LANDJUT Division #3 - 336-ya OG Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty
Hello, commanders!
We are back again. In today’s DevBlog, you’ll find the third preview of our upcoming WARNO - LANDJUT expansion.
Let’s go and check out the Soviet “Black Death” naval infantry of the 336-ya Otdel’naya Gvardeyskaya Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty or the 336th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade.
Onwards!
[h3]The Soviet 336-ya OG Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty[/h3]
Let’s welcome to the stage the elite Soviet Naval Infantry, a combat arm of the Soviet Navy. The 336-ya Otdel’naya Gvardeyskaya Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty or the 336th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade was stationed in Kaliningrad from 1963 until the end of the Cold War. The so-called “Black Death” naval infantry (a nickname given to the sailors as a whole by the Germans in World War II, when they were employed on land to combat the Axis) was the main amphibious combat arm of the Soviet Army. The elite Soviet naval infantry earned its nickname for its stubbornness and black uniforms.
The 336-ya OG Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty started as a regular formation, as the 347th Rifle Regiment, part of the 308th Rifle Division. These men fought, with distinction, during the Battle of Stalingrad, including crucial combat at the Barrikady Factory. Subsequent fighting saw them engaged in combat on the Bryansk Front and in Orel, and in liberating Bialystok, as well as earning the honorific “Guards” status.
Converted to the 336th Motorized Rifle Regiment, it was only two decades after the war’s end that the formation was selected (after a favorable performance during training exercises) into a specialized naval infantry unit in 1963.
[h3]The 336-ya OG Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty’s in the Cold War[/h3]
The main Soviet Naval Infantry formations were assigned to Soviet Navy fleets, with the brigades and divisions receiving amphibious-capable APCs and armored vehicles, transported to the battlefield in dedicated landing ships or massive hovercrafts.
The 336-ya OG Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty was part of the Baltic Fleet. The naval infantrymen would most likely see action against the Nordic countries, specifically Denmark, to secure the crucial Baltic Straits. The Soviet naval infantry’s role was likely to support ground operations in Western Europe rather than serve as an expeditionary force.
The 336-ya OG Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty was a small brigade in peacetime, requiring mobilization to bring it up to war strength. Reorganized into full brigade status in 1979, reservists would not only beef up the battalions but also create one or two new naval infantry battalions and one additional air assault battalion. This influx would effectively turn the formation into a small division, ready to be sent to Danish shores.
[h3]The 336-ya OG Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty in WARNO[/h3]
So, how will the 336-ya OG Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty look like in WARNO - LANDJUT? New units are both italic and bolded and are still work-in-progress.
All of the “Black Death” units (with the prefix MOR.) will receive the Resolute trait, unless stated otherwise.
LOG
INF
ART
TANK
REC
HEL
AIR
The Soviet 336-ya Otdel’naya Gvardeyskaya Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty is a well-trained and regarded naval infantry division tasked with spearheading the amphibious assault on contested shores. Strong infantry, capable tanks, and a potent air force make up the division’s offensive firepower on the battlefield.
[h2]LANDJUT in brief[/h2]
The WARNO - LANDJUT expansion will bring 8 new Divisions to WARNO, playable in Skirmish and Multiplayer, with one brand-new nation, Denmark. This means a host of new weapons, units, vehicles, and battlegroups in a Tribute-style DLC, but no new Operations or Army General campaigns.
Check out the previews for the LANDJUT Division list below:
[h2]Until Next Time[/h2]
That’s all for this one. We’ll return with a new WARNO - LANDJUT preview next week!
Don’t forget to check out the vibrant WARNO community. Find the latest news on the Steam News page or visit the Steam Forums. Get together with other players on either the excellent Discord server, Reddit page, YouTube or our Instagram.
See you on the battlefield, commanders.
We are back again. In today’s DevBlog, you’ll find the third preview of our upcoming WARNO - LANDJUT expansion.
Let’s go and check out the Soviet “Black Death” naval infantry of the 336-ya Otdel’naya Gvardeyskaya Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty or the 336th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade.
Onwards!
[h3]The Soviet 336-ya OG Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty[/h3]
Let’s welcome to the stage the elite Soviet Naval Infantry, a combat arm of the Soviet Navy. The 336-ya Otdel’naya Gvardeyskaya Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty or the 336th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade was stationed in Kaliningrad from 1963 until the end of the Cold War. The so-called “Black Death” naval infantry (a nickname given to the sailors as a whole by the Germans in World War II, when they were employed on land to combat the Axis) was the main amphibious combat arm of the Soviet Army. The elite Soviet naval infantry earned its nickname for its stubbornness and black uniforms.
The 336-ya OG Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty started as a regular formation, as the 347th Rifle Regiment, part of the 308th Rifle Division. These men fought, with distinction, during the Battle of Stalingrad, including crucial combat at the Barrikady Factory. Subsequent fighting saw them engaged in combat on the Bryansk Front and in Orel, and in liberating Bialystok, as well as earning the honorific “Guards” status.
