|}

World War I ended with Germany firmly convinced that the tank had played a large part in her downfall. The German Army was equally convinced that for tanks to be exploited to their fullest, they needed to be supported with infantry. On the few occasions that Allied tanks had advanced on an objective without infantry support, they had pushed the defenders from their positions, but as soon as the tanks withdrew, it was a simple matter for the defending infantry to re-occupy the vacant ground.

The Versailles Treaty of 1919 imposed severe military restrictions on the Germany but permitted the country a small number of armored cars and armored trucks to deal with smoldering civil unrest. By late 1920, the German Reichswehr (National Guard) had organized seven motor-transport battalions, each equipped with 15 armored personnel carriers as permitted by the Allied Control Commission.

Germany watched the limited amount of experimentation with armored forces during the interwar period, particularly the British Experimental Mechanized Force of the 1920s. This force was set up to study, on a small scale, the lessons of the last years of World War I, and resulted in the concept of coordinated tank, infantry, assault engineers and artillery under one command. This would become the basic principle of the German Panzer-Division.

Consequently, Germany recognized a need for armored personnel carriers that would allow the infantry to keep up with the tank advance. In 1926, the Germany Army tested trucks and half-tracks to determine future procurement and operational policy. It purchased a number of half-tracks, mainly as artillery tractors, and concluded that this type of vehicle was ideal for cross-country use. This led to requirements for prototypes in six weight classes. These were built and tested, and in time led to the famous series of half-track gun tractors used extensively by the Germans in all theatres of World War II.

In 1937, the Germany Army decided to fit an armored body to the three-tonne half-track; this vehicle was large enough to carry a full infantry squad of ten men and their equipment. The Hanomag-built chassis had a faceted, well-sloped armored body designed by Büssing-NAG that strongly resembled that used on the armored cars. The armor fit with only minimal changes to the chassis, such as the tilt of the steering wheel. After successful trials, the mittlerer SchutzenPanzerwagen (medium Infantry Armored Vehicle) with the ordnance designation SdKfz 251 was rushed into production. The first vehicle, ready in spring 1939, equipped an infantry company in 1. Panzer-Division for troop trials.

The 1938 production version of the three-tonne tractor, the Hanomag Hkl 6, was used and this basic design was locked in until production ended in 1945, although many details changed. German half-tracks were highly sophisticated and radically different than half-tracks in other nations, which mostly used the simple track and spring bogie designed by the Frenchman Adolphe Kégresse. The front wheels, steered conventionally, supported the front end and the long three-quarter length track units supported the weight of the vehicle. Drive was taken from the transmission via a Cletrac-type controlled differential with steering brakes on the shafts to the front sprocket wheels. These brakes acted automatically when the front wheels were steered more than 15 degrees and help the vehicle manage an 11m turning circle.

The four-speed gearbox had two-speed auxiliary boxes for off-road use, giving eight forward and two reverse gears.

Initially, the sprocket wheels had rollers that engaged detachable rubber pads fitted to the inside of the track. These pads also cushioned the wheel paths. These tracks used sealed, lubricated, needle roller bearings. This system extended track life and gave excellent traction, but it was expensive to produce. Later production vehicles had conventional socket teeth and dry track pins to simplify production and reduce costs.

The suspension was by sprung torsion bars, with perforated-disc road wheels interleaved, rolling on solid rubber tires. The suspension had excellent performance, although it could freeze and immobilze the vehicle in frozen mud or snow if parked overnight during winter.

The conventional girder chassis frame rested on welded cross-members. Six-milimeter armored belly plates protected the chassis from mines. The hull was built of two sections bolted together, a front section with the engine and driving compartments, and the rear one containing the passenger and fighting compartment. Both electric welding and riveting was used in the construction of the hull; some firms in manufacturing the SdKfz 251 had facilities for riveting but not welding. The engine was a Maybach HL42TUKRM six-cylinder, 100hp water-cooled unit of 4L capacity.

The basic variant had a crew of two, a driver and a vehicle commander. Most types had a simple interior fitted with padded bench seats along each side with large double doors at the rear. Each vehicle could carry a basic infantry squad complete with their machine gun, and four vehicles could carrying a platoon.

The four basic production models were mechanically similar with external detail differences. Each further simplified its predecessor, reducing production time and costs. The first production type in 1939, the Ausf. A, had three prominent vision ports in each side of the hull superstructure. The radio aerial was fitted to the right front fender and a simple swivel bracket without a shield was fitted to the front and rear of the fighting compartment. This was soon succeeded by the Ausf. B, the major type in service during 1940, whose improvements had been suggested by service experience. The side vision ports in the passenger compartment were omitted, tools and equipment re-arranged, and the forward MG 34 mount fitted with a shield. Stowage lockers were installed on each side between the superstructure and mudguards. The radio aerial was re-positioned to the superstructure.

The Ausf. B continued in production until the end of 1940, although the Ausf. C had entered production in the middle of that year. The Ausf. C replaced the angled two-piece nose plate with a single plate that left the radiator exposed toward the bottom and improved cooling, and armored cooling intakes were fitted prominently on the sides of the engine compartment.

In 1942, in order to speed up production and cut costs, many of the German AFVs were simplified as much as possible. In the SdKfz 251 Ausf. D, faceted areas on the vehicle's back and engine compartment sides were replaced by single large plates. The engine cooling intakes were incorporated under the engine compartment's side amour and the stowage lockers, originally detachable, were built into the superstructure. The vision ports were replaced by simple vision slits. Late Ausf. Ds used wooden benches insyeadof the tubular steel predecessor. The Ausf. D employed all-welded construction and remained in production from late 1943 until the war's end.

There were some 23 official variants of the SdKfz 251, and several unofficial variants, as well as numerous prototypes carrying pieces such as 8,8cm PaK guns, 2cm Flakvierling (Quadruple Anti-Aircraft Gun) mounts, and a variety of old tank turrets and odd weapons. Some variants ported fire-support weapons, like anti-tank guns, flamethrowers, the 8cm mortar, 28cm or 32cm rockets, and the old standby, the PzKpfw IV 7,5cm Kw.K. 37 L / 24 gun.

A few types carried extra radios to maintain regimental and divisional communications. One was a telephone exchange and cable-layer. A few served artillery in armored-observation, survey, sound-ranging and flash-spotting roles. There was also an armored ambulance and a variant for assault pioneers fitted with brackets for assault bridges.

Quite possibly the oddest/most fascinating use of the platform was the Sdkfz 251/20. It mounted an infrared searchlight and fought alongside Panther tanks with infrared detectors. The halftrack would "light up" targets with the invisible Infrared beam so tha the Panthers could detect and zero in on them.

Although more than 15,000 SdKfz 251s were manufactured before and during World War II, there were never enough to go around. In theory, all the infantry in a Panzer-Division was to ride SdKfz 251s but usually only one or two battalion per Panzer-Division were so equipped.

After the war, the Skoda-built OT-810 served as the standard troop carrier of the Czechoslovakian Army until well into the 1970s. This was similar to the SdKfz 251 Ausf. D with a fully enclosed troop compartment.

==Game Play==

Its open top makes a nice target for grenades and snipers, not to mention aircraft, but it is still an exceptionally good vehicle for delivering infantry into combat operations with some degree of protection from small-arms fire.

The machine gun above the driver’s position is handy for infantry suppression, but is extremely vulnerable enemy fire from the side or rear. When you spawn, the first thing you should do is to jump to crew position 2 and pull him down into the vehicle, although some drivers prefer to leave the gunner up as a sniper detector - enemy infantry cannot resist shooting him when he’s exposed. Hardly surprising.

You have good armor for a light vehicle, due to the radical slope on most of the surfaces, but it’s not thick and will only reliably protect you from small arms fire. Nothing is going to save you from a grenade inside your vehicle, so spend minimal time in hotly contested combat areas.

If your infantry need support, drive up, drop them off, then pull back. Your machine gun has decent range and not only will you be safe, you can cover a wider area with your suppressive fire.

In position 1, the H key opens a side window armor panel, making the driver vulnerable to side shots to the head. Key O opens the rear door. Crew position 2 is the machine gunner, and begins deployed in firing position. Using the numpad “.” or “Ins” key will make him look through the gunsight, which is not adjustable for range. The O key in crew position 2 will sit him on the floor of the vehicle, from where he can't fire the machine gun.

The SdKfz 251 is available from tier 0.

==Armor==
<center>
{| class="wikitable"
! Location !! Thickness !! Angle
|-
| '''Hull front''' || 14.5 mm || 21°?
|-
| '''Hull sides''' || 8 mm || 35°?
|-
| '''Hull rear''' || 8 mm || 30°?
|-
| '''Hull top''' || 6 mm || 90°
|-
| '''Superstructure front''' || 10 mm || 33°?
|-
| '''Superstructure sides''' || 8 mm || 35°?
|-
| '''Superstructure rear''' || 8 mm || 40°?
|-
| '''Superstructure top''' || open ||
|}
</center>

=SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. D=

{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:Ar_de_sdkfz_251.jpg|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. D'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Personnel Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || MG: 7.92mm MG42x2
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 3 (Driver, Commander/Gunner, rear gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 7,850kg
|- style="background: white;"
|'''Top Speed''' || 58km/h
|}
==History==
World War I ended with Germany firmly convinced that the tank had played a large part in her downfall. The German Army was equally convinced that for tanks to be exploited to their fullest, they needed to be supported with infantry. On the few occasions that Allied tanks had advanced on an objective without infantry support, they had pushed the defenders from their positions, but as soon as the tanks withdrew, it was a simple matter for the defending infantry to re-occupy the vacant ground.

The Versailles Treaty of 1919 imposed severe military restrictions on the Germany but permitted the country a small number of armored cars and armored trucks to deal with smoldering civil unrest. By late 1920, the German Reichswehr (National Guard) had organized seven motor-transport battalions, each equipped with 15 armored personnel carriers as permitted by the Allied Control Commission.

Germany watched the limited amount of experimentation with armored forces during the interwar period, particularly the British Experimental Mechanized Force of the 1920s. This force was set up to study, on a small scale, the lessons of the last years of World War I, and resulted in the concept of coordinated tank, infantry, assault engineers and artillery under one command. This would become the basic principle of the German Panzer-Division.

Consequently, Germany recognized a need for armored personnel carriers that would allow the infantry to keep up with the tank advance. In 1926, the Germany Army tested trucks and half-tracks to determine future procurement and operational policy. It purchased a number of half-tracks, mainly as artillery tractors, and concluded that this type of vehicle was ideal for cross-country use. This led to requirements for prototypes in six weight classes. These were built and tested, and in time led to the famous series of half-track gun tractors used extensively by the Germans in all theatres of World War II.

In 1937, the Germany Army decided to fit an armored body to the three-tonne half-track; this vehicle was large enough to carry a full infantry squad of ten men and their equipment. The Hanomag-built chassis had a faceted, well-sloped armored body designed by Büssing-NAG that strongly resembled that used on the armored cars. The armor fit with only minimal changes to the chassis, such as the tilt of the steering wheel. After successful trials, the mittlerer SchutzenPanzerwagen (medium Infantry Armored Vehicle) with the ordnance designation SdKfz 251 was rushed into production. The first vehicle, ready in spring 1939, equipped an infantry company in 1. Panzer-Division for troop trials.

The 1938 production version of the three-tonne tractor, the Hanomag Hkl 6, was used and this basic design was locked in until production ended in 1945, although many details changed. German half-tracks were highly sophisticated and radically different than half-tracks in other nations, which mostly used the simple track and spring bogie designed by the Frenchman Adolphe Kégresse. The front wheels, steered conventionally, supported the front end and the long three-quarter length track units supported the weight of the vehicle. Drive was taken from the transmission via a Cletrac-type controlled differential with steering brakes on the shafts to the front sprocket wheels. These brakes acted automatically when the front wheels were steered more than 15 degrees and help the vehicle manage an 11m turning circle.

The four-speed gearbox had two-speed auxiliary boxes for off-road use, giving eight forward and two reverse gears.

Initially, the sprocket wheels had rollers that engaged detachable rubber pads fitted to the inside of the track. These pads also cushioned the wheel paths. These tracks used sealed, lubricated, needle roller bearings. This system extended track life and gave excellent traction, but it was expensive to produce. Later production vehicles had conventional socket teeth and dry track pins to simplify production and reduce costs.

The suspension was by sprung torsion bars, with perforated-disc road wheels interleaved, rolling on solid rubber tires. The suspension had excellent performance, although it could freeze and immobilze the vehicle in frozen mud or snow if parked overnight during winter.

The conventional girder chassis frame rested on welded cross-members. Six-milimeter armored belly plates protected the chassis from mines. The hull was built of two sections bolted together, a front section with the engine and driving compartments, and the rear one containing the passenger and fighting compartment. Both electric welding and riveting was used in the construction of the hull; some firms in manufacturing the SdKfz 251 had facilities for riveting but not welding. The engine was a Maybach HL42TUKRM six-cylinder, 100hp water-cooled unit of 4L capacity.

The basic variant had a crew of two, a driver and a vehicle commander. Most types had a simple interior fitted with padded bench seats along each side with large double doors at the rear. Each vehicle could carry a basic infantry squad complete with their machine gun, and four vehicles could carrying a platoon.

The four basic production models were mechanically similar with external detail differences. Each further simplified its predecessor, reducing production time and costs. The first production type in 1939, the Ausf. A, had three prominent vision ports in each side of the hull superstructure. The radio aerial was fitted to the right front fender and a simple swivel bracket without a shield was fitted to the front and rear of the fighting compartment. This was soon succeeded by the Ausf. B, the major type in service during 1940, whose improvements had been suggested by service experience. The side vision ports in the passenger compartment were omitted, tools and equipment re-arranged, and the forward MG 34 mount fitted with a shield. Stowage lockers were installed on each side between the superstructure and mudguards. The radio aerial was re-positioned to the superstructure.

