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Hello commanders,

Hot on the heels of last week’s Steel Division 2: Battle of Dukla Pass Recap, we are back with the very first division preview of our next expansion. Nice!

In today’s DevBlog, we’ll put the spotlight on the Allied 1. Československý Armádní Sbor or 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps.

Let’s go!

[h2]1. Československý Armádní Sbor’s History[/h2]

The 1. Československý Armádní Sbor was a Soviet-controlled fighting force of the Czechoslovakian Army in exile. It was also known as the Svoboda's Army after its wartime commander, Ludvík Svoboda. The Corps started as a mere battalion, the 1st Czechoslovak Independent Field Battalion, which had the honors of being the premier foreign unit to fight alongside the Red Army. Formed by Czechoslovakian refugees living in the Soviet Union, Slovak POWs and defectors, and Soviet citizens of Czech origins, the formation saw first light in 1942.



There was a political push-and-pull between this unit - and its officers - and the Czechoslovakian government in exile based in London. The communists wanted combat straight away, while the Western Allied leaders wished for the battalion to be retained during the liberation of Czechoslovakia. Ultimately, the formation went to war pretty quick, seeing first blood during the Battle for Kharkiv in 1943. An infantry-heavy unit, it was mauled by German armored formations and consequently pulled off the line and refitted as the 1st Czechoslovak Independent Brigade.

As more and more Soviet territory was liberated, the ranks of the brigade grew tremendously. By 1944, the number of new recruits allowed a (small) army corps to be created. As such, it entered the fight to liberate its home territories in the Battle for Dukla Pass. While combat was hard and ultimately proved unsuccessful in freeing all of Czechoslovakia, the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps did see the end of World War II liberating Prague. Disbanded quickly after the war, the corps’ forces became the foundation for the post-war communist-ruled 1st Czechoslovak Army.



[h2]1. Československý Armádní Sbor’s Detailed[/h2]

Featuring three brigades (not divisions as comparable in other corps), the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps was small compared to other Red Army formations. The Corps did have some unique features:

• The 1st Brigade was composed of battle-hardened veterans.
  
• Out of the three infantry brigades, one - the 2nd Brigade - was actually a paratrooper unit.
  
• Unique for a Soviet infantry corps, but the Czechoslovakians had access to their own fighter regiment.
  
• And its infantry was lavishly equipped with PPS 43 instead of the older PPSh 41.

Moreso than other Soviet rifle corps, the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps had its own roster of specialized units permanently attached to the formation.

• the 1st Czechoslovakian Independent Tank Brigade, the size of a small regiment in our timeframe.
  
• Each brigade featured its own artillery battalions, giving it light but ample fire support.
  
• And lastly, it had its own Czechoslovakian penal company.

It should be noted that all of the paratroopers and associated units will only be available in Combat Phases A and B. These were, historically, withdrawn from combat during the battles for Dukla Pass and instead airlifted into the insurrectionist pocket, where they will appear again fighting for the Slovak National Uprising division (also featured in our expansion).

[h2]1. Československý Armádní Sbor’s in Steel Division 2[/h2]

How will the 1. Československý Armádní Sbor look like in Steel Division 2: Battle of Dukla Pass? New units are both italic and bolded. The following is still work-in-progress and subject to change!



RECON

• An average category for the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps with no organic recon units, and scouts being detached from regular infantry battalions.
  
• The 1st and 3rd Brigade's scouts are represented by:
  
  • CARRIER DUŠKA, their main tracked light recon unit.
    
  • The new PRŮZKUMNÍCI, being 2-man recon teams.
    
  • And the new MOT. PRŮZKUMNÍCI larger 6-man recon team with PPS 43, Bazooka and smoke grenades, coming in softskin trucks or CARRIER.
• The 2nd (Paratrooper) Brigade had a dedicated recon company at brigade level, which included:
  
  • Recon T-38M2 light amphibious tanks.
    
  • The new PARA. ODSTŘELOVAČ which are 2-man sniper team with PPS 43 and SVT-40 PU.
    
  • The PARA. PRŮZKUMNÍCI being heavy 9-man recon team with PPS 43 and DT machine gunes, plus smoke grenades.

INF

• A very good category for this battlegroup. The regular 1st and 3rd Brigade infantry include all new units:
  
  • The STŘELCI rifles squads come in regular, SVT, PTR, and command variants.
    
  • SAPÉŘI combat engineers can deploy in regular and command versions.
    
  • SAMOPALNÍCI are similar to the Soviet Avtomatchiki squads, in regular and command variants, armed with a mix of PPSh41 and PPS 43. A few Soviet MOT. AVTOMATCHIKI (fielding one DP-28) are also present from Combat Phase B, as the attached 12-ya Gv. Tank. Brigada's infantry. The former Czechoslovakian units come in softskin trucks, and the later Soviet ones are in half-tracks.
    
