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Official Update v1.02.25 is now available

Official Update v1.02.25 is now available

New Features and Rule Changes
Non-motorized units in the Axis non-reserve Theatre Boxes will now on occasion automatically adjust their Max TOE levels. Generally these Max TOE levels will be lower than 100% when there is less manpower available in the pool. This is something the AI was already doing, and we realized we should be doing the same for the human player forces since they cannot be controlled by the human player. The impact will be lower force levels in the Axis non-reserve Theatre Boxes, especially later in the game.
Destroyed units that rebuild are arriving in the reserve set to 100 Max TOE. They should arrive set to 0. Fixed. Note, players will have to consciously increase the unit’s Max TOE for it to receive replacements. ---- This item was originally noted as a bug fix in version 1.02.14, but as it was never mentioned in the manual, it appears it was more of a rule change to bring it in line with WitW, than a bug fix. In any case, it has been in operation since 1.02.14 and it is very important players realize these units won’t take replacements until the player increases their Max TOE from 0.
Added Living Manual v1.11.pdf file in the \Manuals folder. This is up to date with changes through game version 1.02.24.

Bug Fixes and AI Improvements
Moscow depot in isolated pocket incorrectly received freight points, due to trucks from outside the pocket returning to the depot and then converting to freight (this also incorrectly triggered airhead supply for the pocket). Fixed.
Game crashes upon loading a save made after the German air execution phase. In the air phase a ground attack air directive had bombed units in a city fort, causing data corruption. Fixed.