The Ausf. B continued in production until the end of 1940, although the Ausf. C had entered production in the middle of that year. The Ausf. C replaced the angled two-piece nose plate with a single plate that left the radiator exposed toward the bottom and improved cooling, and armored cooling intakes were fitted prominently on the sides of the engine compartment.

In 1942, in order to speed up production and cut costs, many of the German AFVs were simplified as much as possible. In the SdKfz 251 Ausf. D, faceted areas on the vehicle's back and engine compartment sides were replaced by single large plates. The engine cooling intakes were incorporated under the engine compartment's side amour and the stowage lockers, originally detachable, were built into the superstructure. The vision ports were replaced by simple vision slits. Late Ausf. Ds used wooden benches insyeadof the tubular steel predecessor. The Ausf. D employed all-welded construction and remained in production from late 1943 until the war's end.

There were some 23 official variants of the SdKfz 251, and several unofficial variants, as well as numerous prototypes carrying pieces such as 8,8cm PaK guns, 2cm Flakvierling (Quadruple Anti-Aircraft Gun) mounts, and a variety of old tank turrets and odd weapons. Some variants ported fire-support weapons, like anti-tank guns, flamethrowers, the 8cm mortar, 28cm or 32cm rockets, and the old standby, the PzKpfw IV 7,5cm Kw.K. 37 L / 24 gun.

A few types carried extra radios to maintain regimental and divisional communications. One was a telephone exchange and cable-layer. A few served artillery in armored-observation, survey, sound-ranging and flash-spotting roles. There was also an armored ambulance and a variant for assault pioneers fitted with brackets for assault bridges.

Quite possibly the oddest/most fascinating use of the platform was the Sdkfz 251/20. It mounted an infrared searchlight and fought alongside Panther tanks with infrared detectors. The halftrack would "light up" targets with the invisible Infrared beam so tha the Panthers could detect and zero in on them.

Although more than 15,000 SdKfz 251s were manufactured before and during World War II, there were never enough to go around. In theory, all the infantry in a Panzer-Division was to ride SdKfz 251s but usually only one or two battalion per Panzer-Division were so equipped.

After the war, the Skoda-built OT-810 served as the standard troop carrier of the Czechoslovakian Army until well into the 1970s. This was similar to the SdKfz 251 Ausf. D with a fully enclosed troop compartment.

==Game Play==

Its open top makes a nice target for grenades and snipers, not to mention aircraft, but it is still an exceptionally good vehicle for delivering infantry into combat operations with some degree of protection from small-arms fire.

The machine gun above the driver’s position is handy for infantry suppression, but is extremely vulnerable enemy fire from the side or rear. When you spawn, the first thing you should do is to jump to crew position 2 and pull him down into the vehicle, although some drivers prefer to leave the gunner up as a sniper detector - enemy infantry cannot resist shooting him when he’s exposed. Hardly surprising.

You have good armor for a light vehicle, due to the radical slope on most of the surfaces, but it’s not thick and will only reliably protect you from small arms fire. Nothing is going to save you from a grenade inside your vehicle, so spend minimal time in hotly contested combat areas.

If your infantry need support, drive up, drop them off, then pull back. Your machine gun has decent range and not only will you be safe, you can cover a wider area with your suppressive fire.

In position 1, the H key opens a side window armor panel, making the driver vulnerable to side shots to the head. Key O opens the rear door. Crew position 2 is the machine gunner, and begins deployed in firing position. Using the numpad “.” or “Ins” key will make him look through the gunsight, which is not adjustable for range. The O key in crew position 2 will sit him on the floor of the vehicle, from where he can't fire the machine gun.

=SdKfz 251/2 Ausf. C=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:Ar_de_sdkfz_251.jpg|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''SdKfz 251/2 Ausf. C'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Personnel Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 1x8cm Granatwerfer 34, MG: 7.92mm MG34
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 4 (Driver, Commander, mortarman, rear gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 7,850kg
|- style="background: white;"
|'''Top Speed''' || 58km/h
|}
=SdKfz 251/10 Ausf. B=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:251 10 Ausf B.png|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''SdKfz 251/10 Ausf. b'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Personnel Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || Main gun: 1 pak36 / 55 1 rear 7.92mm MG34
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 4 (Driver,Gunner,commander, Machine Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 8,010kg
|- style="background: white;"
|'''Top Speed''' || 58km/h
|}

==Game Play==

[[Category:Armor]]

Template:Armor Units

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! !! British !! French !! American !! German
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''' Personnel Carriers''' || [[File:Universal carrier.jpg|200px]] [[ Universal Carrier]]||[[File:Lorraine 37L.png|200px]] [[ Lorraine 37L]] ||[[File:M3 Halftrack.png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack]] || [[File:Ar de sdkfz 251.jpg|200px]] [[SdKfz_251#SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. C|Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251 Ausf. C]]
|-
|||[[File:French M3 Halftrack.png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack]]|||||[[File:Ar de sdkfz 251.jpg|200px]] [[SdKfz_251#SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. D|Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251 Ausf. D]]
|-
| rowspan="1" | '''Armoured Cars''' || [[File:Ar uk daimler.jpg|200px]] [[Daimler|Daimler Mk I]] || [[File:Ar fr panhard-178.jpg|200px]] [[Panhard 178]] || || [[File:Ar de sdkfz 232.jpg|200px]] [[SdKfz_232|Sonderkraftfahrzeug 232 (8-Rad)]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | '''Light Tanks''' || [[File:Ar_uk_vickers.jpg|200px]] [[Vickers|Vickers Mk VI]] || [[File:Ar_fr_hotchkiss_h-39.jpg|200px]] [[H39|Hotchkiss H39]] || || [[File:Ar_de_pz2_c.jpg|200px]] [[PzKpfw_II|Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. C]]
|-
|[[File:-Ar uk vickersVIC.png|200px]] [[Vickers#Vickers Mk.VIC|Vickers Mk.VIC]]|| [[File:Ar_fr_renault_r-35.jpg|200px]] [[R35|Renault R35]] || | [[File:Ar_fr_stuart_m3a3.jpg|200px]] [[M3_Stuart|M3A3 Stuart]] ||[[File:Ar_de_pz38t.jpg|200px]] [[Panzerkampfwagen 38(t)]]
|-
| [[File:Ar_uk_cruiser_A13_2.jpg|200px]] [[Cruiser|Cruiser Tank Mk IV (A13 Mk II)]]|| |[[File:Ar_fr_stuart_m3a3.jpg|200px]] [[M3_Stuart|M3A3 Stuart]] ||||
|-
| | [[File:Ar_fr_stuart_m3a3.jpg|200px]] [[M3_Stuart| Stuart V]] || || || |
|-
| rowspan="7" | '''Medium Tanks''' ||[[File:Ar_uk_crusader_2.jpg|200px]] [[Crusader#Crusader_Mk_II|Crusader Mk II [A15]]] || [[File:Ar_fr_somua_s-35.jpg|200px]] [[S35|Somua S35]] || || [[File:Ar_de_pz3-f.jpg|200px]] [[PzKpfw_III#PzKpfw_III_Ausf._F|Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. F]]
|-
| [[File:Crusader Mk II Close Support.png|200px]] [[Crusader#Crusader Mk II Close Support|Crusader Mk II C/S]]|| || ||[[File:Ar_de_pz3-h.jpg|200px]] [[PzKpfw_III#PzKpfw_III_Ausf._H|Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. H]]
|-
| [[File:Ar_uk_crusader_3.jpg|200px]] [[Crusader#Crusader_Mk_III|Crusader Mk III [A15]]] || || || [[File:PZ III L.png|200px]] [[PzKpfw_III#PzKpfw_III_Ausf._L|Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. L]]
|-
| [[File:Crusader III C-S.png|200px]] [[Crusader#Crusader Mk III Close support|Crusader Mk III C/S]]|| || ||[[File:PZIII N.png|200px]] [[PzKpfw_III#PzKpfw_III_Ausf._N|Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. N]]
|-
| [[File:Ar_fr_sherman_m4a2.jpg|200px]] [[M4 Sherman#M4A2_Sherman|M4A2 Sherman III]]||[[File:Ar_fr_sherman_m4a2.jpg|200px]] [[M4 Sherman#M4A2_Sherman|M4A2 Sherman]]|| [[File:Ar_fr_sherman_m4a2.jpg|200px]] [[M4 Sherman#M4A2_Sherman|M4A2 Sherman]] ||[[File:Ar_de_pz4-d.jpg|200px]] [[PzKpfw IV#PzKpfw_IV_Ausf._D|Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. D]]
|-
|-
|| [[File:Ar_fr_m4a3.jpg|200px]] [[M4_Sherman#M4A3_Sherman|M4A3 Sherman IV]]|| [[File:Ar_fr_m4a3.jpg|200px]] [[M4_Sherman#M4A3_Sherman|M4A3 Sherman (76mm gun)]] || [[File:Ar_fr_m4a3.jpg|200px]] [[M4_Sherman#M4A3_Sherman|M4A3 Sherman (76mm gun)]] || [[File:Ar_de_pz4-g.jpg|200px]] [[PzKpfw_IV#PzKpfw_IV_Ausf._G|Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. G]]
|-
|| [[File:BR Sherman VC.png|200px]] [[M4_Sherman#Sherman VC Firefly |Sherman Firefly]]|||||| [[File:PZIV H.png|200px]] [[PzKpfw IV#PzKpfw IV Ausf.H|Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. H]]
|-

|-
| rowspan="6" | ''' Heavy Tanks''' ||[[File:Ar_uk_matilda_2.jpg|200px]] [[Matilda|Infantry Tank Mk II (A12) "Matilda II"]] ||[[File:Ar_fr_char_b1-bis.jpg|200px]] [[B1_bis|Char B1 bis]] || || |[[File:Ar_de_pz6-e_tiger.jpg|200px]] [[PzKpfw.VI|Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. E "Tiger"]]
|-
||[[File:Ar uk matilda 2CS.png|200px]] [[Matilda#Infantry Tank Mk II (A12) "Matilda II Close Support"| Infantry Tank Mk II Close support"Matilda II"]]|| || ||
|-
||[[File:Ar_uk_churchill_3.jpg|200px]] [[Churchill#Churchill_Mk_III|Churchill Mk III]]|| || ||
|-
||[[File:Churchill Mk V close Support.png|200px]] [[Churchill#Churchill Mk V close Support|Churchill Mk V close Support]]|| || ||
|-
||[[File:Ar_uk_churchill_7.jpg|200px]] [[Churchill#Churchill_Mk_VII|Churchill Mk VII]] || || ||
|-
||[[File:Churchill Mk VIII close Support.png|200px]] [[Churchill#Churchill Mk VIII close Support|Churchill Mk VIII close Support]]|| || ||
|-

| rowspan="5" | '''Tank Destroyers & Assault Tanks''' ||[[File:Ar_fr_wolverine_m10.jpg|200px]] [[M10 Wolverine| 3in SPM M10]] || [[File:Ar_fr_wolverine_m10.jpg|200px]] [[M10 Wolverine|M10 Wolverine]] || [[File:Ar_fr_wolverine_m10.jpg|200px]] [[M10 Wolverine|M10 Wolverine]] || [[File:Panzerjäger I.png|200px]] [[Panzerjäger#Panzerjäger I|Panzerjäger I]]
|-
|[[File:BR M10 Achilles.png|200px]] [[M10 Wolverine#M10 Achilles| M10 Achilles]] || [[File:Ar_fr_laffly_w15-tcc.jpg|200px]] [[Laffly W-15 TCC]] ||[[File:M3 Motor Gun Carriage.png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack#M3 Gun Motor Carriage|M3 Gun Motor Carriage]] || [[File:Ar_de_stug_3-b.jpg|200px]] [[StuG#StuG_III_Ausf._B|Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. B]]
|-
||||[[File:Lorraine 37L Anti Char.png|200px]] [[Lorraine 37L#Lorraine 37L Anti-Char|Lorraine 37L Anti-Char]]|||||[[File:Ar_de_stug_3-g.jpg|200px]] [[StuG#StuG_III_Ausf._G|Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G]]
|-
||||[[File:M3 Motor Gun Carriage.png|200px]] [[M-3 Halftrack#M3 Gun Motor Carriage|M3 Gun Motor Carriage]]|||||[[File:StuH42.png|200px]] [[StuG#StuH42|sturmhaubitze 42]]
|-
|||||||[[File:251 10 Ausf B.png|200px]] [[SdKfz_251#SdKfz 251/10 Ausf. B|SdKfz 251/10 Ausf. B]]
|}
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=SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. C=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:Ar_de_sdkfz_251.jpg|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. C'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Personnel Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || MG: 7.92mm MG34
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 2 (Driver, Commander/Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 7,850kg
|- style="background: white;"
|'''Top Speed''' || 58km/h
|}

World War I ended with Germany firmly convinced that the tank had played a large part in her downfall. The German Army was equally convinced that for tanks to be exploited to their fullest, they needed to be supported with infantry. On the few occasions that Allied tanks had advanced on an objective without infantry support, they had pushed the defenders from their positions, but as soon as the tanks withdrew, it was a simple matter for the defending infantry to re-occupy the vacant ground.

The Versailles Treaty of 1919 imposed severe military restrictions on the Germany but permitted the country a small number of armored cars and armored trucks to deal with smoldering civil unrest. By late 1920, the German Reichswehr (National Guard) had organized seven motor-transport battalions, each equipped with 15 armored personnel carriers as permitted by the Allied Control Commission.

