Partisans

[XXXmaxpowerXXX]

apart from booby trapping points what are partisans good for? what abilities can they use?

[WartyX]

They enter the map via infiltration. They can move while camouflaged. They are decent in several types of infantry combat. They can be equipped with demolition charges.

[XXXmaxpowerXXX]

Thanks, could not have asked for a better answer.  

[Der Deutsche]

wasn´t it once mentioned that the "street-warfare" doktrine (or how is it called?) is already good enough so partisans wouldn´t infiltrate? and why can they move while they are camouflaged? just snipers can do so- i think this would be a little bit imba

[ford_prefect]

wasn´t it once mentioned that the "street-warfare" doktrine (or how is it called?) is already good enough so partisans wouldn´t infiltrate? and why can they move while they are camouflaged? just snipers can do so- i think this would be a little bit imba

Stormtroopers can move while camouflaged

[BurroDiablo]

And they have the benefit of AT capabilities (Stormtrooper, not partisans)

[XXXmaxpowerXXX]

i dont care if can camo as long as they dont become the new russian commados.

[ford_prefect]

i dont care if can camo as long as they dont become the new russian commados.

demanding much?

[Loupblanc]

 
 Well, they're not professionnals.
 Actually, that's semi not true. They did have a military
 core (the bypassed initial soviet army during the beginning
 of the first german vs soviet assault (barbarossa?)

 But a lot of them were disgruntled peasants/bandits
 who preyed on germans behind the lines. They shouldn't
 be equal to main line troops/uber british commandos is
 what he's saying. And I agree.

 What they gain in stealth, they ought to lose in fighting
 ability. But, ought to be able to ambush something nastily.
 (Like german pak, sorta).

 I feel they ought to be perma-invisible to radar, though
 (I mean minimap, not sight). 'They're 'beneath the radar')

 To give 'em a better chance at sabotage.
 Otherwise, they'll be tracked down and murdered as soon
 as they sabotage anything.

[ford_prefect]

i dont care if can camo as long as they dont become the new russian commados.

whats wrong with commandos any ways? btw what are "commadoes" lol

[Loupblanc]

 - Commandaoes : Typo. When too much typed, the editor
 gets rabies. So, sometimes a few words get 'the treatment'
  As long as major intent passes, I'm good with it.

 - As for what's wrong with commandaoes, besides spelling,
 they're powerful. And no way random untrained civilians
 with guns should be more powerful than british
 commandaoes, get what I mean?

 Not even regular troops :p
 (Face to face, I mean). Ambush is fine.

 For those who play WOW... imagine a combat rogue with
 no stealth running up to a PROT warrior... (same level/
 gear)... and winning...  does that sound right to you?

 About as right as a mage beating a warrior in a sword fight.

[Aouch]

Agree with Loupblanc.
Partisans really should rely on their camouflage ability rather than being a commando-like unit with rambo-attitudes.

[Loupblanc]

 Commando : Green Beret Rambo-types. Similar to
 sleek, elegant tiger (the animal, not the tank)
 Partisans : Bunch of misfits/disgruntled civilians with
 some 1st wave (Barbarossa) left-behind soldiers who
 haven't had much support from home in 1-2 years.
 Similar to rats. (The animal, not the heavy Maus)
 Can't win in a face-to-face engagement (ambush is
 fine) against a single enemy squad. Equivalent to
 an engineer, in unstealth characteristics, perhaps.
 Their call to fame is being in the wrong place, at
 the wrong time. The stupid pebble that catches
 under your foot at mystically the wrong moment
 to throw your entire game off

 Not showing on the minimap should be an ability
 of theirs. And perhaps sprinting under stealth, eh.
 Don't worry, if they get into a fight, you'll see
 them on the minimap allright.

[ford_prefect]

Agree with Loupblanc.
Partisans really should rely on their camouflage ability rather than being a commando-like unit with rambo-attitudes.

OK I like that

[Loupblanc]

 Yea, I like that too.
 Read somewhere that they could (the whole soviet army,
 doctrine-related)(on modb) be invisible on radar. I...
 think... that's OP
 
 But I am COMPLETELY okay with Partisans being
 invisible on radar (even while they put their charges on
 the flags/bridges). If they start FIRING on something, or
 CAPTURING, then, oh, minimap will be happy to speak out