Data and Scenario Changes
1941 Campaign(s) changes:
General HQ North Africa (Ital.) - add disband on T116 like other NA-only units
Norway Army disbands at the end of 1944
Norway Territorial Mountain Corps - remove rebuild restriction (renames to standard-name German corps)
Finnish Army renamed Finland Army (name indicated Finnish unit)
Lapland Army changed into rename from Finland Army
20th Mountain Army - rename source changed to Finland Army
II Luftwaffe Field Corps - remove rebuild restrictions (scheduled rename), add Schlemm as leader
III Luftwaffe Field Corps - disbands end of 1943, add Odebrecht as leader
IV Luftwaffe Field Corps - remove rebuild restrictions (scheduled rename), add Hoffmann as leader
IV Felderrnhalle Panzer Corps - renamed Feldherrnhalle Panzer Corps
V Panzer Korps - disabled, V Korps stayed/was rebuilt as standard Infantry Korps
Flak towers equipped with four 128mm twin guns from start (non-producible special gun), made LW-Elite with 80 Exp/Morale
Zoo Flak tower built to 100% strength
Norway Panzer Div - disabled
5th Light Division, remove non-organic 10/4 (606th Flak Bn) and Panzerjäger I (605th PzJ Bn)
19/20th Sturm LW Field Div - remove Sturm from name, added back via 6/44 rename
22nd LW Field Div - disabled, formation was delayed then cancelled
25th Panzer Division delayed to early 4/1943, was merely a reinforced Rgt until then
Finnland MG Ski Bde renamed Finland
Norway Panzer Bde - arrives T119, built to full strength (no StuGs, German tanks -> French, limited vehicles)
1st Luftwaffen Jaeger Brigade (rename slot): Luftwaffen -> Luftwaffe, rename moved forward to 9/42
1st Luftwaffe Jaeger Brigade (IT, reinforcing): disabled as duplicate
Moscow Luftwaffe Jaeger Rgt - disbands 3/43 (used to form 19th LW Field div)
HG Fallschirm Flak Rgt - available in IT 6/43, to AR 7/44
Cavalry Rgt Middle/North/South - remove rebuild restriction
Cavalry Rgt South disbands at the end of 5/44 (became part of 4th Cav Bde)
13th Flak Rgt attached to Hannover (in Bremen from 9/42)
56th Flak Rgt disabled, was just commanding searchlights units, replaced by new 179th
63rd Flak Rgt (10/43) - renamed 76th
141st Flak Rgt rebuilt as I/141st Mot. mixed Flak Bn
241st Flak Rgt disabled, only I+II mot mixed Bns existed and they are already present
369th Croat Inf Rgt arrival changed from MAP/T9 to AR/T8
I+IV/Goering LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bns made LW-Elite, disband mid 6/42 (became part of Goering Bde/Div)
II/5th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn transformed into rename from new 905th Mixed Flak Bn in 11/42
II/6th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn renames to I/30 in 6/44
I/15th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn delayed to 10/43
I/20th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn available 10/43
I/28th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn starts in BA, to AR in 11/44
I/30th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn renames from II/6 in 6/44
I/33rd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn moves to AR 9/43
zbV 40th Panzer Bn - renamed 40 zbV, delay disband to early 4/1943 (to 25 PzD)
I/43rd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn renames to 78th LW Mot. Light Flak Bn in 2/44
I/46th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn available from start at full strength (was existing as reserve unit)
II/46th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn available from start at full strength (was existing as reserve units), to FI in 10/41
I/47th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn present at start, built to full strength
I/49th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn disbands 2/44 (became part of HG Flak Rgt)
II/49th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn transformed into rename from I/491 in early 10/41
II/52nd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn built to full strength (renamed from existing unit)
I/54th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn built to full strength (renamed from existing unit)
II/64th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn present at start, built to full strength
zbV 66th Panzer Bn - rename 66th zbV, arrives with 12 Pz IIL (representing heavily armored Pz I/II prototypes)
71st LW Mot. Light Flak Bn rebuilt as SP version
72nd LW Mot. Light Flak Bn available from start with full strength (present in NO as Flak Ersatz-Abteilung 98)
77th LW Mot. Light Flak Bn rebuilt as SP version
78th LW SP Light Flak Bn downgraded to Mot. Light Flak, renames from I/43rd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn in 2/44
80th LW SP Light Flak Bn transformed into rename from new 144th Mixed Flak Bn
81st LW Mot. Light Flak Bn rebuilt as SP version, available from start at full strength, to AR in 1/43
95th LW Mot. Light Flak Bn arrives with full strength (renamed from existing reserve unit)
96th LW SP Light Flak Bn - rename delayed to 7/43
III/204th Panzer Bn disbands 10/42 (became part of newly-formed 27th PzD)
214th Panzer Bn - delay disband to early 4/1943 (to 25 PzD), remove rebuild restriction
I/401st LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn renamed I/501
II/411th LW Mot. Light Flak Bn rebuilt as SP version
II/491st LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn renamed I/491, becomes II/49 in 10/41
603rd Mot.Army Light Flak Bn rebuild as 3-company SP Flak bn
607th SP Army Light Flak Bn - disband removed, moves to WE in mid 6/43
609th SP Army Light Flak Bn - moves to NA in 6/42, disband delayed to 9/43, rebuild restricted
612th SP Army Light Flak Bn rebuild as Mot. Army Light Flak Bn, disbands 9/43, rebuild restricted
613th Mot.Army Light Flak Bn built to 100% strength, moved from NA to MAP/OKH (just 1/613 was in Africa from late 41)
614th SP Army Light Flak Bn delayed to mid 8/41, arrives to AG South
615th Mot.Army Light Flak Bn disband delayed to 10/43, moved to WE, arrives to AR in 6/43
616th Mot.Army Light Flak Bn rebuild as 3-company SP Flak Bn with some 2cm quad AAs at 50% strength
617th SP Army Light Flak Bn changed to OB 1913, disbands 9/43, rebuild restricted
618-619th SP Army Light Flak Bn changed to OB 1913
620th SP Army Light Flak Bn disabled - formation was cancelled
744th Pioneer Bn - moves to NO 1/43, disbands early 4/1943 (to 25 PzD)
761st LW SP Light Flak Bn downgraded to mot light Flak, rebuilt to full strength
772nd LW Light Flak Bn - Remove -> disband (became part of reinforcing 65th Flak Rgt)
851st LW Light Flak Bn rebuilt to full strength SP version, starts in WE with AR transfer in 8/41
860th LW Mot. Light Flak Bn disabled - just 1/860 was ever existing
NEW land units or rename slots:
179th Flak Rgt, 5/43 to Schweinfurt
I/2nd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, 10/43 to AR
I/10th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, 10/44 to WE with full strength
II/18th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, 10/44 to WE
III/27th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, 9/44 to WE
I/32nd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, 2/43 to AR
II/33rd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, from start in NO, late 6/44 to AR
I/42nd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, attached to Breslau, 10/44 to WE
II+III/42nd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, 10/44 to WE
96th LW Mot. Light Flak Bn - 6/42 rename slot for 761st LW Mot Light Flak Bn
144th Mixed Flak Bn, from start in FI, to Light Flak and WE in 4/43, to 80th SP Light Flak in 4/44
I/241st LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, arrives to AG South in mid 7/41, moves to IT in 10/43
I/604th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, attached to Rastenburg, disbands 6/44
606 SP Army Light Flak Bn added to NA with 10/4 SP Flak removed from 5th Light Afrika Div, disbands 9/43, rebuild restricted
I/611th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, from start in NO, late 12/44 to AR
905th Mixed Flak Bn, attached to Ploesti, renames to II/5th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn in 11/42, to IT mid 11/42

Stalingrad to Berlin changes:
Added Three Naval Only torpedo carrying Soviet air units to the Black Sea Fleet:
47 ShAP-ChF      (IL-2T)   Delay 12
13 GMRAP-ChF (A-20Bt)
40-BAP-ChF        (IL-4T)
Changed the aircraft in the Soviet Baltic Front to torpedo carrying:
57 ShAP-KBF      (IL-2T) Delay 14
40 ShAP-KBF      (IL-2T) Delay 16
1 MTAP-KBF       (IL-4T)
73 BAP-KBF        (A-20Bt)
Added two Naval Only air units to the Rumanians:
101st HS RM Patrol           (Z.501s)
102nd HS RM Patrol          (He 114s
Stalingrad Front renames to Southern Front and then to 4th Ukrainian Front
a few Morale/Experience changes to Soviet air units
2nd Tank Corps renames to 8th Guards Tank Corps in September 1943

Vistula to Berlin changes:
Changed the aircraft to Torpedo carrying for the Soviet Baltic Fleet:
57 ShAP-KBF      (IL-2T)
40 ShAP-KBF      (IL-2T)
1 MTAP-KBF       (IL-4T 1943)
75 BAP-KBF        (A-20Gt)
Renamed to Guards Status:
5 IAP-KBF to 3 GIAP-KBF
13 IAP-KBF to 14 GIAP-KBF
71 IAP-KBF to 10 GIAP-KBF

Ground.dat file - The M17 GMC (0843) was renamed to M17 MGMC (Multiple Gun Motor Carriage).
OB.dat file – Corrected OB 2256 for 44 Type 2 Infantry Division (support squads were incorrectly listed as manpower).