Germany watched the limited amount of experimentation with armored forces during the interwar period, particularly the British Experimental Mechanized Force of the 1920s. This force was set up to study, on a small scale, the lessons of the last years of World War I, and resulted in the concept of coordinated tank, infantry, assault engineers and artillery under one command. This would become the basic principle of the German Panzer-Division.

Consequently, Germany recognized a need for armored personnel carriers that would allow the infantry to keep up with the tank advance. In 1926, the Germany Army tested trucks and half-tracks to determine future procurement and operational policy. It purchased a number of half-tracks, mainly as artillery tractors, and concluded that this type of vehicle was ideal for cross-country use. This led to requirements for prototypes in six weight classes. These were built and tested, and in time led to the famous series of half-track gun tractors used extensively by the Germans in all theatres of World War II.

In 1937, the Germany Army decided to fit an armored body to the three-tonne half-track; this vehicle was large enough to carry a full infantry squad of ten men and their equipment. The Hanomag-built chassis had a faceted, well-sloped armored body designed by Büssing-NAG that strongly resembled that used on the armored cars. The armor fit with only minimal changes to the chassis, such as the tilt of the steering wheel. After successful trials, the mittlerer SchutzenPanzerwagen (medium Infantry Armored Vehicle) with the ordnance designation SdKfz 251 was rushed into production. The first vehicle, ready in spring 1939, equipped an infantry company in 1. Panzer-Division for troop trials.

The 1938 production version of the three-tonne tractor, the Hanomag Hkl 6, was used and this basic design was locked in until production ended in 1945, although many details changed. German half-tracks were highly sophisticated and radically different than half-tracks in other nations, which mostly used the simple track and spring bogie designed by the Frenchman Adolphe Kégresse. The front wheels, steered conventionally, supported the front end and the long three-quarter length track units supported the weight of the vehicle. Drive was taken from the transmission via a Cletrac-type controlled differential with steering brakes on the shafts to the front sprocket wheels. These brakes acted automatically when the front wheels were steered more than 15 degrees and help the vehicle manage an 11m turning circle.

The four-speed gearbox had two-speed auxiliary boxes for off-road use, giving eight forward and two reverse gears.

Initially, the sprocket wheels had rollers that engaged detachable rubber pads fitted to the inside of the track. These pads also cushioned the wheel paths. These tracks used sealed, lubricated, needle roller bearings. This system extended track life and gave excellent traction, but it was expensive to produce. Later production vehicles had conventional socket teeth and dry track pins to simplify production and reduce costs.

The suspension was by sprung torsion bars, with perforated-disc road wheels interleaved, rolling on solid rubber tires. The suspension had excellent performance, although it could freeze and immobilze the vehicle in frozen mud or snow if parked overnight during winter.

The conventional girder chassis frame rested on welded cross-members. Six-milimeter armored belly plates protected the chassis from mines. The hull was built of two sections bolted together, a front section with the engine and driving compartments, and the rear one containing the passenger and fighting compartment. Both electric welding and riveting was used in the construction of the hull; some firms in manufacturing the SdKfz 251 had facilities for riveting but not welding. The engine was a Maybach HL42TUKRM six-cylinder, 100hp water-cooled unit of 4L capacity.

The basic variant had a crew of two, a driver and a vehicle commander. Most types had a simple interior fitted with padded bench seats along each side with large double doors at the rear. Each vehicle could carry a basic infantry squad complete with their machine gun, and four vehicles could carrying a platoon.

The four basic production models were mechanically similar with external detail differences. Each further simplified its predecessor, reducing production time and costs. The first production type in 1939, the Ausf. A, had three prominent vision ports in each side of the hull superstructure. The radio aerial was fitted to the right front fender and a simple swivel bracket without a shield was fitted to the front and rear of the fighting compartment. This was soon succeeded by the Ausf. B, the major type in service during 1940, whose improvements had been suggested by service experience. The side vision ports in the passenger compartment were omitted, tools and equipment re-arranged, and the forward MG 34 mount fitted with a shield. Stowage lockers were installed on each side between the superstructure and mudguards. The radio aerial was re-positioned to the superstructure.

The Ausf. B continued in production until the end of 1940, although the Ausf. C had entered production in the middle of that year. The Ausf. C replaced the angled two-piece nose plate with a single plate that left the radiator exposed toward the bottom and improved cooling, and armored cooling intakes were fitted prominently on the sides of the engine compartment.

In 1942, in order to speed up production and cut costs, many of the German AFVs were simplified as much as possible. In the SdKfz 251 Ausf. D, faceted areas on the vehicle's back and engine compartment sides were replaced by single large plates. The engine cooling intakes were incorporated under the engine compartment's side amour and the stowage lockers, originally detachable, were built into the superstructure. The vision ports were replaced by simple vision slits. Late Ausf. Ds used wooden benches insyeadof the tubular steel predecessor. The Ausf. D employed all-welded construction and remained in production from late 1943 until the war's end.

There were some 23 official variants of the SdKfz 251, and several unofficial variants, as well as numerous prototypes carrying pieces such as 8,8cm PaK guns, 2cm Flakvierling (Quadruple Anti-Aircraft Gun) mounts, and a variety of old tank turrets and odd weapons. Some variants ported fire-support weapons, like anti-tank guns, flamethrowers, the 8cm mortar, 28cm or 32cm rockets, and the old standby, the PzKpfw IV 7,5cm Kw.K. 37 L / 24 gun.

A few types carried extra radios to maintain regimental and divisional communications. One was a telephone exchange and cable-layer. A few served artillery in armored-observation, survey, sound-ranging and flash-spotting roles. There was also an armored ambulance and a variant for assault pioneers fitted with brackets for assault bridges.

Quite possibly the oddest/most fascinating use of the platform was the Sdkfz 251/20. It mounted an infrared searchlight and fought alongside Panther tanks with infrared detectors. The halftrack would "light up" targets with the invisible Infrared beam so tha the Panthers could detect and zero in on them.

Although more than 15,000 SdKfz 251s were manufactured before and during World War II, there were never enough to go around. In theory, all the infantry in a Panzer-Division was to ride SdKfz 251s but usually only one or two battalion per Panzer-Division were so equipped.

After the war, the Skoda-built OT-810 served as the standard troop carrier of the Czechoslovakian Army until well into the 1970s. This was similar to the SdKfz 251 Ausf. D with a fully enclosed troop compartment.

==Game Play==

Its open top makes a nice target for grenades and snipers, not to mention aircraft, but it is still an exceptionally good vehicle for delivering infantry into combat operations with some degree of protection from small-arms fire.

The machine gun above the driver’s position is handy for infantry suppression, but is extremely vulnerable enemy fire from the side or rear. When you spawn, the first thing you should do is to jump to crew position 2 and pull him down into the vehicle, although some drivers prefer to leave the gunner up as a sniper detector - enemy infantry cannot resist shooting him when he’s exposed. Hardly surprising.

You have good armor for a light vehicle, due to the radical slope on most of the surfaces, but it’s not thick and will only reliably protect you from small arms fire. Nothing is going to save you from a grenade inside your vehicle, so spend minimal time in hotly contested combat areas.

If your infantry need support, drive up, drop them off, then pull back. Your machine gun has decent range and not only will you be safe, you can cover a wider area with your suppressive fire.

In position 1, the H key opens a side window armor panel, making the driver vulnerable to side shots to the head. Key O opens the rear door. Crew position 2 is the machine gunner, and begins deployed in firing position. Using the numpad “.” or “Ins” key will make him look through the gunsight, which is not adjustable for range. The O key in crew position 2 will sit him on the floor of the vehicle, from where he can't fire the machine gun.

The SdKfz 251 is available from tier 0.

==Armor==
<center>
{| class="wikitable"
! Location !! Thickness !! Angle
|-
| '''Hull front''' || 14.5 mm || 21°?
|-
| '''Hull sides''' || 8 mm || 35°?
|-
| '''Hull rear''' || 8 mm || 30°?
|-
| '''Hull top''' || 6 mm || 90°
|-
| '''Superstructure front''' || 10 mm || 33°?
|-
| '''Superstructure sides''' || 8 mm || 35°?
|-
| '''Superstructure rear''' || 8 mm || 40°?
|-
| '''Superstructure top''' || open ||
|}
</center>

=SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. D=

{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:Ar_de_sdkfz_251.jpg|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. D'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Personnel Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || MG: 7.92mm MG42x2
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 3 (Driver, Commander/Gunner, rear gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 7,850kg
|- style="background: white;"
|'''Top Speed''' || 58km/h
|}
==History==
World War I ended with Germany firmly convinced that the tank had played a large part in her downfall. The German Army was equally convinced that for tanks to be exploited to their fullest, they needed to be supported with infantry. On the few occasions that Allied tanks had advanced on an objective without infantry support, they had pushed the defenders from their positions, but as soon as the tanks withdrew, it was a simple matter for the defending infantry to re-occupy the vacant ground.

The Versailles Treaty of 1919 imposed severe military restrictions on the Germany but permitted the country a small number of armored cars and armored trucks to deal with smoldering civil unrest. By late 1920, the German Reichswehr (National Guard) had organized seven motor-transport battalions, each equipped with 15 armored personnel carriers as permitted by the Allied Control Commission.

Germany watched the limited amount of experimentation with armored forces during the interwar period, particularly the British Experimental Mechanized Force of the 1920s. This force was set up to study, on a small scale, the lessons of the last years of World War I, and resulted in the concept of coordinated tank, infantry, assault engineers and artillery under one command. This would become the basic principle of the German Panzer-Division.

Consequently, Germany recognized a need for armored personnel carriers that would allow the infantry to keep up with the tank advance. In 1926, the Germany Army tested trucks and half-tracks to determine future procurement and operational policy. It purchased a number of half-tracks, mainly as artillery tractors, and concluded that this type of vehicle was ideal for cross-country use. This led to requirements for prototypes in six weight classes. These were built and tested, and in time led to the famous series of half-track gun tractors used extensively by the Germans in all theatres of World War II.

In 1937, the Germany Army decided to fit an armored body to the three-tonne half-track; this vehicle was large enough to carry a full infantry squad of ten men and their equipment. The Hanomag-built chassis had a faceted, well-sloped armored body designed by Büssing-NAG that strongly resembled that used on the armored cars. The armor fit with only minimal changes to the chassis, such as the tilt of the steering wheel. After successful trials, the mittlerer SchutzenPanzerwagen (medium Infantry Armored Vehicle) with the ordnance designation SdKfz 251 was rushed into production. The first vehicle, ready in spring 1939, equipped an infantry company in 1. Panzer-Division for troop trials.

The 1938 production version of the three-tonne tractor, the Hanomag Hkl 6, was used and this basic design was locked in until production ended in 1945, although many details changed. German half-tracks were highly sophisticated and radically different than half-tracks in other nations, which mostly used the simple track and spring bogie designed by the Frenchman Adolphe Kégresse. The front wheels, steered conventionally, supported the front end and the long three-quarter length track units supported the weight of the vehicle. Drive was taken from the transmission via a Cletrac-type controlled differential with steering brakes on the shafts to the front sprocket wheels. These brakes acted automatically when the front wheels were steered more than 15 degrees and help the vehicle manage an 11m turning circle.

The four-speed gearbox had two-speed auxiliary boxes for off-road use, giving eight forward and two reverse gears.

Initially, the sprocket wheels had rollers that engaged detachable rubber pads fitted to the inside of the track. These pads also cushioned the wheel paths. These tracks used sealed, lubricated, needle roller bearings. This system extended track life and gave excellent traction, but it was expensive to produce. Later production vehicles had conventional socket teeth and dry track pins to simplify production and reduce costs.

The suspension was by sprung torsion bars, with perforated-disc road wheels interleaved, rolling on solid rubber tires. The suspension had excellent performance, although it could freeze and immobilze the vehicle in frozen mud or snow if parked overnight during winter.

The conventional girder chassis frame rested on welded cross-members. Six-milimeter armored belly plates protected the chassis from mines. The hull was built of two sections bolted together, a front section with the engine and driving compartments, and the rear one containing the passenger and fighting compartment. Both electric welding and riveting was used in the construction of the hull; some firms in manufacturing the SdKfz 251 had facilities for riveting but not welding. The engine was a Maybach HL42TUKRM six-cylinder, 100hp water-cooled unit of 4L capacity.

The basic variant had a crew of two, a driver and a vehicle commander. Most types had a simple interior fitted with padded bench seats along each side with large double doors at the rear. Each vehicle could carry a basic infantry squad complete with their machine gun, and four vehicles could carrying a platoon.

The four basic production models were mechanically similar with external detail differences. Each further simplified its predecessor, reducing production time and costs. The first production type in 1939, the Ausf. A, had three prominent vision ports in each side of the hull superstructure. The radio aerial was fitted to the right front fender and a simple swivel bracket without a shield was fitted to the front and rear of the fighting compartment. This was soon succeeded by the Ausf. B, the major type in service during 1940, whose improvements had been suggested by service experience. The side vision ports in the passenger compartment were omitted, tools and equipment re-arranged, and the forward MG 34 mount fitted with a shield. Stowage lockers were installed on each side between the superstructure and mudguards. The radio aerial was re-positioned to the superstructure.

The Ausf. B continued in production until the end of 1940, although the Ausf. C had entered production in the middle of that year. The Ausf. C replaced the angled two-piece nose plate with a single plate that left the radiator exposed toward the bottom and improved cooling, and armored cooling intakes were fitted prominently on the sides of the engine compartment.

In 1942, in order to speed up production and cut costs, many of the German AFVs were simplified as much as possible. In the SdKfz 251 Ausf. D, faceted areas on the vehicle's back and engine compartment sides were replaced by single large plates. The engine cooling intakes were incorporated under the engine compartment's side amour and the stowage lockers, originally detachable, were built into the superstructure. The vision ports were replaced by simple vision slits. Late Ausf. Ds used wooden benches insyeadof the tubular steel predecessor. The Ausf. D employed all-welded construction and remained in production from late 1943 until the war's end.