  • TANKOVI STŘELCI are similar to the Soviet Tankodesantniki, featured in both regular and command variants, with access to half-tracks as transports.
• The paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade are locked in Phases A and B, and all come with the Raider trait. These will be represented as:
  
  • PARAŠUTISTÉ coming in regular, DT, engineer, and command variants.
  
  The 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps’s penal company provides the 20-strong TRESTNÍ STŘELCI squads.

TANK

• The Corps’ own tank “brigade” was quite limited at the start of the Dukla Pass offensive. The formation later received reinforcements from the Soviet 12-ya Gv. Tank. Brigada.
  
  • Czechoslovakian armor includes the following, often in only limited numbers:
    
    • T-38M2 amphibious command light tanks from the paratrooper brigade.
      
    • T-70 light tanks.
      
    • T-34/76 obr.43 in regular and command versions.
      
    • A handful of T-34/85 obr.44.
  • Soviet tanks, available from Combat Phase B:
    
    • T-34/76 obr.42 in regular and command variants.
      
    • T-34/85 obr.43.
    • And a few (new in this role) IS-1 (as a regular tank, not command) plus IS-2 obr.44 heavy tanks.

SUPP

• A pretty good category for the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps.
  
• Fire support units include the following:
  
  • SG-43, PARA. MAXIM and PARA. DUŠKA machine guns.
    
  • PARA. OB-25 76,2mm infantry guns and RM-35 50mm light mortars.
• Commander units are:
  
  • Czechoslovakian DESANT. KOMBAT paratroopers.
    
  • Czechoslovakian WLA KOMBAT.
    
  • Soviet T-34/76 KOMBAT from Phase B.
• Supply is being provided by the ever-reliable lend-lease STUDEBAKER.

AT

• The anti-tank tab is pretty good but chiefly features lighter options:
  
• Infantry anti-tank squads include:
  
  • The new AMPULOMET unit. The original Czechoslovakian infantry in Red Army service was initially given older weapons. These were never fully replaced in the brigades when they expanded to a Corps size, meaning they can still be found with their rank and file. This particular weapon is basically a tube launching a green sphere filled with phosphorus (an intriguing concept, clearly obsolete when it was designed in 1941 and especially so against armor by 1944). However, it remains an effective long-range flamethrower-type weapon useful against infantry and light vehicles.
    
  • The ubiquitous PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle.
    
  • The new PARA. LOVCI TANKŮ which are 7-man tank hunter squads with PPS 43, three PTRD, plus smoke and AT grenades.
• Towed anti-tank guns include the M-42 45mm (both in infantry and paratrooper flavors), ZIS-2 57mm, and the ZIS-3 76,2mm.
  
• Lastly, the Czechoslovakian tank brigade could also count on a handful of SU-85 tank destroyers.

AA

• Prettty dismal, with the battlegroup having no organic AA battalion. It can only count on a few smaller anti-air defense units attached to the brigades.
  
• The sole self-propelled anti-air weapon is the good ’ol GAZ-AAA MAKSIM M4.
  
• Some of the heavier AA guns available are 61-K 37mm guns, historically often crewed by female gunners and with a gunshield.
  
• Being under Soviet command, the Corps benefited from their AA defenses. This means we have attached one card of ZEN. ART. obr.39 85mm.

ART

• Artillery is well represented with the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps, though it might lack some of the heavier calibers.
  
• The usual BM-37 82mm and PM-38 120mm mortars.
  
• The mainstay of the Czechoslovakian artillery, numerous and organic to each brigade, was the M-30 122mm howitzer. Gunners also get access to a few heavier ML-20 152mm pieces.
  
• An early war gun that found its way into the Czechoslovakian arsenal of 1944 was the M-60 107mm field gun. Although light, it had a much longer range than the M-30. It could also be used as a (very good) anti-tank gun, with much better performance than the ZiS-3.

AIR

• Average, with the Corps’ own air regiment flying the La-5FN in fighter and fighter-bomber roles. However, this formation was removed before the Battle of Dukla Pass and sent to help the Slovak National Uprising alongside the paratroopers.
  
• The Soviet Air Forces will help out to provide the rest of the air cover. These come in the form of Pe-3R recon planes, IL-2M with HE rockets, and the IL-2M3, B-25J-30 MITCHELL, and Pe-2-83 bombers in various bomb and cluster loadouts.

The 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps is a well-rounded battlegroup with a good infantry and tank synergy, but with its most glaring disadvantage being the lack of anti-air defenses.