Official Update v1.02.25 is now available

A new public beta (v1.02.25) is now available!

Greetings Everyone!

A new public beta (v1.02.25) is available. You will need to opt into the changes by selecting the beta branch from the games Properties menu, listed as "beta - Open Beta". You can opt out at any time.

Changes since v1.02.21:

New Features and Rule Changes
• Changes impacting combat in “high intensity” combat (combat versus defenders in heavy urban/urban/port hexes):
o Many different combat adjustments that generally reduce losses in high intensity combat, for both sides.
o Isolated units suffer additional penalties in high intensity combat. Units must be fully isolated and not in aerial re-supply, not just be in isolated hexes, to suffer these additional penalties.

New Features and Rule Changes
• Non-motorized units in the Axis non-reserve Theatre Boxes will now on occasion automatically adjust their Max TOE levels. Generally these Max TOE levels will be lower than 100% when there is less manpower available in the pool. This is something the AI was already doing, and we realized we should be doing the same for the human player forces since they cannot be controlled by the human player. The impact will be lower force levels in the Axis non-reserve Theatre Boxes, especially later in the game.
• Destroyed units that rebuild are arriving in the reserve set to 100 Max TOE. They should arrive set to 0. Fixed. Note, players will have to consciously increase the unit’s Max TOE for it to receive replacements. ---- This item was originally noted as a bug fix in version 1.02.14, but as it was never mentioned in the manual, it appears it was more of a rule change to bring it in line with WitW, than a bug fix. In any case, it has been in operation since 1.02.14 and it is very important players realize these units won’t take replacements until the player increases their Max TOE from 0.
• Added Living Manual v1.11.pdf file in the \Manuals folder. This is up to date with changes through game version 1.02.24.
Bug Fixes and AI Improvements
• Moscow depot in isolated pocket incorrectly received freight points, due to trucks from outside the pocket returning to the depot and then converting to freight (this also incorrectly triggered airhead supply for the pocket). Fixed.
• Game crashes upon loading a save made after the German air execution phase. In the air phase a ground attack air directive had bombed units in a city fort, causing data corruption. Fixed.
Data and Scenario Changes
• 1941 Campaign(s) changes:
o General HQ North Africa (Ital.) - add disband on T116 like other NA-only units
o Norway Army disbands at the end of 1944
o Norway Territorial Mountain Corps - remove rebuild restriction (renames to standard-name German corps)
o Finnish Army renamed Finland Army (name indicated Finnish unit)
o Lapland Army changed into rename from Finland Army
o 20th Mountain Army - rename source changed to Finland Army
o II Luftwaffe Field Corps - remove rebuild restrictions (scheduled rename), add Schlemm as leader
o III Luftwaffe Field Corps - disbands end of 1943, add Odebrecht as leader
o IV Luftwaffe Field Corps - remove rebuild restrictions (scheduled rename), add Hoffmann as leader
o IV Felderrnhalle Panzer Corps - renamed Feldherrnhalle Panzer Corps
o V Panzer Korps - disabled, V Korps stayed/was rebuilt as standard Infantry Korps
o Flak towers equipped with four 128mm twin guns from start (non-producible special gun), made LW-Elite with 80 Exp/Morale
o Zoo Flak tower built to 100% strength
o Norway Panzer Div - disabled
o 5th Light Division, remove non-organic 10/4 (606th Flak Bn) and Panzerjäger I (605th PzJ Bn)
o 19/20th Sturm LW Field Div - remove Sturm from name, added back via 6/44 rename
o 22nd LW Field Div - disabled, formation was delayed then cancelled
o 25th Panzer Division delayed to early 4/1943, was merely a reinforced Rgt until then
o Finnland MG Ski Bde renamed Finland
o Norway Panzer Bde - arrives T119, built to full strength (no StuGs, German tanks -> French, limited vehicles)
o 1st Luftwaffen Jaeger Brigade (rename slot): Luftwaffen -> Luftwaffe, rename moved forward to 9/42
o 1st Luftwaffe Jaeger Brigade (IT, reinforcing): disabled as duplicate
o Moscow Luftwaffe Jaeger Rgt - disbands 3/43 (used to form 19th LW Field div)
o HG Fallschirm Flak Rgt - available in IT 6/43, to AR 7/44
o Cavalry Rgt Middle/North/South - remove rebuild restriction
o Cavalry Rgt South disbands at the end of 5/44 (became part of 4th Cav Bde)
o 13th Flak Rgt attached to Hannover (in Bremen from 9/42)
o 56th Flak Rgt disabled, was just commanding searchlights units, replaced by new 179th
o 63rd Flak Rgt (10/43) - renamed 76th
o 141st Flak Rgt rebuilt as I/141st Mot. mixed Flak Bn
o 241st Flak Rgt disabled, only I+II mot mixed Bns existed and they are already present
o 369th Croat Inf Rgt arrival changed from MAP/T9 to AR/T8
o I+IV/Goering LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bns made LW-Elite, disband mid 6/42 (became part of Goering Bde/Div)
o II/5th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn transformed into rename from new 905th Mixed Flak Bn in 11/42
o II/6th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn renames to I/30 in 6/44
o I/15th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn delayed to 10/43
o I/20th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn available 10/43
o I/28th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn starts in BA, to AR in 11/44
o I/30th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn renames from II/6 in 6/44
o I/33rd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn moves to AR 9/43
o zbV 40th Panzer Bn - renamed 40 zbV, delay disband to early 4/1943 (to 25 PzD)
o I/43rd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn renames to 78th LW Mot. Light Flak Bn in 2/44
o I/46th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn available from start at full strength (was existing as reserve unit)