There were some 23 official variants of the SdKfz 251, and several unofficial variants, as well as numerous prototypes carrying pieces such as 8,8cm PaK guns, 2cm Flakvierling (Quadruple Anti-Aircraft Gun) mounts, and a variety of old tank turrets and odd weapons. Some variants ported fire-support weapons, like anti-tank guns, flamethrowers, the 8cm mortar, 28cm or 32cm rockets, and the old standby, the PzKpfw IV 7,5cm Kw.K. 37 L / 24 gun.

A few types carried extra radios to maintain regimental and divisional communications. One was a telephone exchange and cable-layer. A few served artillery in armored-observation, survey, sound-ranging and flash-spotting roles. There was also an armored ambulance and a variant for assault pioneers fitted with brackets for assault bridges.

Quite possibly the oddest/most fascinating use of the platform was the Sdkfz 251/20. It mounted an infrared searchlight and fought alongside Panther tanks with infrared detectors. The halftrack would "light up" targets with the invisible Infrared beam so tha the Panthers could detect and zero in on them.

Although more than 15,000 SdKfz 251s were manufactured before and during World War II, there were never enough to go around. In theory, all the infantry in a Panzer-Division was to ride SdKfz 251s but usually only one or two battalion per Panzer-Division were so equipped.

After the war, the Skoda-built OT-810 served as the standard troop carrier of the Czechoslovakian Army until well into the 1970s. This was similar to the SdKfz 251 Ausf. D with a fully enclosed troop compartment.

==Game Play==

Its open top makes a nice target for grenades and snipers, not to mention aircraft, but it is still an exceptionally good vehicle for delivering infantry into combat operations with some degree of protection from small-arms fire.

The machine gun above the driver’s position is handy for infantry suppression, but is extremely vulnerable enemy fire from the side or rear. When you spawn, the first thing you should do is to jump to crew position 2 and pull him down into the vehicle, although some drivers prefer to leave the gunner up as a sniper detector - enemy infantry cannot resist shooting him when he’s exposed. Hardly surprising.

You have good armor for a light vehicle, due to the radical slope on most of the surfaces, but it’s not thick and will only reliably protect you from small arms fire. Nothing is going to save you from a grenade inside your vehicle, so spend minimal time in hotly contested combat areas.

If your infantry need support, drive up, drop them off, then pull back. Your machine gun has decent range and not only will you be safe, you can cover a wider area with your suppressive fire.

In position 1, the H key opens a side window armor panel, making the driver vulnerable to side shots to the head. Key O opens the rear door. Crew position 2 is the machine gunner, and begins deployed in firing position. Using the numpad “.” or “Ins” key will make him look through the gunsight, which is not adjustable for range. The O key in crew position 2 will sit him on the floor of the vehicle, from where he can't fire the machine gun.

=SdKfz 251/10 Ausf. B=
==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" | [[File:251 10 Ausf B.png|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''SdKfz 251/10 Ausf. b'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Personnel Carrier
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || Main gun: 1 pak36 / 55 1 rear7.92mm MG34
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 4 (Driver,Gunner,commander, Machine Gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 8,010kg
|- style="background: white;"
|'''Top Speed''' || 58km/h
|}

==Game Play==

[[Category:Armor]]

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||[[File:Ac uk hurri 1.jpg|200px]] [[Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane Mk I]]||[[File:Ac fr hawk 75.jpg|200px]] [[Hawk|Curtiss H-75]]||[[File:Ac de bf109 e1.jpg|200px]] [[Bf109|Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1]]
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|[[File:Ac uk hurri 2b.jpg|200px]] [[Hurricane#Hawker Hurricane Mk IIb|Hawker Hurricane Mk IIb]]|||[[File:Ac fr d-520.jpg|200px]] [[D.520|Dewoitine D.520]]||[[File:Ac de bf110 c4.jpg|200px]] [[Bf110|Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-4]]
|-
|[[File:Ac uk spit 1.jpg|200px]] [[Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia]]|||||[[File:Ac de bf109 e4.jpg|200px]] [[Bf109#Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4|Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4]]
|-
||[[File:Ac uk blen 1f.jpg|200px]] [[Blenheim|Bristol Blenheim Mk IF]]||||[[File:BF109E4B.png|200px]] [[Bf109#Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4B|Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4B]]
|-
|[[File:Ac uk blen 4.jpg|200px]] [[Blenheim#Bristol_Blenheim_Mk.IV|Bristol Blenheim Mk IV]]||[[File:Ac uk blen 4.jpg|200px]] [[Blenheim#Bristol_Blenheim_Mk.IV|Bristol Blenheim Mk IV]]||[[File:Ac de ju-87.jpg|200px]] [[Ju87|Junkers Ju 87B Stuka]]
|-
|[[File:Ac uk havoc.jpg|200px]] [[Havoc|Havoc Mk I]]||[[File:Ac fr db-7.jpg|200px]] [[DB7|Douglas DB-7]]||[[File:Ac de he-111 2.jpg|200px]] [[He111|Heinkel He 111H-2]]
|-
|[[File:Ac uk c-47.jpg|200px]] [[C47|C-47 Dakota]]||[[File:Ac_fr_ju-52.jpg|200px]] [[Ju52|Junkers Ju-52/3M ex-airliner]]||[[File:Ac de ju-52.jpg|200px]] [[Ju52|Junkers Ju-52/3M]]
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==Tier 1==
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! British !! French !! German
|-
|[[File:Supermarine Spitfire Ib.jpg|200px]] [[Spitfire#Supermarine_Spitfire_Mk_IIB|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIb]]||[[File:Ac fr hawk 81.jpg|200px]] [[Hawk#Curtiss H-81 A2 (early P-40)|Curtiss H-81 A2]]||[[File:Ac de bf109 f1.jpg|200px]] [[Bf109#Messerschmitt_Bf_109F-2|Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2]]
|-
||[[File:Hurri MkII UK FB.png|200px]] [[Hurricane#Hawker Hurricane Mk IIb Fighter Bomber|Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB F/B]]||[[File:Hurri 2b FB.png|200px]] [[Hurricane#Hawker Hurricane Mk IIb Fighter Bomber|Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB F/B]]||[[File:Ju88.png|200px]] [[Junkers Ju 88|Junkers Ju88A4]]
|-
||[[File:Ac uk spit 5b.jpg|200px]] [[Spitfire#Supermarine_Spitfire_Mk.V_B|Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb]] || ||
|}
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==Tier 2==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! British !! French !! German
|-
|[[File:Ac uk hurri 2c.jpg|200px]] [[Hurricane#Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc|Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC]]||[[File:Ac fr p-39.jpg|200px]] [[P39|Bell Model 14a / P-39 D-1 Airacobra]]||[[File:Ac de bf110 c4-b.jpg|200px]] [[Bf110#Messerschmitt_Bf_110F/B|Messerschmitt Bf 110 F/B]]
|-
|[[File:Ac_uk_spit_9.jpg|200px]] [[Spitfire#Supermarine_Spitfire_Mk.IX_C|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXc]]||[[File:Ac fr hawk 87.jpg|200px]] [[Hawk#Curtiss H-87 B3 (P-40F)|Curtiss H-87 B3]]||[[File:Ac de bf109 f4.jpg|200px]] [[Bf109#Messerschmitt_Bf_109F-4|Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4]]
|-
|[[File:Kittyhawk MkII.png|200px]] [[Hawk#Curtiss H-87 B3 (P-40F) Fighter Bomber|Kittyhawk Mk II]]||[[File:Curtiss H-87 B3 (P-40F) Fighter Bomber.png|200px]] [[Hawk#Curtiss H-87 B3 (P-40F) Fighter Bomber|Curtiss H-87 B3 (P-40F) Fighter Bomber]] ||[[File:BF-109 G2-R1 "Jabo.jpg|200px]] [[Bf109#Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2/R1|Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2/R1]]
|-
||[[File:Hurri 2D.png|200px]] [[Hurricane#Hawker Hurricane Mk IID|Hurricane Mk IID]]||[[File:Ac fr p-38f.jpg|200px]] [[P38|Lockheed 322-15 / P-38F Lightning]]||[[File:Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3B.png|200px]] [[Fw190#Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3B Jabo|Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3B Jabo]]
|-
||||||[[File:Ac de fw190 a4.jpg|200px]] [[Fw190|Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-4]]
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==Tier 3==
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! British !! French !! American !! German
|-
||||[[File:Model 26 - P-39N Airacobra.png|200px]] [[P39#Model 26 / P-39N Airacobra |Model 26 / P-39N Airacobra]]||[[File:Ac us p-38f.jpg|200px]] [[P38|P-38F Lightning]]|||[[File:Bf109g.jpg|200px]] [[Bf109#Messerschmitt Bf 109 G6/U4|Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6/U-4]]
|-
|||||[[File:USAAF P39N.png|200px]] [[P39#Model 26 / P-39N Airacobra |P-39N Airacobra]]||[[File:JU87 G2.png|200px]] [[Ju87#Junkers Ju 87G2|Junkers Ju 87G2 Stuka]]
|-
||||||[[File:A20C Havco.png|200px]] [[Havoc#A20C Havoc|A20C Havoc]]||
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|colspan="3" style="background:#666600; color:#fff; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"|Infantry Weapons of Battleground Europe
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|style="background:#ddb; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"|
American Weapons

|colspan="2" style="background: white; padding: 0px 5px;" |[[Boys Anti-Tank Rifle]] ·[[Browning M1919A6]] . [[M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle|BAR]] · [[M1903_Springfield|M1903 Springfield]] · [[M1 Garand]] ·[[M1 carbine]] ·[[Thompson_Model_1928#M1A1_Thompson|M1A1 Thompson]] · [[M3A1 Grease Gun]] · [[Mk 2 Fragmentation_Grenade]] · [[M8 Smoke Grenade]] · [[LG 50 mm mortar]] · [[M1911 Colt]] · [[M9 Bazooka]]
|-
|style="background:#ddb; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"|
British Weapons

|colspan="2" style="background: #f0f0f0; padding: 0px 5px;" |[[Boys Anti-Tank Rifle]] · [[Bren Mk II Light Machine Gun|Bren Mk II LMG]] · [[Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I]] · [[Thompson_Model_1928|M1928 Thompson]] · [[sten Mk II]] · [[Mills_bomb|No.36 Mills Bomb]] · [[No.77_Mk_I_Smoke_Grenade|No.77 Smoke Grenade]] · [[2 inch mortar]] · [[Webley_.455|Webley Pistol]] · [[PIAT]]
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|style="background:#ddb; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"|
French Weapons

|colspan="2" style="background: white; padding: 0px 5px;" |[[Boys Anti-Tank Rifle]] · [[Fusil-mitrailleur_mle_1924/29|FM 1924/29 LMG]] · [[Fusil_mle_1936|Fusil MAS mle 1936]] · [[FR Inf Rifle Semi MAS40|Fusil MAS mle 1940]] · [[Fusil mle 1886 M93 "Lebel]] · [[MAS_mle_38|MAS.38]] · [[Grenade à main offensive modèle 1915]] · [[Grenade fumigène]] · [[LG 50 mm mortar]] · [[Pistolet_automatique_mle_1935S|Pistolet mle 1935S]] · [[M9 Bazooka]]
|-
|style="background:#ddb; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"|
German Weapons

|colspan="2" style="background: #f0f0f0; padding: 0px 5px;" |[[PzB_39|Panzerbüchse 39]] · [[Maschinengewehr_34|MG-34]] · [[Karabiner 98k]]· [[Gewehr 43]] · [[Gewehr 41]] · [[Fallschirmjägergewehr 42|FG42]] · [[Sturmgewehr 44|STG44]] · [[Maschinenpistole_40|MP-40]] · [[Maschinenpistole 34|MP34]] · [[Stielhandgranate 24]] · [[Nebelhandgranate 39]] · [[Granatwerfer 36]] · [[Pistole_08|Luger P08]] · [[Panzerschreck 54]]
|-
|style="background:#ddb; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"|
Italian Weapons
|colspan="2" style="background: #f0f0f0; padding: 0px 5px;" |[[Beretta Model 38]] · [[Carcano Modello 1891]]
|-
|style="background:#ddb; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"|
Universal Weapons

|colspan="2" style="background: white; padding: 0px 5px;" |[[Ammo Resupply Pack]] · [[Combat Knife]] · [[Satchel Charges|Satchel Charge]]
|}

|}
</center>

Template:Airborne Units

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<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! !! German !! British !! French !! American
|-
| '''[[Airborne Rifleman]]''' || [[File:Ab de rifle.jpg|200px]] || [[File:Ab uk rifle.jpg|200px]] || [[File:Ab fr rifle.jpg|200px]] || [[File:American AB semi-auto rifleman.png|175px]]
|-
| '''[[Airborne SMG]]''' || [[File:Ab de smg.jpg|200px]] || [[File:Ab uk smg.jpg|200px]] || [[File:Ab fr smg.jpg|200px]] || [[File:American AB SMG.png|175px]]
|-
| '''[[Airborne LMG]]''' || [[File:Ab de lmg.jpg|200px]] || [[File:Ab uk lmg.jpg|200px]] || [[File:Ab fr lmg.jpg|200px]] || [[File:American Airborne lmg.png|150px]]
|-
| '''[[Airborne Sniper]]''' || [[File:Ab de sniper.jpg|200px]] || [[File:Ab uk sniper.jpg|200px]] || [[File:Ab fr sniper.jpg|200px]] || [[File:American AB Sniper.png|175px]]
|-
| '''[[Airborne ATR]]''' || [[File:Ab de atr.jpg|200px]] || [[File:Ab uk atr.jpg|200px]] || [[File:Ab fr atr.jpg|200px]] || No American equivalent.
|-
| '''[[Airborne Mortarmen]]''' || [[File:Ab de mortarman.jpg|200px]] || [[File:Ab uk mortarman.jpg|200px]] || [[File:Ab fr mortarman.jpg|200px]] || [[File:Amerian airbrone motar man.png|150px]]
|-
| '''[[Airborne Sapper]]''' || [[File:German airborne sapper.png|200px]] || [[File:British Airborne Sapper.png|200px]] || [[File:French Airborne sapper.png|200px]] || [[File:American Airborne Sapper.png|150px]]
|}
</center>

Airborne LMG

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=Overview & Game Play=

Although their weight and complexity made them uncommon, the light machine gunner is in many ways the dominant soldier in an infantry battle. One well-placed machine gun can suppress enemy activity in a crucial area, and any enemy foolish enough to walk into it with be torn to shreds with in a hail of bullets.

