Unit suggestion thread:

[Tico_1990]

I dunno if it has been suggested before but search didn't return anything.

SdKfz 250/11.

Role: Light, mobile AT support

Deployed from: Schutzen War Camp, Heavy support

Weapon: 2.8 cm schwere Panzerbüchse 41 (heavy AT rifle).

Cost:
250 MP
15 fuel

Special abilities: Hit the engine! (20 munitions). The half-track will fire one shot that will damage the targeted vehicle's engine. A second shot will destroy the engine.

Pretty much sounds like the AT halftrack which the PE have...

UH-OH! He figured it out! Quick! Censor him! AHHHHH!

Lolwut?

[Sidewinder]

Name: Spion Spähtrupp
Squad: 2 in a squad.
Weapons: Silenced Lugers (?)
Abilites: Verkleidung (Disguise) - Resemble the selected enemy squad. (Targetted enemy squads with more people will just make this squad look wounded and missing a few.)

*(Or just make the enemies not shoot at them automatically unless told to or they themselves shoot. If this is the case give them a Hold Fire button.)

Pfadfinder (Scout) - Toggled ability. As long as it's active, the targeted area will be revealed to the Axis indefinitly. The squad cannot move and has no bonus cover while active.

Tarnung (Camouflage) - Squad becomes hidden from view, but cannot move.


Make them buyable from the HQ for 200 Manpower. Awesome scout units.

Thoughts guys?

[Pac-Fish]

It kinda sounds cool . Maybe it could be used to find snipers

[cephalos]

um.... OH recon team? Like SU observers? 

[Ryxxen]

I think that Disguise would be hard to do, maybe just some camo abillity where they can move

[The_Czar]

It sounds kinda cool, but I think that Brandenburgers more or less already are part of the latest OH concept, right?

They'd be doctrinal but very similar, and I personnaly think Brandenburgers would be nicer

[Mr.ious.Q]

I think the disguise thing won't work, because this is not Red alert series, you only have squads not individuals. So that the player will more control of their units.

[Sidewinder]

I think the disguise thing won't work, because this is not Red alert series, you only have squads not individuals. So that the player will more control of their units.

Fine, the disguise doesn't have to be in. Just make them act like medics, as in the enemy doesn't automatically shoot them unless told specifically to do so.

My idea is something unique the other factions don't quite have, which is a dedicated scout squad.

[S1lv3rWolf]

Although I'm unsure how Ostheer secure their resources, I had an idea sometime ago regarding, not a unit, but a unique observational post.

The idea is an obs. post that resembles a set of loudspeakers, its ability would be to secure the resources in the sector, but rather than improving the resources of said sector, it would take a more defensive role by slowing down units (or just infantry) that enter the sector (i.e. they'd be more cautious).
Meanwhile, it'd give no bonus to friendly units, as I'm sure a slowed down squad of infantry are already weak as it is



As for the above idea of a dedicated scout squad, I think the Space Marine Scout Squad from DoW2 would be along the lines of what you might want, since that squad can camouflage and can get a detection radius when upgraded. It'd fit the whole "dedicated scout" role.

[Dann88]

I like silverwolf's idea, I saw a model of the propaganda speaker in Brit's campaign in Caen city. Slow unit down will give great (too much) benefit to maps have big sectors like Langres, mine suggestion is make the speaker buff def for units in that sector to make a combo with bloodlust ability of the ostheer.

[CommissarLampshade]

I'm guessing somebody suggested it, but I'd like to see some of the earlier tanks the Germans operated. For example:

- Panzer II Ausf F
This would fill the role of the Sd.Kzf. 234/1 the standard Wehrmacht faction has.

- Panzer III Ausf J¹ or L
Somewhat comparable to the T-34/76 but with an inferior gun, this could be primary battle tank of the Ostheer until they can unlock heavier armor.

[GodlikeDennis]

Both those vehicles are in the Ostheer already. You should read the OH updates.

[ciorex]

105mm Nebelwerfer 40 mobile heavy mortar, I'd assume it would be the equivalent of the heavy mortar upgrade that the soviets have.

[cephalos]

105mm Nebelwerfer 40 mobile heavy mortar

another wikipedia weapon? I'd rather see Nebelwerfer 42 210mm.

[Pac-Fish]

105mm Nebelwerfer 40 mobile heavy mortar

another wikipedia weapon? I'd rather see Nebelwerfer 42 210mm.

Why cephalos, wikipedia is where 60% either confirm, valadate, or find new WWII ideas

The other 35% use either movies or video games *cough*COD*cough* to find or validate our ideas

The other 5% actually have knowledge of history