o II/46th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn available from start at full strength (was existing as reserve units), to FI in 10/41
o I/47th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn present at start, built to full strength
o I/49th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn disbands 2/44 (became part of HG Flak Rgt)
o II/49th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn transformed into rename from I/491 in early 10/41
o II/52nd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn built to full strength (renamed from existing unit)
o I/54th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn built to full strength (renamed from existing unit)
o II/64th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn present at start, built to full strength
o zbV 66th Panzer Bn - rename 66th zbV, arrives with 12 Pz IIL (representing heavily armored Pz I/II prototypes)
o 71st LW Mot. Light Flak Bn rebuilt as SP version
o 72nd LW Mot. Light Flak Bn available from start with full strength (present in NO as Flak Ersatz-Abteilung 98)
o 77th LW Mot. Light Flak Bn rebuilt as SP version
o 78th LW SP Light Flak Bn downgraded to Mot. Light Flak, renames from I/43rd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn in 2/44
o 80th LW SP Light Flak Bn transformed into rename from new 144th Mixed Flak Bn
o 81st LW Mot. Light Flak Bn rebuilt as SP version, available from start at full strength, to AR in 1/43
o 95th LW Mot. Light Flak Bn arrives with full strength (renamed from existing reserve unit)
o 96th LW SP Light Flak Bn - rename delayed to 7/43
o III/204th Panzer Bn disbands 10/42 (became part of newly-formed 27th PzD)
o 214th Panzer Bn - delay disband to early 4/1943 (to 25 PzD), remove rebuild restriction
o I/401st LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn renamed I/501
o II/411th LW Mot. Light Flak Bn rebuilt as SP version
o II/491st LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn renamed I/491, becomes II/49 in 10/41
o 603rd Mot.Army Light Flak Bn rebuild as 3-company SP Flak bn
o 607th SP Army Light Flak Bn - disband removed, moves to WE in mid 6/43
o 609th SP Army Light Flak Bn - moves to NA in 6/42, disband delayed to 9/43, rebuild restricted
o 612th SP Army Light Flak Bn rebuild as Mot. Army Light Flak Bn, disbands 9/43, rebuild restricted
o 613th Mot.Army Light Flak Bn built to 100% strength, moved from NA to MAP/OKH (just 1/613 was in Africa from late 41)
o 614th SP Army Light Flak Bn delayed to mid 8/41, arrives to AG South
o 615th Mot.Army Light Flak Bn disband delayed to 10/43, moved to WE, arrives to AR in 6/43
o 616th Mot.Army Light Flak Bn rebuild as 3-company SP Flak Bn with some 2cm quad AAs at 50% strength
o 617th SP Army Light Flak Bn changed to OB 1913, disbands 9/43, rebuild restricted
o 618-619th SP Army Light Flak Bn changed to OB 1913
o 620th SP Army Light Flak Bn disabled - formation was cancelled
o 744th Pioneer Bn - moves to NO 1/43, disbands early 4/1943 (to 25 PzD)
o 761st LW SP Light Flak Bn downgraded to mot light Flak, rebuilt to full strength
o 772nd LW Light Flak Bn - Remove -> disband (became part of reinforcing 65th Flak Rgt)
o 851st LW Light Flak Bn rebuilt to full strength SP version, starts in WE with AR transfer in 8/41
o 860th LW Mot. Light Flak Bn disabled - just 1/860 was ever existing
o NEW land units or rename slots:
179th Flak Rgt, 5/43 to Schweinfurt
I/2nd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, 10/43 to AR
I/10th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, 10/44 to WE with full strength
II/18th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, 10/44 to WE
III/27th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, 9/44 to WE
I/32nd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, 2/43 to AR
II/33rd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, from start in NO, late 6/44 to AR
I/42nd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, attached to Breslau, 10/44 to WE
II+III/42nd LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, 10/44 to WE
96th LW Mot. Light Flak Bn - 6/42 rename slot for 761st LW Mot Light Flak Bn
144th Mixed Flak Bn, from start in FI, to Light Flak and WE in 4/43, to 80th SP Light Flak in 4/44
I/241st LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, arrives to AG South in mid 7/41, moves to IT in 10/43
I/604th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, attached to Rastenburg, disbands 6/44
606 SP Army Light Flak Bn added to NA with 10/4 SP Flak removed from 5th Light Afrika Div, disbands 9/43, rebuild restricted
I/611th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn, from start in NO, late 12/44 to AR
905th Mixed Flak Bn, attached to Ploesti, renames to II/5th LW Mot. Mixed Flak Bn in 11/42, to IT mid 11/42
• Stalingrad to Berlin changes:
o Added Three Naval Only torpedo carrying Soviet air units to the Black Sea Fleet:
47 ShAP-ChF (IL-2T) Delay 12
13 GMRAP-ChF (A-20Bt)
40-BAP-ChF (IL-4T)
o Changed the aircraft in the Soviet Baltic Front to torpedo carrying:
57 ShAP-KBF (IL-2T) Delay 14
40 ShAP-KBF (IL-2T) Delay 16
1 MTAP-KBF (IL-4T)
73 BAP-KBF (A-20Bt)
o Added two Naval Only air units to the Rumanians:
101st HS RM Patrol (Z.501s)
102nd HS RM Patrol (He 114s
o Stalingrad Front renames to Southern Front and then to 4th Ukrainian Front
o a few Morale/Experience changes to Soviet air units
o 2nd Tank Corps renames to 8th Guards Tank Corps in September 1943
• Vistula to Berlin changes:
o Changed the aircraft to Torpedo carrying for the Soviet Baltic Fleet:
57 ShAP-KBF (IL-2T)
40 ShAP-KBF (IL-2T)
1 MTAP-KBF (IL-4T 1943)
75 BAP-KBF (A-20Gt)
o Renamed to Guards Status:
5 IAP-KBF to 3 GIAP-KBF
13 IAP-KBF to 14 GIAP-KBF
71 IAP-KBF to 10 GIAP-KBF
• Ground.dat file - The M17 GMC (0843) was renamed to M17 MGMC (Multiple Gun Motor Carriage).
• OB.dat file – Corrected OB 2256 for 44 Type 2 Infantry Division (support squads were incorrectly listed as manpower).