Where the submachine gunner is strongest at short range and the rifleman at long, the deployed light machine gunner is decent at long range and decimates any other infantry at medium range. Being deployed leaves you vulnerable, but as long as the enemy isn't so far you can't spot them or so close you can't hit them without undeploying, the stability and rate of fire you have will allow you to tear apart any infantry that walks in front of you. Although it can be used while standing in a pinch, the weapon's horrible recoil while not deployed makes the LMG a support weapon: Close-quarters fighting should be left to submachine gunners.

While the light machine gunner is powerful enough on its own, it really shines when it's working as a part of a team. The LMG guzzles ammo, so riflemen are indispensable if you don't want to keep respawning for more. Also, since deploying kills your situational awareness, trusting your fellow soldiers to keep the area secure allows you to focus on where you're shooting.

In addition to their main weapon, Airborne machine gunners also have a pistol, two smoke grenades and a combat knife. The main advantage that you have as a airborne LMG is that you can drop onto all those previously unreachable buildings and set up cuts in positions otherwise not available to you.

=Equipment=

==British==

The Bren Mk.I Light Machinegun was initially a joint design, the name coming from the BRno-ENfield cooperative effort. It is considered by many to be the finest light machine gun ever produced. By June 1940, more than 30,000 Brens were in service with British and Commonwealth soldiers.

They were stable, ultra reliable, and effective well past 600 yards.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:Ab uk lmg.jpg|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''British Airborne Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Bren Mk II Light Machine Gun]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Webley .455]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[No.77 Mk I Smoke Grenade]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==French==

The Châtellerault, as the FM 24/29 was commonly named, was a design based on the venerable Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) from WWI. This weapon was commonly found in service with infantry and armored units and, with a larger magazine, was used extensively along the Maginot Line and in fixed defensive positions.

It was durable and hard-hitting, making it popular with the front-line troops.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:Ab fr lmg.jpg|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''French Airborne Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Fusil-mitrailleur mle 1924/29]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Pistolet automatique mle 1935S]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Grenade fumigène]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==German==

The MG34 was developed as a novel multi-purpose machinegun system which could serve as anything from a drum-fed, light, portable squad automatic support weapon to a heavy, tripod-mounted, belt-fed machine gun with only minor modifications. It was an overwhelming success, the only drawback being its complicated manufacture and high cost. Its high rate of fire gave it a distinctive sound that proved demoralizing to enemy soldiers in the area.

When drum fed, it was well suited to the assault role and could easily be carried by a single soldier, even in difficult terrain.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:Ab de lmg.jpg|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''German Airborne Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Maschinengewehr 34]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Pistole 08]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Nebelhandgranate 39]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==American==

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:American Airborne lmg.png|200px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''American Airborne Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Browning M1919A6]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[M1911 Colt]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[M8 Smoke Grenade]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

[[Category:Infantry]]
[[Category:Units]]

File:American Airborne lmg.png

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Template:Infantry Units

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<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|-
! !! British !! French !! American !! German !! Italian
|-
!colspan="5" | '''[[Rifleman | Rifles]]'''
|-
| '''[[rifleman|bolt action]]'''
|| [[File:UK_Inf_Rifle_Single_Lee-Enfield.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#British | Enfield No4 Mk 1 ]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_Rifle_Single_MAS36.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#French | MAS 36 ]]
|| [[File:In_us_rifle.jpg|200px]] [[Rifleman#American | M1903 Springfield ]]
|| [[File:DE_Inf_Rifle_Bolt_K98.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#German | Mauser Karabiner 98 ]]
|| [[File:IT inf Rifle.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#Italian | Carcano Modello 1891 ]]
|-
| '''[[Rifleman|Semi-Automatic]]'''
|| [[File:UK_Inf_Rifle_Semi_Garand.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#British | M1 Garand ]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_Rifle_Semi_MAS40.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#French | MAS40 ]]
|| [[File:In_us_semiauto.jpg|200px]] [[Rifleman#American | M1 Garand ]]
|| [[File:DE ing GW43.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#German | Gewehr 43 ]]
|-
|
||
||
|| [[File:M1 carbine infantry .png|200px]] [[Rifleman#American |M1 Carbine ]]
|| [[File:DE_Inf_Rifle_Semi_G41.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#German | Gewehr41 ]]
|-
| '''[[Rifleman|Automatic]]'''
||
||
|| [[File:In us bar.jpg|200px]] [[Rifleman#American | Browning Automatic Rifle ]]
||[[File:DE inf STG44.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#German| Sturmgewehr 44]]
|-
! colspan ="5" |'''[[Sniper]]'''
|-
||
|| [[File:UK_Inf_Rifle_Sniper.png|200px]] [[Sniper#British | Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I with Mk III scope]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_Rifle_Sniper_Lebel.png|200px]] [[Sniper#French | Fusil mle 1886 M93 "Lebel" with APX mle 1921 scope]]
|| [[File:In_us_sniper.jpg|200px]] [[Sniper#American | M1903 Springfield with Weaver 330 scope]]
|| [[File:DE_Inf_Sniper_K98.png|200px]] [[Sniper#German | Mauser Karabiner 98k with the ZF-41 scope]]
|-
! colspan="5" | '''[[Grenadier]]'''
|-
||
|| [[File:UK_Inf_Grenadier_Enfield.png|200px]] [[Grenadier#British | Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I ]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_Grenadier_MAS36.png|200px]] [[Grenadier#French | Lebel 1886 M93]]
|| Not Currently Modeled [[Grenadier#American | ]]
|| [[File:De_grenadier_01.jpg|200px]] [[Grenadier#German | Karabiner 98k ]]
|-
! colspan="5" | '''[[Submachine Gunner | Sub Machine Guns]]'''
|-
|
|| [[File:UK_Inf_SMG_Thompson.png|200px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#British | Thompson Model 1928 ]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_SMG_MAS38.png|200px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#French | Pistolet-mitrailleur MAS mle 38 ]]
|| [[File:In_us_smg.jpg|200px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#American | M1A1 Thompson ]]
|| [[File:DE_Inf_SMG_MP40.png|200px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#German | MP 40 ]]
|| [[File:IT inf SMG.png|200px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#Italian|Beretta Model 38]]
|-
|
|| [[File:UK_Inf_SMG_Sten.png|200px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#British | Sten Mk II ]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_SMG_M3A1_GreaseGun.png|200px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#French | M3A1 Grease Gun ]]
|| [[File:M3A1 Grease Gun submachine gunner.png|150px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#American|M3A1 Grease Gun ]]
|| [[File:DE_Inf_SMG_MP34.png|200px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#German | MP 34 ]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Machine Guns
|-
|'''[[Light Machine Gunner]]'''
|| [[File:UK_Inf_LMG_Bren.png|200px]] [[Light_Machine_Gunner#British | Bren Mk II Light Machine Gun]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_LMG_FM24-29.png|200px]] [[Light_Machine_Gunner#French | Fusil-mitrailleur mle 1924/29 ]]
||[[File:American lmg.png|150px]] [[Light_Machine_Gunner#American | Browning M1919A6 ]]
|| [[File:De_mgunner_01.jpg|200px]] [[Light_Machine_Gunner#German | MG 34 ]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Specialty Weapons
|-
|'''[[Anti-Tank Rifleman]]'''
|| [[File:UK_Inf_Anti-Tank_Rifle_Boys.png|200px]] [[Anti-Tank_Rifleman#British| Boys_Anti-Tank_Rifle ]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_Anti-Tank_Rifle_Boys.png|200px]] [[Anti-Tank_Rifleman#French | Boys_Anti-Tank_Rifle ]]
|| [[File:American ATR.png|175px]] [[Anti-Tank_Rifleman#American | Boys_Anti-Tank_Rifle ]]
|| [[File:DE_Inf_Anti-Tank_RiflePzB39.png|200px]] [[Anti-Tank_Rifleman#German | Panzerbüchse 39 ]]
|-
|'''[[Anti-Tank Soldier]]'''

|| [[File:UK_Inf_Anti-Tank_PIAT.png|200px]] [[Anti-Tank Soldier#british|PIAT]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_Anti-Tank_Bazooka.png|200px]] [[Anti-Tank Soldier#French | M9 Bazooka]]
|| [[File:In_us_antitank.jpg|200px]] [[Anti-Tank Soldier#American |M9 Bazooka]]
|| [[File:In_de_antitank.jpg|200px]] [[Anti-Tank Soldier#German| Panzerschreck_54]]
|-
! colspan="5" |'''[[Mortarmen | Mortars]]'''
|-
||
|| [[File:UK_Inf_Mortar_2Inch.png|200px]] [[Mortarmen#British| 2inch mortar]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_Mortar_M37.png|200px]] [[Mortarmen#French|Lance-grenades de 50 mm mle 37]]
|| [[File:US Mortarman.png|200px]] [[Mortarmen#American|M37 Mortar]]
|| [[File:DE_Inf_Mortar.png|200px]] [[Mortarmen#German| 5 cm leGrW 36 (Granatwerfer 36)]]
|-
! colspan="5" |'''[[Engineer]]''' / Sapper
|-
|| '''[[Engineer]]'''
|| [[File:UK_Inf_Engineer.png|200px]] [[Engineer#British | Enfield No.4 Mk 1 ]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_Engineer.png|200px]] [[Engineer#French | MAS 36 ]]
|| [[File:In_us_engineer.jpg|200px]] [[Engineer#American |M1 Garand ]]
|| [[File:DE_Inf_Engineer.png|200px]] [[Engineer#German |Mauser Karabiner 98 ]]
|-
|| [[Sapper]]
|| [[]] [[sapper#British | Webley Revolver ]]
|| [[Sapper#French | Modele 1935 ]]
|| [[]] [[sapper#american | M1911 Colt ]]
|| [[]] [[sapper#German |Pistole 08 ]]
|}
</center>
[[Category:Infantry]]

Light Machine Gunner

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=Overview & Game Play=

Although their weight and complexity made them uncommon, the light machine gunner is in many ways the dominant soldier in an infantry battle. One well-placed machine gun can suppress enemy activity in a crucial area, and any enemy foolish enough to walk into it with be torn to shreds with in a hail of bullets.

Where the submachine gunner is strongest at short range and the rifleman at long, the deployed light machine gunner is decent at long range and decimates any other infantry at medium range. Being deployed leaves you vulnerable, but as long as the enemy isn't so far you can't spot them or so close you can't hit them without undeploying, the stability and rate of fire you have will allow you to tear apart any infantry that walks in front of you. Although it can be used while standing in a pinch, the weapon's horrible recoil while not deployed makes the LMG a support weapon: Close-quarters fighting should be left to submachine gunners.

While the light machine gunner is powerful enough on its own, it really shines when it's working as a part of a team. The LMG guzzles ammo, so riflemen are indispensable if you don't want to keep respawning for more. Also, since deploying kills your situational awareness, trusting your fellow soldiers to keep the area secure allows you to focus on where you're shooting.

In addition to their main weapon, machine gunners also have a pistol and a combat knife.

=Equipment=

==British==

The Bren Mk.I Light Machinegun was initially a joint design, the name coming from the BRno-ENfield cooperative effort. It is considered by many to be the finest light machine gun ever produced. By June 1940, more than 30,000 Brens were in service with British and Commonwealth soldiers.

They were stable, ultra reliable, and effective well past 600 yards.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:UK_Inf_LMG_Bren.png|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''British Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Bren Mk II Light Machine Gun]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Webley .455]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==French==

The Châtellerault, as the FM 24/29 was commonly named, was a design based on the venerable Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) from WWI. This weapon was commonly found in service with infantry and armored units and, with a larger magazine, was used extensively along the Maginot Line and in fixed defensive positions.

It was durable and hard-hitting, making it popular with the front-line troops.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:FR_Inf_LMG_FM24-29.png|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''French Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Fusil-mitrailleur mle 1924/29]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Pistolet automatique mle 1935S]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==German==

The MG34 was developed as a novel multi-purpose machinegun system which could serve as anything from a drum-fed, light, portable squad automatic support weapon to a heavy, tripod-mounted, belt-fed machine gun with only minor modifications. It was an overwhelming success, the only drawback being its complicated manufacture and high cost. Its high rate of fire gave it a distinctive sound that proved demoralizing to enemy soldiers in the area.

When drum fed, it was well suited to the assault role and could easily be carried by a single soldier, even in difficult terrain.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:De mgunner 01.jpg|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''German Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Maschinengewehr 34]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Pistole 08]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==American==

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:American lmg.png|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''American Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Browning M1919A6]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[M1911 Colt]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

[[Category:Infantry]]
[[Category:Units]]

Light Machine Gunner

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=Overview & Game Play=

Although their weight and complexity made them uncommon, the light machine gunner is in many ways the dominant soldier in an infantry battle. One well-placed machine gun can suppress enemy activity in a crucial area, and any enemy foolish enough to walk into it with be torn to shreds with in a hail of bullets.