Converted to the 336th Motorized Rifle Regiment, it was only two decades after the war’s end that the formation was selected (after a favorable performance during training exercises) into a specialized naval infantry unit in 1963.
[h3]The 336-ya OG Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty’s in the Cold War[/h3]
The main Soviet Naval Infantry formations were assigned to Soviet Navy fleets, with the brigades and divisions receiving amphibious-capable APCs and armored vehicles, transported to the battlefield in dedicated landing ships or massive hovercrafts.
The 336-ya OG Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty was part of the Baltic Fleet. The naval infantrymen would most likely see action against the Nordic countries, specifically Denmark, to secure the crucial Baltic Straits. The Soviet naval infantry’s role was likely to support ground operations in Western Europe rather than serve as an expeditionary force.
The 336-ya OG Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty was a small brigade in peacetime, requiring mobilization to bring it up to war strength. Reorganized into full brigade status in 1979, reservists would not only beef up the battalions but also create one or two new naval infantry battalions and one additional air assault battalion. This influx would effectively turn the formation into a small division, ready to be sent to Danish shores.
[h3]The 336-ya OG Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty in WARNO[/h3]
So, how will the 336-ya OG Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty look like in WARNO - LANDJUT? New units are both italic and bolded and are still work-in-progress.
All of the “Black Death” units (with the prefix MOR.) will receive the Resolute trait, unless stated otherwise.
LOG
- Command units are the ubiquitous (but Soviet Navy-used) MOR. BELOZOR jeep and MOR. CHAIKA armored vehicle.
- Supply units are plentiful and include the good ‘ol World War II-era DUKW, already featured with communist Poland in WARNO, known as the MOR. BAV-485.
- Plus, you’ll get the following new units: the PTS-2 heavy amphibious barges, the MOR. ZIL-131 SNAB truck, favored by the Soviet Navy, and the MOR. Mi-14PS helicopter.
- And more: although the division has no FOB, the KALMAR hovercraft will act as a smaller, semi-mobile one. Able to move on water as well as on land (at a crawl), it is the first vehicle of its kind to join WARNO's arsenal.
INF
- A very good category with all infantry units featuring the new Soviet Naval Infantry models. These can be divided into two categories: “wet” marines and “airborne” sailors. The former excel in amphibious landings; the latter in striking in-land objectives by parachute or helicopter-borne air assault.
- The “wet” Soviet Naval Infantry in the division:
- MORPEKHI are 9-strong squads with AKS-74 and one RPK-74. As a default, they come armed with the RGP-7VR, but also in RPG-22 and SVD squad variants.
- The MORPEKHI KOMROTI are 5-strong squads with AKS-74U SMGs, one RPK, Igla, and Smoke grenades.
- The reservist REZ. MORPEKHI are represented by an 11-strong squad wielding the RPG-18 and lacking the Resolute trait. They all come in ZIL-131 trucks or the MOR. BTR-60, with a selected few also having the MOR. BTR-80 as a transport option.
- There is also the large MORPEKHI (PTS) 14-strong squad with AKS-74, two RPK-74, one SVD and RPG-7VL, delivered onto enemy shores via the MOR. PTS-2 barge.
- MORPEKHI are 9-strong squads with AKS-74 and one RPK-74. As a default, they come armed with the RGP-7VR, but also in RPG-22 and SVD squad variants.
- The “airborne” Soviet naval infantrymen are:
- ”Airborne” DESANT. MORPEKHI are also organized as 9-strong squads, with the same weapon distribution as their “wet” counterparts but instead fielding the RPG-7VM.
- The DESANT. MOR. KOMROTI are 6-strong squads with AKS-74, one RPK-74, and Smoke grenades.
- The REZ. DESANT. MORPEKHI are 11 strong, with the same small arms and the RPG-18, but also lacking the Resolute trait.
- With the lack of BMD vehicles, the paratroopers are dropped as infantry with GAZ-66 truck only, but still get the Airborne trait.
- ”Airborne” DESANT. MORPEKHI are also organized as 9-strong squads, with the same weapon distribution as their “wet” counterparts but instead fielding the RPG-7VM.
- The MOR. SAPERI squads contain 5 soldiers, featuring the same loadout as above, plus a Satchel charge, as well as an RPO-A.
- The MOR. SAPERI KOMROTI are 4-strong leader squads with AKS-74 and RPG-7VM. The above squads come in either MT-LB or the MOR. BTR-60PB, while the command squads can also deploy in the small MAV amphibious jeep.
- Support weapon teams include the usual arsenal of SPG-9, FAGOT, KONKURS, PKM, and PLAMYA, in both "wet" or "airborne" variants.
- Lastly, the MOR. SPETSNAZ are 12-man special forces squads wielding the AKS-74U, two PKM, and RPO-A, plus the Special Forces and Airborne traits.
ART
- A pretty good category, with mortars coming in the form of either the MOR. 2B9 82mm or the MOR. 2S12 120mm.
- Self-propelled artillery support deploys as the MOR. 2S9-1 SVIRISTELKA, a 2S9 naval variant carrying more ammo, and the MOR. 2S1 GVOZDIKA.