Happy Gaming!

A new public beta (v1.02.24) is now available!

Greetings Everyone!

A new public beta (v1.02.24) is available. You will need to opt into the changes by selecting the beta branch from the games Properties menu, listed as "beta - Open Beta". You can opt out at any time.

Changes since v1.02.21:

New Features and Rule Changes
• Changes impacting combat in “high intensity” combat (combat versus defenders in heavy urban/urban/port hexes):
o Many different combat adjustments that generally reduce losses in high intensity combat, for both sides.
o Isolated units suffer additional penalties in high intensity combat. Units must be fully isolated and not in aerial re-supply, not just be in isolated hexes, to suffer these additional penalties.
o The attackers in a failed high intensity attack take no retreat attrition.
• Changes to combat delay rules:
o A deliberate attack that fails, versus a defender in a non-isolated hex in urban/heavy urban/port, adds 9 to the combat delay. A hasty attack in this case adds 5 combat delay.
o Hexes that have 9 (maximum) combat delay may not be attacked.
o Note: Bombardment attacks (2 hex range artillery only attacks) cause no combat delay (this has always been the case).
• Manual Addendum: Changing the Intensity setting shown on the Air Directive (right side of map) Window for an air directive, changes the Air Doctrine intensity setting for the given type of air directive, for the controlling Air Command. Changing this, will also automatically alter all ADs of the same type, within the Air Command, that are not using a Custom intensity. Players wishing to alter the intensity of only one air directive, should set a Custom value by manually setting the Strike Num for the air directive.
Bug Fixes and AI Improvements
• Changes to ground combat that effectively reduces the number of shots taken by AFVs that have been shot at, with by far the greatest impact on low experience/morale ground elements. We found experience/morale checks were inadvertently left out of one of the routines that allowed AFVs to return fire.
• Kherson is not receiving any sea shipments of freight. Fixed.
• The final ground combat odds are sometimes expressed as a negative number. Fixed.
• Editor – Pressing ‘next’ in the device screen crashes the game. Fixed.
Data and Scenario Changes
• ob.dat file – Guard Tank Corps OBs have been linked to Tank Corps OBs. This should allow the building of a guards tank corps with 2 or 3 guards brigades if a guards tank corps OB is available on the date of creation.
• ground.dat file change - Panzer IIIf (0438) end date extended from 3/42 to 6/42.
• device.dat file changes:
o 170mm K18 L/50 Gun ROF increased from 1 to 2.
o Slight changes to 210mm devices 429 and 625
• cityOwner.dat file – Added city capture dates to many locations in central Europe
• 7 renamed German air unit symbols
• Campaign 41 scenarios – Mostly changes to air units:
o Soviet
SB-2 Rcn pool reduced by 2/3 to ~150, add 300 to SB-2 pool instead
yak-2 pool changed to 62
yak-4 pool changed to 55
38/53 SBAP disabled
65,66,215 ShAP changed from I-15bis FBs to I-153BS TacBs
116 ORAE rebuilt with 12 SB-2 rcn placed at NW Leningrad airbase and attached to Leningrad recon AOG
117-119 ORAE equipped with 12 SB-2 Rcn and added to NF
136 BAP changed to SB-2
655 LBAP changed to SB-2
311 RAP disabled
314 RAP changed to 30+3 Yak-4
316 RAP changed to 40+3 Yak-2
318 RAP added to FE with 24+6 SB-2 Rcn
319/320 ORAE disabled
o Axis
- Ground units -
reinforcing Lw Kdo West transformed into rename from Luftflotte 3
4th PzG Div renamed 4th SS PzG Div
22nd SP Army Light Flak Bn rebuild as Mot. Army Light Flak Bn, follows 22nd Airlanding div to Balkans
III/388th Howitzer Battalion changed to motorized
- Pool -
Bf 110C-5: 10 added to pool
Bf 110E-1/U1: 10 added to pool
He 115: 20 added to pool
Do 215B-1: 10 added to pool
- Air units -
Einsatzkommando Schenck changed to bomber-trained Me 262A-2a
7.(F)/LG 2 becomes (H) in 1/42 and disbands in 1/43
9.(H)/LG 2 disbands at the end of 1941
10.(Sch)/LG 2 removed disband, renames to 8./Sch.G 1 with Hs 129 in 2/42 and later to 11.(Pz)SG 9
I./JG 1 present from start with Bf 109E-7
IV./JG 1 renames to II./JG 11 in 4/43
10.(Jabo)/JG 2 - disbands in late 9/43
11.(Hoeh) and 12./JG 2 disband mid 9/43
IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 removed Sturm designation, renames to Sturm in 5/44 and gets matching Fw 190A-8/R8