Where the submachine gunner is strongest at short range and the rifleman at long, the deployed light machine gunner is decent at long range and decimates any other infantry at medium range. Being deployed leaves you vulnerable, but as long as the enemy isn't so far you can't spot them or so close you can't hit them without undeploying, the stability and rate of fire you have will allow you to tear apart any infantry that walks in front of you. Although it can be used while standing in a pinch, the weapon's horrible recoil while not deployed makes the LMG a support weapon: Close-quarters fighting should be left to submachine gunners.

While the light machine gunner is powerful enough on its own, it really shines when it's working as a part of a team. The LMG guzzles ammo, so riflemen are indispensable if you don't want to keep respawning for more. Also, since deploying kills your situational awareness, trusting your fellow soldiers to keep the area secure allows you to focus on where you're shooting.

In addition to their main weapon, machine gunners also have a pistol and a combat knife.

=Equipment=

==British==

The Bren Mk.I Light Machinegun was initially a joint design, the name coming from the BRno-ENfield cooperative effort. It is considered by many to be the finest light machine gun ever produced. By June 1940, more than 30,000 Brens were in service with British and Commonwealth soldiers.

They were stable, ultra reliable, and effective well past 600 yards.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:UK_Inf_LMG_Bren.png|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''British Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Bren Mk II Light Machine Gun]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Webley .455]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==French==

The Châtellerault, as the FM 24/29 was commonly named, was a design based on the venerable Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) from WWI. This weapon was commonly found in service with infantry and armored units and, with a larger magazine, was used extensively along the Maginot Line and in fixed defensive positions.

It was durable and hard-hitting, making it popular with the front-line troops.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:FR_Inf_LMG_FM24-29.png|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''French Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Fusil-mitrailleur mle 1924/29]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Pistolet automatique mle 1935S]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==German==

The MG34 was developed as a novel multi-purpose machinegun system which could serve as anything from a drum-fed, light, portable squad automatic support weapon to a heavy, tripod-mounted, belt-fed machine gun with only minor modifications. It was an overwhelming success, the only drawback being its complicated manufacture and high cost. Its high rate of fire gave it a distinctive sound that proved demoralizing to enemy soldiers in the area.

When drum fed, it was well suited to the assault role and could easily be carried by a single soldier, even in difficult terrain.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:De mgunner 01.jpg|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''German Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Maschinengewehr 34]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Pistole 08]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==American==

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:American lmg.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''American Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Browning M1919A6]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[M1911 Colt]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

[[Category:Infantry]]
[[Category:Units]]

File:American lmg.png

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Junkers Ju 88

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=Junkers Ju 88 A4=

{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Ju88.png|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Junkers Ju 88A4'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Medium Bomber Dive Bomber
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 3x 7.92MG81 1x 7.92MG81Z 1000kg bomb payload
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 4 (pilot, bombardier/front gunner, rear gunner, ventral gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 13,690kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 455km/h
|}

==History==

==Game Play==

For an in-depth guide to divebombing, have a look at the [[Close Air Support|CAS section]]

 
 
{{Template:Air Units}}
|-
[[Category:Airplanes]] [[Category:bomber]] [[Category:axis]]

Template:Infantry Units

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<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|-
! !! British !! French !! American !! German !! Italian
|-
!colspan="5" | '''[[Rifleman | Rifles]]'''
|-
| '''[[rifleman|bolt action]]'''
|| [[File:UK_Inf_Rifle_Single_Lee-Enfield.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#British | Enfield No4 Mk 1 ]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_Rifle_Single_MAS36.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#French | MAS 36 ]]
|| [[File:In_us_rifle.jpg|200px]] [[Rifleman#American | M1903 Springfield ]]
|| [[File:DE_Inf_Rifle_Bolt_K98.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#German | Mauser Karabiner 98 ]]
|| [[File:IT inf Rifle.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#Italian | Carcano Modello 1891 ]]
|-
| '''[[Rifleman|Semi-Automatic]]'''
|| [[File:UK_Inf_Rifle_Semi_Garand.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#British | M1 Garand ]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_Rifle_Semi_MAS40.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#French | MAS40 ]]
|| [[File:In_us_semiauto.jpg|200px]] [[Rifleman#American | M1 Garand ]]
|| [[File:DE ing GW43.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#German | Gewehr 43 ]]
|-
|
||
||
|| [[File:M1 carbine infantry .png|200px]] [[Rifleman#American |M1 Carbine ]]
|| [[File:DE_Inf_Rifle_Semi_G41.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#German | Gewehr41 ]]
|-
| '''[[Rifleman|Automatic]]'''
||
||
|| [[File:In us bar.jpg|200px]] [[Rifleman#American | Browning Automatic Rifle ]]
||[[File:DE inf STG44.png|200px]] [[Rifleman#German| Sturmgewehr 44]]
|-
! colspan ="5" |'''[[Sniper]]'''
|-
||
|| [[File:UK_Inf_Rifle_Sniper.png|200px]] [[Sniper#British | Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I with Mk III scope]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_Rifle_Sniper_Lebel.png|200px]] [[Sniper#French | Fusil mle 1886 M93 "Lebel" with APX mle 1921 scope]]
|| [[File:In_us_sniper.jpg|200px]] [[Sniper#American | M1903 Springfield with Weaver 330 scope]]
|| [[File:DE_Inf_Sniper_K98.png|200px]] [[Sniper#German | Mauser Karabiner 98k with the ZF-41 scope]]
|-
! colspan="5" | '''[[Grenadier]]'''
|-
||
|| [[File:UK_Inf_Grenadier_Enfield.png|200px]] [[Grenadier#British | Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I ]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_Grenadier_MAS36.png|200px]] [[Grenadier#French | Lebel 1886 M93]]
|| Not Currently Modeled [[Grenadier#American | ]]
|| [[File:De_grenadier_01.jpg|200px]] [[Grenadier#German | Karabiner 98k ]]
|-
! colspan="5" | '''[[Submachine Gunner | Sub Machine Guns]]'''
|-
|
|| [[File:UK_Inf_SMG_Thompson.png|200px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#British | Thompson Model 1928 ]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_SMG_MAS38.png|200px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#French | Pistolet-mitrailleur MAS mle 38 ]]
|| [[File:In_us_smg.jpg|200px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#American | M1A1 Thompson ]]
|| [[File:DE_Inf_SMG_MP40.png|200px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#German | MP 40 ]]
|| [[File:IT inf SMG.png|200px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#Italian|Beretta Model 38]]
|-
|
|| [[File:UK_Inf_SMG_Sten.png|200px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#British | Sten Mk II ]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_SMG_M3A1_GreaseGun.png|200px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#French | M3A1 Grease Gun ]]
|| [[File:M3A1 Grease Gun submachine gunner.png|150px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#American|M3A1 Grease Gun ]]
|| [[File:DE_Inf_SMG_MP34.png|200px]] [[Submachine_Gunner#German | MP 34 ]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Machine Guns
|-
|'''[[Light Machine Gunner]]'''
|| [[File:UK_Inf_LMG_Bren.png|200px]] [[Light_Machine_Gunner#British | Bren Mk II Light Machine Gun]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_LMG_FM24-29.png|200px]] [[Light_Machine_Gunner#French | Fusil-mitrailleur mle 1924/29 ]]
|| [[Light_Machine_Gunner#American | Browning M1919A6 ]]
|| [[File:De_mgunner_01.jpg|200px]] [[Light_Machine_Gunner#German | MG 34 ]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Specialty Weapons
|-
|'''[[Anti-Tank Rifleman]]'''
|| [[File:UK_Inf_Anti-Tank_Rifle_Boys.png|200px]] [[Anti-Tank_Rifleman#British| Boys_Anti-Tank_Rifle ]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_Anti-Tank_Rifle_Boys.png|200px]] [[Anti-Tank_Rifleman#French | Boys_Anti-Tank_Rifle ]]
|| [[File:American ATR.png|175px]] [[Anti-Tank_Rifleman#American | Boys_Anti-Tank_Rifle ]]
|| [[File:DE_Inf_Anti-Tank_RiflePzB39.png|200px]] [[Anti-Tank_Rifleman#German | Panzerbüchse 39 ]]
|-
|'''[[Anti-Tank Soldier]]'''

|| [[File:UK_Inf_Anti-Tank_PIAT.png|200px]] [[Anti-Tank Soldier#british|PIAT]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_Anti-Tank_Bazooka.png|200px]] [[Anti-Tank Soldier#French | M9 Bazooka]]
|| [[File:In_us_antitank.jpg|200px]] [[Anti-Tank Soldier#American |M9 Bazooka]]
|| [[File:In_de_antitank.jpg|200px]] [[Anti-Tank Soldier#German| Panzerschreck_54]]
|-
! colspan="5" |'''[[Mortarmen | Mortars]]'''
|-
||
|| [[File:UK_Inf_Mortar_2Inch.png|200px]] [[Mortarmen#British| 2inch mortar]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_Mortar_M37.png|200px]] [[Mortarmen#French|Lance-grenades de 50 mm mle 37]]
|| [[File:US Mortarman.png|200px]] [[Mortarmen#American|M37 Mortar]]
|| [[File:DE_Inf_Mortar.png|200px]] [[Mortarmen#German| 5 cm leGrW 36 (Granatwerfer 36)]]
|-
! colspan="5" |'''[[Engineer]]''' / Sapper
|-
|| '''[[Engineer]]'''
|| [[File:UK_Inf_Engineer.png|200px]] [[Engineer#British | Enfield No.4 Mk 1 ]]
|| [[File:FR_Inf_Engineer.png|200px]] [[Engineer#French | MAS 36 ]]
|| [[File:In_us_engineer.jpg|200px]] [[Engineer#American |M1 Garand ]]
|| [[File:DE_Inf_Engineer.png|200px]] [[Engineer#German |Mauser Karabiner 98 ]]
|-
|| [[Sapper]]
|| [[]] [[sapper#British | Webley Revolver ]]
|| [[Sapper#French | Modele 1935 ]]
|| [[]] [[sapper#american | M1911 Colt ]]
|| [[]] [[sapper#German |Pistole 08 ]]
|}
</center>
[[Category:Infantry]]

Airborne LMG

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=Overview & Game Play=

Although their weight and complexity made them uncommon, the light machine gunner is in many ways the dominant soldier in an infantry battle. One well-placed machine gun can suppress enemy activity in a crucial area, and any enemy foolish enough to walk into it with be torn to shreds with in a hail of bullets.

Where the submachine gunner is strongest at short range and the rifleman at long, the deployed light machine gunner is decent at long range and decimates any other infantry at medium range. Being deployed leaves you vulnerable, but as long as the enemy isn't so far you can't spot them or so close you can't hit them without undeploying, the stability and rate of fire you have will allow you to tear apart any infantry that walks in front of you. Although it can be used while standing in a pinch, the weapon's horrible recoil while not deployed makes the LMG a support weapon: Close-quarters fighting should be left to submachine gunners.

While the light machine gunner is powerful enough on its own, it really shines when it's working as a part of a team. The LMG guzzles ammo, so riflemen are indispensable if you don't want to keep respawning for more. Also, since deploying kills your situational awareness, trusting your fellow soldiers to keep the area secure allows you to focus on where you're shooting.

In addition to their main weapon, Airborne machine gunners also have a pistol, two smoke grenades and a combat knife. The main advantage that you have as a airborne LMG is that you can drop onto all those previously unreachable buildings and set up cuts in positions otherwise not available to you.

=Equipment=

==British==

The Bren Mk.I Light Machinegun was initially a joint design, the name coming from the BRno-ENfield cooperative effort. It is considered by many to be the finest light machine gun ever produced. By June 1940, more than 30,000 Brens were in service with British and Commonwealth soldiers.

They were stable, ultra reliable, and effective well past 600 yards.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:Ab uk lmg.jpg|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''British Airborne Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Bren Mk II Light Machine Gun]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Webley .455]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[No.77 Mk I Smoke Grenade]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==French==

The Châtellerault, as the FM 24/29 was commonly named, was a design based on the venerable Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) from WWI. This weapon was commonly found in service with infantry and armored units and, with a larger magazine, was used extensively along the Maginot Line and in fixed defensive positions.

It was durable and hard-hitting, making it popular with the front-line troops.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:Ab fr lmg.jpg|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''French Airborne Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Fusil-mitrailleur mle 1924/29]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Pistolet automatique mle 1935S]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Grenade fumigène]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==German==

The MG34 was developed as a novel multi-purpose machinegun system which could serve as anything from a drum-fed, light, portable squad automatic support weapon to a heavy, tripod-mounted, belt-fed machine gun with only minor modifications. It was an overwhelming success, the only drawback being its complicated manufacture and high cost. Its high rate of fire gave it a distinctive sound that proved demoralizing to enemy soldiers in the area.

When drum fed, it was well suited to the assault role and could easily be carried by a single soldier, even in difficult terrain.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:Ab de lmg.jpg|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''German Airborne Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Maschinengewehr 34]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Pistole 08]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Nebelhandgranate 39]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==American==

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''American Airborne Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Browning M1919A6]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[M1911 Colt]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[M8 Smoke Grenade]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

[[Category:Infantry]]
[[Category:Units]]

Airborne LMG

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Foe2:

=Overview & Game Play=

Although their weight and complexity made them uncommon, the light machine gunner is in many ways the dominant soldier in an infantry battle. One well-placed machine gun can suppress enemy activity in a crucial area, and any enemy foolish enough to walk into it with be torn to shreds with in a hail of bullets.

