April Fools! Next (real) Ostheer sneaky (nr. 6) is coming in Mid-April!
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As you already saw, we finished to post the last sneaky peaky about buildings, next one planned to be about it's Commander Tree. However we have decided, after a heated discussion, to change a little bit how the Ostheer will be depicted.
As we have enough resources for the Ostheer itself, we decided to make three Ostheer subfactions instead of making one faction, similar to Royal Marine Commandos and combining this idea with Foreign support units that our fans have been pushing around from time immemorial, gave us the necessary amount of units to make this possible.
The features of the subfactions will be:
Subfaction #1: Army Group North
Consisting mainly of defensive units together with elite shock troops, North focus on quickly taking ground and then securing it. Capturing the world one inch at the time. AG-North reinforces their ranks with Finish Troops and includes units such as the Bradenburgers, BT-42, 105mm LeFh18, Pantherturms and Kugelpanzer Reconnaissance Vehicles.
Subfaction #2: Army Group Center
Having twice as much tanks as the other AGs, AG-Center have a heavy focus on vehicle warfare. Together with support from Luftwaffe, they expect to crush their enemies. Certainly having Air Command's Sdkfz 263s to call in air support together with the 'Animals', such as Panthers, Tigers, Mice and Rhinos must crush all enemy resistance?
Subfaction #3: Army Group South
South gaining much of its strength from foreign troops that fight together with Germany. They have access to foreign troops such as Hungarian Toldi IIa, Italian Breda M37 Team. But the strength in the Troops of the Fatherland should not be underestimated. Proven in combat, they are the masters of Urban Combat. Having units such as the Flammpanzer III and Brummbär helps of cause. And in the Urban Environments, the Sturer Emil is free to kill anything that is coming up the chokepoint-like roads. Also due to having access to the massive HE-rounds, it has the ability to imminently destroy buildings.
Some Soviet Love
Some people might think that we have an attention deficit to our beloved Soviets, but that's wrong. As our comrades of Normandy 44 gave us permission to use some of content from their upcoming 2.0 update, we have decided to include a soviet reward faction. The Black Devils will at last see action on the Eastern Front. Being assisted by units such as the MG Teams, KV-85s, BA-10s and prototype units such as the "Object 416" and the "URALMASH-1" they are likely to crush all the Axis can throw at them.
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Disclaimer: models and skins are not finalized.
Remember that Ostheer is still in Alpha stage and the design documents (units etc.) are unlikely to be final. However we felt this was such a huge change that we needed to share it with our community as soon as possible. We will release the next Sneak Peak (6) as usual in the middle of the month.
See you next then!