1. Luftwaffe Dive-Bombers (revised)
Europe was blitzed and bombed. The Ju-87 Stuka dive-bomber, a small plane, played a big role. Its screaming siren generated terror on all battle fronts.
Your fighters may conduct first round tactical bombing runs. They are subject to antiaircraft fire as normal. In the first cycle of combat, if there are no defending fighters present, the fighters hit on a roll of 5 or less. In succeeding cycles of combat, the fighters hit normally. If defending fighters are present, this first cycle ability is cancelled.
2. Jagd Panzers (replace Luftwaffe Dive-Bombers)
The Germans put their early war experience into the development of tank destroyers. These armor roamed the battlefields to ambush enemy tanks - armed with more powerful guns than similar tanks.
Your tanks defends on a 4 (5 if you have the Heavy Tanks development)as long as the attacker has tanks in the battle.
3. SS Panzergrenadiers
The Germans used elite troops that were designed for fighting alongside tanks, favoured with a greater proportion of the best equipment . These troops were fully motorised units, so that they could at all times keep up with the tanks.
The Panzergrenadiers advantage implies that each tank give one matching infantry one additional movement allowance and an increased attack capability of 2 or less in the first cycle of combat only. Even if supported by artillery, their attack remains 2. The tank and the infantry unit must leave from the same territory.
4. 88s - multi purpose guns
The German 88’s main purpose was as a heavy anti-aircraft gun at the beginning of the war, but as the war progressed, it was found to be effective in a great variety of roles.
You may choose to use your artillery as an Anti-Tank gun or Anti-Aircraft gun. The choice of how artillery is to be directed must be declared during the first round of combat and may not be redirected on a new target during the combat.
I missed the last a piece of text for 88’s
88s - multi purpose gun
The German 88’s main purpose was as a heavy anti-aircraft gun at the beginning of the war, but as the war progressed, it was found to be effective in a great variety of roles.
You may choose to use your artillery as an Anti-Tank gun or Anti-Aircraft gun. The choice of how artillery is to be directed must be declared during the first round of combat and may not be redirected on a new target during the combat.
An AT or AA gun may fire once during the opening fire step of combat, but only in defence during the first cycle of combat. Each AT gun defends on a 2 and each AA gun defends on a 1 (but not in a SBR). The casualties, tanks or aircraft, have no chance to counterattack.
Do you think that the SS Panzer grenadiers should just be Panzergrenadiers and attack as normal and not have an increased attack capability of 2 or less in the first cycle of combat? :-?
Remember that Katyusha Artillery is very powerful as well. Katyusha Artillery is an incentive for the Russian player to be more aggressive, since it normally is too focused on defense! But for the German player who always is aggressive an offensive advantage like SS Panzergrenadiers or the revised Luftwaffe Dive-Bombers could be just too much for the Russian player to fend off, if not compensated??? What do you think?
The compensation to the Russian player for the offensive advantage like SS Panzergrenadiers to the German player is Guard Tank Regiments and Conscripts. These two advantages are exactly what the Russian player needs to stay alive for long enough! Goody, goody!!! :D
Maby this advantage is better than all other suggested before!
Tiger Tanks
A single Tiger tank could halt the advance of a complete armoured division. These tanks were massively protected and had an extremely powerful anti-tank gun, which were more than adequate to deal with any allied armoured fighting vehicle of that time.
Every third tank you have in each combat cycle, attack or defend on a 4.