Where the submachine gunner is strongest at short range and the rifleman at long, the deployed light machine gunner is decent at long range and decimates any other infantry at medium range. Being deployed leaves you vulnerable, but as long as the enemy isn't so far you can't spot them or so close you can't hit them without undeploying, the stability and rate of fire you have will allow you to tear apart any infantry that walks in front of you. Although it can be used while standing in a pinch, the weapon's horrible recoil while not deployed makes the LMG a support weapon: Close-quarters fighting should be left to submachine gunners.

While the light machine gunner is powerful enough on its own, it really shines when it's working as a part of a team. The LMG guzzles ammo, so riflemen are indispensable if you don't want to keep respawning for more. Also, since deploying kills your situational awareness, trusting your fellow soldiers to keep the area secure allows you to focus on where you're shooting.

In addition to their main weapon, Airborne machine gunners also have a pistol, two smoke grenades and a combat knife. The main advantage that you have as a airborne LMG is that you can drop onto all those previously unreachable buildings and set up cuts in positions otherwise not available to you.

=Equipment=

==British==

The Bren Mk.I Light Machinegun was initially a joint design, the name coming from the BRno-ENfield cooperative effort. It is considered by many to be the finest light machine gun ever produced. By June 1940, more than 30,000 Brens were in service with British and Commonwealth soldiers.

They were stable, ultra reliable, and effective well past 600 yards.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:Ab uk lmg.jpg|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''British Airborne Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Bren Mk II Light Machine Gun]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Webley .455]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[No.77 Mk I Smoke Grenade]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==French==

The Châtellerault, as the FM 24/29 was commonly named, was a design based on the venerable Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) from WWI. This weapon was commonly found in service with infantry and armored units and, with a larger magazine, was used extensively along the Maginot Line and in fixed defensive positions.

It was durable and hard-hitting, making it popular with the front-line troops.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:Ab fr lmg.jpg|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''French Airborne Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Fusil-mitrailleur mle 1924/29]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Pistolet automatique mle 1935S]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Grenade fumigène]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==German==

The MG34 was developed as a novel multi-purpose machinegun system which could serve as anything from a drum-fed, light, portable squad automatic support weapon to a heavy, tripod-mounted, belt-fed machine gun with only minor modifications. It was an overwhelming success, the only drawback being its complicated manufacture and high cost. Its high rate of fire gave it a distinctive sound that proved demoralizing to enemy soldiers in the area.

When drum fed, it was well suited to the assault role and could easily be carried by a single soldier, even in difficult terrain.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:Ab de lmg.jpg|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''German Airborne Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Maschinengewehr 34]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Pistole 08]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Nebelhandgranate 39]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==American==

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''American Airborne Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Browning M1919A6]]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[M1911 Colt]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[M8 Smoke Grenade]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

[[Category:Infantry]]
[[Category:Units]]

Light Machine Gunner

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Foe2: /* American */

=Overview & Game Play=

Although their weight and complexity made them uncommon, the light machine gunner is in many ways the dominant soldier in an infantry battle. One well-placed machine gun can suppress enemy activity in a crucial area, and any enemy foolish enough to walk into it with be torn to shreds with in a hail of bullets.

Where the submachine gunner is strongest at short range and the rifleman at long, the deployed light machine gunner is decent at long range and decimates any other infantry at medium range. Being deployed leaves you vulnerable, but as long as the enemy isn't so far you can't spot them or so close you can't hit them without undeploying, the stability and rate of fire you have will allow you to tear apart any infantry that walks in front of you. Although it can be used while standing in a pinch, the weapon's horrible recoil while not deployed makes the LMG a support weapon: Close-quarters fighting should be left to submachine gunners.

While the light machine gunner is powerful enough on its own, it really shines when it's working as a part of a team. The LMG guzzles ammo, so riflemen are indispensable if you don't want to keep respawning for more. Also, since deploying kills your situational awareness, trusting your fellow soldiers to keep the area secure allows you to focus on where you're shooting.

In addition to their main weapon, machine gunners also have a pistol and a combat knife.

=Equipment=

==British==

The Bren Mk.I Light Machinegun was initially a joint design, the name coming from the BRno-ENfield cooperative effort. It is considered by many to be the finest light machine gun ever produced. By June 1940, more than 30,000 Brens were in service with British and Commonwealth soldiers.

They were stable, ultra reliable, and effective well past 600 yards.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:UK_Inf_LMG_Bren.png|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''British Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Bren Mk II Light Machine Gun]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Webley .455]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==French==

The Châtellerault, as the FM 24/29 was commonly named, was a design based on the venerable Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) from WWI. This weapon was commonly found in service with infantry and armored units and, with a larger magazine, was used extensively along the Maginot Line and in fixed defensive positions.

It was durable and hard-hitting, making it popular with the front-line troops.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:FR_Inf_LMG_FM24-29.png|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''French Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Fusil-mitrailleur mle 1924/29]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Pistolet automatique mle 1935S]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==German==

The MG34 was developed as a novel multi-purpose machinegun system which could serve as anything from a drum-fed, light, portable squad automatic support weapon to a heavy, tripod-mounted, belt-fed machine gun with only minor modifications. It was an overwhelming success, the only drawback being its complicated manufacture and high cost. Its high rate of fire gave it a distinctive sound that proved demoralizing to enemy soldiers in the area.

When drum fed, it was well suited to the assault role and could easily be carried by a single soldier, even in difficult terrain.

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[File:De mgunner 01.jpg|250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''German Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Maschinengewehr 34]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Pistole 08]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

==American==

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| [[250px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| '''American Light Machine Gunner'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| Equipment
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Browning M1919A6]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[M1911 Colt]]
|- style="background: white;"
| [[Combat Knife]]
|}
</center>

[[Category:Infantry]]
[[Category:Units]]

M1911 Colt

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{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:In_us_pistol_m1911.jpg|300px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''M1911 Colt'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Semi-automatic Pistol
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Caliber''' || .45 cal
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Feed System''' || 7 Round Box Magazine
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Muzzle Velocity''' || 280m/s
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Maximum Effective Range''' ||
|}

=History=

The M1911 is the prototypical American pistol of the 20th century, enjoying 74 years as the official sidearm of the United States Armed Forces. As is common with U.S. military designations, the 1911 in its name indicates the year it was officially adopted as standard issue.

Designed by John M. Browning, the M1911 uses a .45 caliber ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) round in a semi-automatic firing system. These specifications were mandated by John T. Thompson after testing new pistol designs to replace the poorly performing Colt M1892, whose .38 caliber Long Colt rounds lacked the stopping power needed during the Philippine-American War.

During WWII, about 1.9 million newly (1924) designed M1911A1s were purchased by the U.S. military from five major U.S. weapons manufacturers. So many were procured that after 1945, the U.S. military stopped buying pistols altogether, and simply relied on existing inventories to refurbish M1911s when needed.

=Game Play=

 
 
 
 
 
 

=See Also=

{{Template:Infantry Weapons}}

[[Category:Pistol]]
[[Category:Infantry]]
[[Category:Allied]]

Template:Infantry Weapon Units

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<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"
|-
! !! British !! French !! American !! German !! Italian
|-
! colspan="5"|Rifles
|-
| '''Single Shot (Bolt Action)''' || [[File:Weapon_Rifle_Bolt_Lee-Einfield.jpg|300px]] [[Lee-Enfield_No.4_Mk_I|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I]] || [[File:In_fr_fusil_1936.jpg|300px]] [[Fusil_mle_1936|Fusil MAS mle 1936]] || [[File:In_us_rifle_m1904a3.jpg|300px]] [[M1903_Springfield|M1903 Springfield]] || [[File:In_de_k98.jpg|300px]] [[Karabiner_98k|Mauser Karabiner 98k]] ||[[File:Carcano M1891.jpg]] [[Carcano Modello 1891]]
|-
| '''Semi-Automatic''' || [[File:In_us_rifle_garand.jpg|300px]] [[M1 Garand]] || [[file:In fr rifle mas40.jpg|300px]] [[FR_Inf_Rifle_Semi_MAS40|MAS 40]] || [[File:In_us_rifle_garand.jpg|300px]] [[M1 Garand]] || [[File:In_de_rifle_g43.jpg|300px]] [[Gewehr_43|Gewehr 43]]
|-
| || || ||[[File:M1A1 carbine.jpg|300px]] [[M1 carbine]] || [[File:Weapon Rifle Semi G41.PNG|300px]] [[Gewehr_41|Gewehr 41]]
|-
| '''Automatic''' || Not Currently Modeled || Not Currently Modeled || [[File:In_us_auto_rifle_bar.jpg|200px]] [[US_Inf_Rifle_Automatic_BAR | Browning Automatic Rifle]] || [[File:FG42.jpg|200px]] [[DE_Inf_Rifle_Automatic_FG42 | Fallschirmjagergewehr 42 (FG 42) ]]
|-
| || || || || [[File:Stg44.jpg|300px]] [[Sturmgewehr 44|STG44]]
|-
| '''Sniper Rifle''' || [[File:EnfieldScope.jpg|200px]] [[Lee-Enfield_No.4_Mk_I#Lee-Enfield_No.4_Mk_I_with_Mk_III_Scope|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I with Mk III scope]] || [[File:Lebel1886 with scope.jpg|200px]] [[Fusil mle 1886 M93 "Lebel|Fusil mle 1886 M93 "Lebel" with APX mle 1921 scope]] || [[File:In_us_rifle_m1904a4.jpg|200px]] [[M1903_Springfield#M1904A4_Springfield_Sniper_Rifle|M1903 Springfield with Weaver 330 scope]] || [[File:K98KScope.jpg|200px]] [[Karabiner_98k#Mauser_Karabiner_98k_with_ZF-41_Scope|Mauser Karabiner 98k with the ZF-41 scope]]
|-
| '''Rifle Grenade''' || [[File:SMLE Grenade launcher .jpg|200px]] [[No.68_HEAT_Grenade]] || [[File:Lebel VB grenade launcher.jpg|200px]] [[Viven-Bessi%C3%A8re_HE_Grenade]] || Not Currently Modeled|| [[File:KAR 98 grenade launcher.jpg|200px]] [[GewSprGr 30 HE Grenade]]
|-
! colspan="5"|Sub Machine Guns
|-
| '''Submachine Gun''' || [[File:In_uk_smg_thompson.jpg|200px]] [[Thompson_Model_1928|Thompson Model 1928]] || [[File:In_fr_mas_38.jpg|200px]] [[MAS_mle_38|Pistolet-mitrailleur MAS mle 38]] || [[File:In_us_smg_m1_thompson.jpg|200px]] [[Thompson_Model_1928#M1A1_Thompson|M1A1 Thompson]] || [[File:In_de_mp38-40.jpg|200px]] [[Maschinenpistole_40|MP 40]] ||[[File:Beretta 38.jpg|300px]] [[Beretta Model 38]]
|-
|||[[File:STEN MK II submachinegun.png|250px]] [[Sten_Mk_II|Sten Mk II]] ||[[File:M3A1 Grease Gun.jpg|200px]] [[M3A1 Grease Gun]] || [[File:M3A1 Grease Gun.jpg|200px]] [[M3A1 Grease Gun]] || [[File:Mp34.jpg|200px]] [[Maschinenpistole_44|MP 34]]
|-
|-

|-
! colspan="5"|Machine Guns
|-
| '''Light Machine Gun''' || [[File:In_uk_bren.jpg|200px]] [[Bren Mk II Light Machine Gun]] || [[File:In_fr_chat_lmg_fr.jpg|200px]] [[Fusil-mitrailleur mle 1924/29]] || [[File:Browning M1919A6.jpg|200px]] [[Browning M1919A6]]|| [[File:In_de_mg34.jpg|200px]] [[Maschinengewehr_34|MG 34]]
|-
! colspan="5"|Specialty Weapons
|-
| '''Anti-Tank Rifle''' || [[File:In_uk_boys_atr.jpg|200px]] [[Boys_Anti-Tank_Rifle]] || [[File:In_uk_boys_atr.jpg|200px]] [[Boys_Anti-Tank_Rifle]] || [[File:In_uk_boys_atr.jpg|200px]] [[Boys_Anti-Tank_Rifle]] || [[File:In_de_pzb_atr.jpg|200px]] [[PzB_39|Panzerbüchse 39]]
|-
| '''Anti-Tank Rocket''' || [[File:In_uk_rpat_piat.jpg|200px]] [[PIAT]] || [[File:In_us_rpat_m9.jpg|200px]] [[M9 Bazooka]] || [[File:In_us_rpat_m9.jpg|200px]] [[M9 Bazooka]] || [[File:In_de_rpat_pzshrk54.jpg|200px]] [[Panzerschreck_54]]
|-
! colspan="5"|Pistols
|-
| '''Pistol''' || [[File:In_uk_webley_pistol.jpg|200px]] [[Webley .455]] || [[File:In_fr_1935_pistole.jpg|200px]] [[Pistolet_automatique_mle_1935S]] || [[File:In_us_pistol_m1911.jpg|200px]] [[M1911 Colt]] || [[File:In_de_luger.jpg|200px]] [[Pistole_08|Pistole 08 "Luger"]]
|-
! colspan="5"|Mortars
|-
| '''Light Mortar''' ||[[File:2inch Mortar.jpg|200px]] [[2_inch_mortar|2_inch_mortar]] || [[File:In_fr_MLE37.jpg|200px]] [[LG_50_mm_mortar|Lance-grenades de 50 mm mle 37]] || [[FILE:In_fr_MLE37.jpg|200px]] [[ LG_50_mm_mortar| M37 Mortar]] || [[File:In_de_GRW36.jpg|200px]] [[Granatwerfer_36|5 cm leGrW 36 (Granatwerfer 36)]] 
|-
! colspan="5" | Engineer / Sapper Equipmenet
|-
| '''Satchel Charge'''|| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" |[[Satchel Charges|Satchel Charge]]
|-
| '''Repair Kit''' || colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[Repair Kit]]
|-
!colspan="5" | Grenades
|-
| '''Grenade''' || [[File:In_uk_gr_frag.jpg|200px]] [[Mills_bomb|No.36M Mk I Mills Bomb]] || [[File:French grenade.jpg|200px]] [[Grenade à main offensive modèle 1915]] || [[File:In_us_grenade_frag_mk2.jpg|200px]] [[Mk 2 Fragmentation_Grenade]] || [[File:In_de_gr_frag.jpg|200px]] [[Stielhandgranate 24]]
|-
| '''Smoke Grenade''' || [[File:No.77 Mk I Smoke Grenade.jpg|100px]] [[No.77 Mk I Smoke Grenade]] || [[File:French grenade.jpg|200px]] [[Grenade fumigène]] || [[File:M8 smoke grenade.jpg|200px]] [[M8 Smoke Grenade]] || [[File:M39-Nebelhandgranate smoke grenade.jpg|200px]] [[Nebelhandgranate 39]]
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!colspan="5" | Other Equipment
|-
|'''Combat Knife''' || colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | [[Combat Knife]] || [[Combat Knife]]
|-
| '''Ammo Resupply Can''' || colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[Ammo Resupply Pack]]
|}
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Browning M1919A6

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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''M1919A6 Browning Machine gun"'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Light Machine gun
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Caliber''' || .30-06 cal
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Feed System''' || 150 round fabric belt
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Muzzle Velocity''' || 860 m/s
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Maximum Effective Range''' || 1,372m
|}

=History=

=Game Play=

The one real advantage the M1919 has is that it loaded with AP ammo. These means that it can pierce the armour of the 232 armoured car and the Panzer2c at medium to close range. Use this to you advantage it comes in handy to clear a camped spawn depot of mobile spawn.