Jabostaffel/JG 3 renames to 10.(Jabo)/JG 27 in early 5/42, to 2./Jabogruppe Afrika in early 9/42, disbands late 11/42
JG 4 removed Sturm designation from all except II.
II.(Sturm)/JG 4 changed to Fw 190A-8/R8
IV./JG 5 available from start as JGr Drontheim, renames to IV./JG 5 in 6/42
14.(Jabo)/JG 5 disbands mid 4/44
II./JG 11 transformed into rename from IV./JG 1 in 4/43
10./JG 11 disband in mid 8/44
11./JG 11 disband mid 8/44
JG 25 renames/downgrades to Jagdstaffel Erla in late 11/43, disbands 4/44
11./JG 26 disbands in late 12/42
12./JG 26 disbands in late 9/43
10.(Jabo)/JG 27 changed to Bf 109F-2, transformed into rename from Jabostaffel/JG 3
15./JG 27 (Span) available from start in WE with 12x Bf 109E-7, to AR on T4, disbands in late 2/44, set to fighter mission/training
JG 50 renames to I./JG 301 in mid 10/43
15./JG 52 (Croat) available from start in WE with 12x Bf 109E-7, to AR in late 9/41, to BA in late 4/44
10.(Jabo)/JG 53 disbands late 11/42
II.(Sturm)/JG 300 removed Sturm designation, renames to Sturm in 7/44 and gets matching Fw 190A-8/R8
IV.(Sturm)/JG 300 removed Sturm designation
I./JG 301 renames from JG 50 in mid 10/43
10./JG 301 changed to Bf 109G-6, disbands in late 7/44
V./NJG 5 renames to III./NJG 6 in 5/44
III./NJG 6 renames from V./NJG 5 in 5/44
Stab II./NJG 100 - moved fromward to 12/43, renames from 7./NJG 200
4./NJG 100 transformed to rename from 8./NJG 200 in 12/43
5./NJG 100 transformed to rename from 1./NJG 200 in 5/44
6./NJG 100 transformed to rename from 4./NJG 200 in 5/44
1./NJG 200 renames to 5./NJG 100 in 5/44
4./NJG 200 renames to 6./NJG 100 in 5/44
5./NJG 200 transformed to rename from 10./ZG 1, renames to new 7./NJG 100 in 6/44
7./NJG 200 renames to Stab II./NJG 100 in 12/43
8./NJG 200 arrives with 12+5 aircraft, renames to 1./NJG 100 in 12/43
10./ZG 1 removed disband, renames to 5./NJG 200 in mid 8/43 and to new 7./NJG 100 in 6/44
III./ZG 2 changed to Bf 109E-7/U1
Stab/Sch.G 1 changed to Bf 109E-7/U1
I./Sch.G 1 changed Bf 109E-7/U1
8./Sch.G 1 changed to Hs 129, transformed into rename from 10.(Sch)/LG 2
Stab/Sch.G 2 changed to Fw 190G
I./Sch.G 2 changed Bf 109E-7/U1
II./Sch.G 2 changed to Fw 190G
SKG 10 (all) changed from Fw 190A FBs to Fw 190G TacBs
III./SG 4 changed to Fw 190F
I./SG 5 changed to Ju 87D-5
11.(Pz)/SG 9 - rename source changed to 10.(Sch)/LG 2
NSGr 11 rename source changed to new Gruppe Buschmann
I.+II./KG 2 disband mid 10/44
10./KG 3 (croat) available at start in BA, retaining the later TB transfers
III./KG 6 (10/44) renamed to II./KG 200 arriving 5/44 with Ju 188
Stab/KG 28 disbands 12/41
I./KG 28 renames to naval-only II./KG 100 in mid 12/41
Stab,I.,II./KG 51 removed (J) from rename slots, made bomber-trained
II./KG 100 transformed into rename from I./KG 28 in 12/41, changed to He 111H-6
III./KG 100 delayed to 4/43, changed to naval-only with Do 217K, starts in WE and moves to AR in 8/44
IV./KG 100 delayed to late 11/41
KG 101/102 disabled (advanced school units)
IV./KG 200 arrives 10/44 without aircraft
II./LLG 2 reduced to 5. Staffel (the only operational unit)
Stab/TG 5 arrives with aircraft (drafted from school)
II.+III./TG 5 changed to Me 323
KGr zbV 900 disbands mid 1/44
AufklarGr 126 (See) renames to SAGr 126 now, delay AR transfer to 10/44
SAGr 126 changed into rename from AufklarGr 126 (See)
SAGr 127 rename source change to new Gruppe Buschmann via AufklarGr 127 (See)
1./SAGr 129 arrives with 10x BV222
3.(H)/31 changed to Bf 110E-3, typo in name fixed
5.(F)/123 arrives with 10+2 Fw 190A-3/U4
6.(F)/123 arrives with 10+5 Ju 86P
- NEW air units -
2./Jabogruppe Afrika, renames 9/42 from Jabostaffel/JG 3 via 10.(Jabo)/JG 27
7./NJG 100, renames from 5./NJG 200 in 6/44
NJ-Stfl Norwegen (12/44), renames from NJ-Stfl Finnland
Gruppe Buschmann, Naval patrol group with 30+15 He 114 (6/42 to AR, -> AufklGr 127 (See) 4/43 -> SAGr 127 (7/43) -> NSGr 11 (mid 10/43)
AufklarGr 127 (See) - renames 4/43 from new Gruppe Buschmann
• OP Typhoon 41 - 15./JG 27 (Span) changed to Fighter-trained Bf 109E-7
• Red Army Resurgent
o 15./JG 51 (Span) changed to fighter mission/training
o Stab and I./Sch.G 1 changed from Bf 109E-7 to E-7/U1
• Destruction of SW Front - 66 ShAP changed from I-15bis to I-153BS
• Road to Leningrad
o 53 SBAP disabled
o 65 ShAP changed from I-15bis to I-153BS
• Road to Minsk - 215 ShAP changed from I-15bis to I-153BS