- Soviet Naval Infantry can also count on the ever-present MOR. BM-21-1 GRAD, although reworked on the Soviet Navy’s favored ZIL-131 chassis.
TANK
- The Soviet brigade had only a single tank battalion, filled with nothing else but the MOR. T-55AM (with Bastion ATGM). These capable long-range tanks come in vanilla, MOR. T-55AMK leader (without ATGM), and the MOR. T-55AMV with reactive armor.
- A few of the rare and iconic Soviet Navy-delegated, and highly advanced for their time, MOR. T-55AMD with Drozd active protection systems can also be deployed. This particular self-protection device, the first of its kind in the world, consists of tubes filled with explosive shrapnel, mounted on each side of the tank’s turret. A Doppler radar would detect incoming ATGMs and detonate the system in the direction of the projectile at very close range, destroying it before the tank could be engaged. The Drodz was quite effective in tests, and saw operational use, but did have two shortcomings: projectiles fired couldn’t be engaged again if the first self-defense shot was a miss; and friendly nearby infantry could be shredded and possibly killed by collateral damage of the grenade-like Drodz charges. Both elements will be faithfully represented in WARNO.
- The division’s arsenal will also include MOR. TO-55 to attack any enemy fortification with flamethrowers.
- Anti-tank units featured are the usual MOR. MT-12 RAPIRA and MOR. BRDM-2 KONKURS.
REC
- A pretty good category, with the foot soldiers making up the following units:
- MOR. RAZVEDKA, which are 4-man recon teams with AKS-74 and one RPK-74, plus RPG-22.They can deploy in an MAV or MI-2T.
- The DESANT. MOR. RAZVEDKA, a 6-man team with AKS-74 and RPG-7VM, plus the Airborne trait.
- KHOLUY which are 6-man sneaky frogmen special forces teams with AKS-74, one SVD and RPG-26, and carrying the Special Forces and GSR trait.
- MOR. RAZVEDKA, which are 4-man recon teams with AKS-74 and one RPK-74, plus RPG-22.They can deploy in an MAV or MI-2T.
- Recon vehicles include the MOR. BRDM-2 and MOR. PT-76B.
- Airborne intel is provided by the Mi-14PL with Exceptional Optics.
- A classic Soviet affair, with the MOR. IGLA in both "wet" and "airborne" variants.
- The MOR. BIRYUSA and the MOR. MT-LB STRELA-10M will also be deployable.
HEL
- Rather average, and while the brigade was intended to have a complement of Ka-27 and Ka-29 helicopters, delivery had been lagging in favor of the Northern Fleet. By 1989, the 336-ya OG Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty only managed to get a few, represented in WARNO by several Ka-29 gunships (few, but well armed) occupying a limited number of slots that quickly ramp up in costs.
AIR
- A very good category. Air support is provided by regular Warsaw Pact air forces, with Denmark being only a few minutes away from Poland and East Germany at afterburner combat speeds.
- This means the MiG-21MST and the MiG-23MLD provide air cover.
- Close air support is given by the Su-17M4 and the Su-24M in a large array of RKT, CLU, HE, NPLM, LGB and SEAD loadouts.
- And a newcomer: used in a conventional “carpet bombing” role, just to blast the Danish shores at the point of invasion, a few super-heavy Tu-22 [HE] will be available, as well as its Tu-22KDP [EW] unarmed electronic warfare variant.
The Soviet 336-ya Otdel’naya Gvardeyskaya Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty is a well-trained and regarded naval infantry division tasked with spearheading the amphibious assault on contested shores. Strong infantry, capable tanks, and a potent air force make up the division’s offensive firepower on the battlefield.
[h2]LANDJUT in brief[/h2]
The WARNO - LANDJUT expansion will bring 8 new Divisions to WARNO, playable in Skirmish and Multiplayer, with one brand-new nation, Denmark. This means a host of new weapons, units, vehicles, and battlegroups in a Tribute-style DLC, but no new Operations or Army General campaigns.
Check out the previews for the LANDJUT Division list below:
- We already (briefly) detailed three previously showcased Nemesis divisions which will reprise their role in WARNO - LANDJUT. Some changes between their original showcase and their LANDJUT appearance can be gleaned in this updated preview here.
- Check out more historical info on the West German 6. Panzergrenadier.
- And the same for the Soviet 94-ya Gvardeyskaya Motostrelkovaya Diviziya.
- The preview for the East German 20. Motorisierte-Schützen-Division can be checked here.
- Check out more historical info on the West German 6. Panzergrenadier.
- The U.S. 2nd Marine Division rushes to join the fight in Denmark. Check out all the juicy details on the Jarheads’ inclusion in this detailed preview here.
[h2]Until Next Time[/h2]
That’s all for this one. We’ll return with a new WARNO - LANDJUT preview next week!
Don’t forget to check out the vibrant WARNO community. Find the latest news on the Steam News page or visit the Steam Forums. Get together with other players on either the excellent Discord server, Reddit page, YouTube or our Instagram.
See you on the battlefield, commanders.