 
 
 
 
 

=See Also=

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''(16 major types, 41 total models in game)''

'''''Note:''' these categories loosely represent comparable or equivalent units, performance difference will vary greatly.''
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|'''British'''
|'''French'''
|'''American'''
|'''German'''
|-
| rowspan="6" | '''Fighter'''
|[[File:Ac uk hurri 1.jpg|200px]] [[Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane Mk I]]
|[[File:Ac fr hawk 75.jpg|200px]] [[Hawk|Curtiss H-75]]
|
|[[File:Ac de bf109 e1.jpg|200px]] [[Bf109|Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1]]
|-
|[[File:Ac uk spit 1.jpg|200px]] [[Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia]]
|[[File:Ac fr d-520.jpg|200px]] [[D.520|Dewoitine D.520]]
|
|[[File:Ac de bf109 e4.jpg|200px]] [[Bf109#Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4|Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4]]
|-
|[[File:Ac uk hurri 2b.jpg|200px]] [[Hurricane#Hawker Hurricane Mk IIb|Hawker Hurricane Mk IIb]]
|[[File:Ac fr hawk 81.jpg|200px]] [[Hawk#Curtiss H-81 A2 (early P-40)|Curtiss H-81 A2]]
|
|[[File:Ac de bf109 f1.jpg|200px]] [[Bf109#Messerschmitt_Bf_109F-2|Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2]]
|-
|[[File:Supermarine Spitfire Ib.jpg|200px]] [[Spitfire#Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIB|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIb]]
|
|
|[[File:Ac de bf109 f4.jpg|200px]] [[Bf109#Messerschmitt_Bf_109F-4|Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4]]
|-
|[[File:Ac uk spit 5b.jpg|200px]] [[Spitfire#Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB|Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb]]
|[[File:Ac fr hawk 87.jpg|200px]] [[Hawk#Curtiss H-87 B3 (P-40F)|Curtiss H-87 B3]]
|
|[[File:Bf109g.jpg|200px]] [[Bf109#Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6/U4|Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6/U-4]]
|-
|[[File:Ac_uk_spit_9.jpg|200px]] [[Spitfire#Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXC|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXc]]
|[[File:Ac fr p-38f.jpg|200px]] [[P38|Lockheed 322-15 / P-38F Lightning]]
|[[File:Ac us p-38f.jpg|200px]] [[P38|P-38F Lightning]]
|[[File:Ac de fw190 a4.jpg|200px]] [[Fw190#Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-4|Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-4]]
|-
| rowspan="1" |'''Heavy Fighter'''
|[[File:Ac uk blen 1f.jpg|200px]] [[Blenheim|Bristol Blenheim Mk IF]]
|
|
|[[File:Ac de bf110 c4.jpg|200px]] [[Bf110|Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-4]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |'''Fighter-Bomber / Close Air Support'''
|[[File:Hurri MkII UK FB.png|200px]] [[Hurricane#Hawker Hurricane Mk IIb Fighter Bomber|Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB F/B]]
|[[File:Hurri 2b FB.png|200px]] [[Hurricane#Hawker Hurricane Mk IIb Fighter Bomber|Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB F/B]]
|
|[[File:Ac de bf110 c4-b.jpg|200px]] [[Bf110#Messerschmitt_Bf_110F/B|Messerschmitt Bf 110 F/B]]
|-
||[[File:Ac uk hurri 2c.jpg|200px]] [[Hurricane#Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc|Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC]]
|[[File:Ac fr p-39.jpg|200px]] [[P39|Bell Model 14a / P-39 D-1 Airacobra]]
|
|[[File:BF109E4B.png|200px]] [[Bf109#Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4B|Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4B]]
|-
|[[File:Kittyhawk MkII.png|200px]] [[Hawk#Curtiss H-87 B3 (P-40F) Fighter Bomber|Kittyhawk Mk II]]
|[[File:Curtiss H-87 B3 (P-40F) Fighter Bomber.png|200px]] [[Hawk#Curtiss H-87 B3 (P-40F) Fighter Bomber|Curtiss H-87 B3 (P-40F) Fighter Bomber]] ||[[File:USAAF P40F.png|200px]] [[Hawk#Curtiss H-87 B3 (P-40F) Fighter Bomber|P-40F Fighter Bomber]]|| [[File:BF-109 G2-R1 "Jabo.jpg|200px]] [[Bf109#Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2/R1|Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2/R1]]
|-
|||||||[[File:Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3B.png|200px]] [[Fw190#Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3B Jabo|Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3B Jabo]]

|-
|'''Dive Bomber'''
|
|
|
|[[File:Ac de ju-87.jpg|200px]] [[Ju87|Junkers Ju 87B Stuka]]
|-
|'''Tank Buster'''
|[[File:Hurri 2D.png|200px]] [[Hurricane#Hawker Hurricane Mk IID|Hurricane Mk IID]]
|[[File:Model 26 - P-39N Airacobra.png|200px]] [[P39#Model 26 / P-39N Airacobra |Model 26 / P-39N Airacobra]]
|[[File:USAAF P39N.png|200px]] [[P39#Model 26 / P-39N Airacobra |P-39N Airacobra]]
|[[File:JU87 G2.png|200px]] [[Ju87#Junkers Ju 87G2|Junkers Ju 87G2 Stuka]]
|-
|'''Light Bomber'''
|[[File:Ac uk blen 4.jpg|200px]] [[Blenheim#Bristol_Blenheim_Mk.IV|Bristol Blenheim Mk IV]]
|[[File:Ac uk blen 4.jpg|200px]] [[Blenheim#Bristol_Blenheim_Mk.IV|Bristol Blenheim Mk IV]]
|
|
|-
|'''Medium Bomber'''
|
|
|
|[[File:Ac de he-111 2.jpg|200px]] [[He111|Heinkel He 111H-2]]
|-
|'''Attack / Multi-Role Bomber'''
|[[File:Ac uk havoc.jpg|200px]] [[Havoc|Havoc Mk I]]
|[[File:Ac fr db-7.jpg|200px]] [[DB7|Douglas DB-7]]
|[[File:A20C Havco.png|200px]] [[Havoc#A20C Havoc|A20C Havoc]]
|[[File:Ju88.png|200px]] [[Junkers Ju 88|Junkers Ju 88A4]]
|-
|'''Transport'''
|[[File:Ac uk c-47.jpg|200px]] [[C47|C-47 Dakota]]
|[[File:Ac_fr_ju-52.jpg|200px]] [[Ju52|Junkers Ju-52/3M ex-airliner]]
|[[File:US C47 Skytrain.png|200px]] [[C47|C-47 skytrain]]
|[[File:Ac de ju-52.jpg|200px]] [[Ju52|Junkers Ju-52/3M]]
|-
|}
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Ju88.png|400px]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Junkers Ju 88A4'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Medium Bomber Dive Bomber
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 3x 7.92MG81 1x 7.92MG81Z 1000kg bomb payload
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 4 (pilot, bombardier/front gunner, rear gunner, ventral gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 455km/h
|}

==History==

==Game Play==

For an in-depth guide to divebombing, have a look at the [[Close Air Support|CAS section]]

 
 
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|- style="color:#fff; background:#666600; font-size:larger;"
! colspan=2 | Air Units in Battleground Europe
|-
! colspan=2 style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#ddb;" | Fighters and fighter bombers
|- colspan=3 style="vertical-align:top; background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[Bf109#Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1|Bf 109E-1]] | [[Bf109#Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4|Bf 109E-4]]| [[Bf109#Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4B|Bf 109E-4B]] |[[Bf109#Messerschmitt Bf 109F-2|Bf 109F-2]] | [[Bf109#Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4|Bf 109F-4]] | [[ Bf109#Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2/R1|Bf 109G-2/R1]]| [[Bf109#Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6/U4|Bf 109G-6/U4]] | [[Bf110#Messerschmitt Bf 110C-4|Bf 110C-4]] | [[Bf110#Messerschmitt Bf 110F-B|Bf 110C-4/B]] | [[Blenheim |Blenheim IF]] | [[D.520|Dewoitine D.520]] | [[Fw190#Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3B Jabo|Fw 190A-3B]] | [[Fw190#Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-4 |Fw 190A-4]] | [[Hawk#Hawk 75 A3 (P-36)|Hawk 75]] | [[Hawk#Curtiss H-81 A2 (early P-40)|Hawk 81]] | [[Hawk#Curtiss_H-87_B3_.28P-40F.29|Hawk 87]] |[[Hawk#Curtiss H-87 B3 (P-40F) Fighter Bomber| P-40F Kittyhawk Fighter Bomber]] | | [[Hurricane#Hawker Hurricane Mk I|Hurricane Mk I]] | [[Hurricane#Hawker Hurricane Mk IIb|Hurricane Mk IIb]] | [[Hurricane#Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc|Hurricane Mk IIc]] | [[Hurricane#Hawker Hurricane Mk IID|Hurricane Mk IID]] | [[Ju87#Junkers Ju 87G2|Junkers 87G2 'Stuka']] | [[P38|P-38 'Lightning']] | [[P39|Bell Model 14a / P-400 Airacobra]] | [[P39#Model 26 / P-39N Airacobra|Model 26 / P-39N Airacobra]] | [[Spitfire#Supermarine Spitfire Mk IA|Spitfire Mk Ia]] | [[Spitfire#Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIB|Spitfire Mk IIb]] | [[Spitfire#Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB|Spitfire Mk Vb]] | [[Spitfire#Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXC|Spitfire Mk IXc]]
|-
! colspan=2 style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#ddb;" | Bombers
|- colspan=3 style="vertical-align:top; background:#f0f0f0;"
| | [[Blenheim#Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV|Blenheim IV]] | [[DB7|Douglas DB-7]] | [[Havoc|Havoc Mk.I]] | [[Havoc#A20C Havoc|A20C Havoc]] | [[He111|Heinkel 111]] | [[Junkers Ju 88| Junkers Ju 88A4]] | [[Ju87|Junkers 87 'Stuka']] |
|-
!colspan=2 style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#ddb;" | Transport
|- colspan=3 style="vertical-align:top; background:#f0f0f0;"
|[[C47|C47 'Skytrain']] | [[Ju52 |Junkers 52]]
|}
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{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Junkers Ju 88A4'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Medium Bomber Dive Bomber
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 3x 7.92MG81 1x 7.92MG81Z 1000kg bomb payload
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 4 (pilot, bombardier/front gunner, rear gunner, ventral gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 4,267kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 387km/h
|}

==History==

==Game Play==

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{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Junkers Ju 88A4'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' || Medium Bomber Dive Bomber
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 3x 7.92MG81 1x 7.92MG81Z 1000kg bomb payload
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 4 (pilot, bombardier/front gunner, rear gunner, ventral gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 4,267kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 387km/h
|}

==History==

==Game Play==
angle the pilot must keep the target slightly low in the gunsight to compensate for the bomb trajectory. Veteran pilots uses the 50 kg bombs against soft targets and armoured cars while saving the main 250 kg bomb for tanks and bunkers.

For an in-depth guide to divebombing, have a look at the [[Close Air Support|CAS section]]

 
 
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{| class="wikitable floatright"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[]]
|- style="background:#666600; color:#fff;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Junkers Ju 88A4'''
|- style="background:#ddb;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Specifications
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Type''' ||
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Armament''' || 3x 7.92MG81 1x 7.92MG81Z 1000kg bomb payload
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Crew''' || 4 (pilot, bombardier/front gunner, rear gunner, ventral gunner)
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| '''Weight''' || 4,267kg
|- style="background: white;"
| '''Top Speed''' || 387km/h
|}

==History==

==Game Play==
angle the pilot must keep the target slightly low in the gunsight to compensate for the bomb trajectory. Veteran pilots uses the 50 kg bombs against soft targets and armoured cars while saving the main 250 kg bomb for tanks and bunkers.

For an in-depth guide to divebombing, have a look at the [[Close Air Support|CAS section]]

 
 
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