Happy Gaming!

War in the East 2 - Official Update V1.02.21

War in the East 2 - Official Update V1.02.21

Since the original release and the recent Steam release, 2by3 Games and Matrix Games have been working hard on improving Gary Grigsby’s War in the East 2. As part of that ongoing effort, we are pleased to release a major new v1.02.21 official update for Gary Grigsby’s War in the East 2, including many fixes and improvements detailed below. We recommend all customers update to this new official version, either via Steam or by download from the Matrix Games site.

Here are the highlights. A detailed change list since the last 1.02.13 official update follows below:

-Major improvements to air combat resolution, ground attack and ground support resolution and losses to operations and flak during the air phase
- Improvements to reduce the Theater Box drain on trained pilot replacements
- Improvements to the handling of supply isolation, especially involving ports
- Improved AI in many areas
- Resolution of several crash bugs, including a potentially serious one involving AI Air Assist
- Reduced Leader losses for displaced/relocated HQs
- Many updates to equipment data, OOB and scenarios
- Updated Living Manual

Change History: V1.02.21 – 20th February 2022

The baseline chance a displaced/relocated HQ will lose a leader was changed, from 15% (50% if isolated), as follows:
June 1941 – 5% (10% if isolated)
July 1941 – 10% (15% if isolated)
All other dates – 15% (30% if isolated)
Note: in-game loss percentages, on average, appear to be slightly higher than these baseline values.
No more than one leader may be killed, per player turn within any given HQ, due to HQ displacement/relocation.
HQs that have lost a leader due to displacement/relocation may suffer an additional MP reduction at the start of their next logistics phase.
Added Living Manual v1.10.pdf file in the \Manuals folder. This is up to date with changes through game version 1.02.21.

Data and Scenario Changes

OB file – Removed recently added Reduced Rifle Division Shtat OBs from showing up on build menu (they are not intended to be buildable in-game)
Changes in ac file (update include one corrected aircraft symbol file):
0004 Bf 109E-4/B - changed to TacBomber, upgrades to Bf 109E-7/U1, ends 9/41, air profile change to GE Light Bomber
0013 Bf 109G-4/R3 - camera changes
0016 Bf 109G-8 - camera changes
0019 Bf 110C-5 - upgrade changed to Ju 88D-1
0021 Bf 110E-1/U1 - extended to 2/42, added small import from Bf 110E-2
0090 Fw 190A-3/U4 - ends 1/43, upgrade changed to Bf 109G-4/R3
0247 Bf 109G-8(HU) - camera changes
0440 Bf 109E-7/U1 - moved forward to 9/41, imports doubled to 200
0442 Bf 109G-6/R2 - camera changes
0445 Bf 110E-3 - air profile changed to GE Tac Recon, change camera options
0446 Bf 110G-3 - air profile changed to GE Tac Recon, change camera options, remove upgrade
0453 Bf 109G-2/R2 - camera changes
0454 Bf 109F-4/R3 - camera changes
0458 Ju 88S - bombload raised to 3000kg, some weapon set changes
several German bombers now use LMB mine instead of LMA as naval loadout

v01.02.20 – 12th February 2022 Bug Fixes and AI Improvements

Many ferry hexes are showing as Soviet controlled when they should not. Fixed.
Air transport mission op losses were lower than other air mission op losses. Fixed. A part of the normal op loss formula was missing for air transports. With this fix, you will see much higher transport op losses (still low in daytime good weather missions). Op losses in bad weather will be noticeable. Op losses at night will be bad. Op losses at night in bad weather will be horrible (don’t do it).
Units ordered by the player to move from a TB (including reserve) to the map during a campaign game have their vehicles zeroed out. Fixed.
Changing red color value for Set Formation Color does not work when using in-game scaling over 100%. Fixed.
AI – Improved AI to reduce chance the AI will launch a very weak/bad hasty attack.

Data and Scenario Changes

Gtype file – Changes in air group profiles:
FI Fighter changed from 36-12-4 to 40-10-3 (some units had 4 operating flights of ~10 each)
FI Bomber changed from 36-12-4 to 18-6-3 (some units had three operating flights of ~6 each)
FI Recon changed from 36-12-4 to 18-6-3 (some units had three operating flights of ~6 each)
CityOwner file – Added city capture dates for some cities in the Balkans.
OB file – Minor additions/adjustments to OBs, primarily for expansion scenarios.
Device and ground files - Fixed the 20mm vz.36 and added a Bulgarian Air Support element (1596).
Photos for ground elements 0242 and 1596.
Leader file - raised the values of some Italian leaders (including Messe)
Multiple map data files with changes in Finland for future scenarios. Also relocated maptext for Kiorstovo.

v01.02.19 – 31st January 2022 Bug Fixes and AI Improvements

Defensive ground support often totally misses the target. Fixed.
Fixed several corner cases where isolation was being applied to hexes where it shouldn’t due to ports having a connection with in supply ports (in the southern Caucasus and the Baltic Islands).
Pressing F12 during a ground combat will freeze the game. Fixed.
Made adjustments to the drop down engine code in an attempt to reduce the chance of rare/random game crashes caused by use of drop downs.
Game crashes when viewing air units in the TBs. Fixed.
Intercepts of air transport missions deep behind enemy lines are happening again. Fixed.
AI Air Assist - Puts Ostsee aircraft into JG77 when FKIV is set to naval ops. Fixed.
AI – German AI withdraws from Leningrad area prematurely and also doesn’t defend its flanks near Leningrad in C41. Fixed.
AI – Minor improvements to AI in small scenarios.

Data and Scenario Changes

OB file – Minor additions and changes primarily for future expansion scenarios.
Leader file – Changes to Soviet Allied leaders.
Photos – New photos for Soviet Allied leaders.
Campaign 1941 and C41 Early End :
I./1st Hun. Ftr Grp - remove disband
fixed name of LXXXXIX Corps
fixed setup of Wismar/Elbing airbases
fixed setup of LW Kdo East/Luftflotte 6

v01.02.15 – 15th January 2022 Bug Fixes and AI Improvements

Areas that should be in supply via ports are showing as isolated (Baltic Islands, cut off ports like Odessa – new bug created in 1.02.14). Fixed.
Leaders in HQs forcibly displaced were not being killed as often as they should (15% non-isolated/50% isolated). Fixed.
AI - Axis AI freezes at 33% of movement phase. Fixed.
AI – Improved Axis Attacking AI so it should not leave large gaps in its lines at the end of its turn.

v01.02.14 – 10th January 2022 New Features and Rule Changes

Several additional changes to flak. Flak during the air execution phase had inadvertently been increased in a recent update. This change was removed. The chance for flak hits was also reduced across the board in all phases.
Increased the chance of intercept of air transport missions. You should now see air transport missions close to the front line and especially over enemy territory being intercepted. Given this change, along with the air transport fix noted below once again allowing escorts, be careful with flying unescorted transports near the front line. Intercepts well be limited far into enemy territory.
Theater boxes (including the reserve) are now limited during the logistics phase in that they will never use more than 2/3 of the trained pilots that begin the replacement phase in the pool. 1/3 of the trained pilots are reserved for air units on the map, which receive their replacements after the theater boxes.
Added details about non-afv fire in the combat report at high combat message levels (6 and 7).
Bug Fixes and AI Improvements
Note regarding the Losses screen: The ‘Current Turn’ column losses by reason (A2A/flak/ground/operational) are often incorrect. Several reasons for this were fixed in this update, but there are still cases where these losses will be incorrect, too high or too low. The Total column losses are correct, as are the losses by aircraft type, and the losses on the left side of the screen losses by aircraft model. We will continue to try to improve the losses by reason (and the total that appears in the Current Turn column), but for now, you have to use the losses by aircraft type to get an accurate view of current turn losses.
Destroyed units that rebuild are arriving in the reserve set to 100 Max TOE. They should arrive set to 0. Fixed. Note, players will have to consciously increase the unit’s Max TOE for it to receive replacements.
Not able to assign escorts to air transport missions. Fixed.
Access to Inland Port is not preventing area from being isolated. Fixed.
Axis Allied nationalities are not importing captured equipment. Fixed.
Interdiction caused by Ground Attack/Interdiction is much higher than by Ground Attack/Unit missions that switch to interdiction. Fixed.
Entrained static units come out of static mode automatically at no AP charge. Fixed.
When air groups is sent to TB/Reserve aircraft loss is not recorded when damaged plane is destroyed. Fixed.
Game crashes during AI Air Assist in the air planning phase. Fixed.