[h2]Battle of Dukla Pass Expansion[/h2]
What can you expect from the Steel Division 2: Battle of Dukla Pass?

• The expansion features 1 massive Army General campaign centered on the Battle of Dukla Pass.
  
• Plus 6 new Divisions, playable in both single-player and multiplayer. These include the Allied 1. Československý Armádní Sbor, Slovak National Uprising, and Soviet 242-ya Gornostrelkovaya, while the Axis deploy the 208. Infanterie-Division, Hungarian 13. Gyaloghadosztály, and 18. SS-Fr.-Panzergrenadier "Horst Wessel".

[h2]See you on the battlefield[/h2]
That’s all. We’ll be back soon with more Battle of Dukla Pass previews.

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See you on the battlefield, commander!

Hello, hello!

It has been a long time coming, but in today’s DevBlog, we will finally be able to cast our eyes on the long-gestating upcoming Steel Division 2 expansion: Battle of Dukla Pass!

The expansion is slowly getting ready. As such, a great opportunity to revisit The Battle of Dukla Pass and lift the tip of the veil on the Army General campaign and divisions you’ll be able to play with in Steel Division 2: Battle of Dukla Pass.

Onwards!

[h2]Battle of Dukla Pass Expansion[/h2]
First things first: what can you expect from the Steel Division 2: Battle of Dukla Pass in terms of content?

• The expansion features 1 massive Army General campaign centered on the Battle of Dukla Pass (more historical info below).
  
• Plus 6 new Divisions, playable in both single-player and multiplayer.

[h2]Dukla Pass Historical Context[/h2]
The Battle of Dukla Pass, which anchors the expansion's new Army General campaign, was considered to have officially started on September 8th, 1944, when the Soviets assaulted the Laborec Highlands. It ended on October 28th, 1944, when the Slovak Uprising was crushed and the communist offensive was halted. The Battle of Dukla Pass officially concluded with the failure of the insurrection.



But let's rewind a bit. In March 1944, dissidents within the Axis Slovak Army, in league with the Allied Czechoslovakian government-in-exile in London, started planning for a military uprising. The rebels envisioned the Axis being kicked out of their country as the Soviets were getting closer and closer to lend support. Key to the entire operation was the Carpathian bottleneck, connecting Slovakia to Poland, known as the Dukla Pass. It would have been secured from the Germans and held long enough for the Red Army to pass through and advance straight into Slovakia.

However, in a cruel twist of fate, when the uprising was executed on August 29th, the Slovak Army’s chief of staff fled by plane to the safety of the Soviet Army, leaving the rebels with no strategic direction.

[h2]The Army General campaign[/h2]
In Steel Division 2, the Battle of Dukla Pass will see the Soviets try to seize the Laborec Highland’s pass at Dukla, in order to reach the insurgents of the Slovak Uprising. But the national liberation campaign was sprung hastily, with the Germans and other Axis troops reacting swiftly to secure and hold the strategic pass.



As depicted in the Army General campaign, the battle will be fought in-depth along the Krosno-Dukla-Presnov-Kosice corridor. Combat flares around Krosno, with the Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front striking at the boundary between the German XI. SS-Gebirgs-Korps and XXIV. Panzerkorps. It is here that the Allied troops aim to brush aside the thin defensive line of German defenders.


The Axis will, in the beginning, have no immediate reserves. This means standing fast or performing an arduous fighting retreat where every meter will be used to stall for time. Later during the campaign, reinforcements will arrive from the south, as well as both sides of the corridor.

[h2]The Divisions[/h2]
The Battle of Dukla Pass expansion will feature 6 new divisions, playable in Skirmish and multiplayer. Note that some of the following battlegroups are directly lifted from the Army General campaign itself, while others were either located very close by or deeply involved in the series of battles in other ways.

More detailed previews of each individual division will come soon!

From the Army General campaign
We picked two divisions straight from the Army General battlefield:

• The Axis 208. Infanterie-Division. Prior to the battle, the formation led by General Hans Pieckenbrock was considered by Soviet intelligence to be down to 60% strength. However, unbeknownst to the Allies, the remaining manpower was composed of the division’s best soldiers. Battle-hardened, the 208. ID found itself in the thickest of the fighting, being in charge of the Krosno sector. This put it right in the path of the Soviet offensive. Although the division’s right flank was mangled, with the Red Army achieving a narrow breakthrough, the German survivors regrouped in Krosno. The 208. Infanterie-Division would not yield, and when joined by elements of the 1. and 8. Panzerdivision, they even managed to go on the attack.
  
• The Allied 1. Československý Armádní Sbor, or the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps of the Red Army. This formation was created from Soviet citizens of Czechoslovak origins, Czechoslovakian refugees from the Sudenten occupation, or prisoners of war. It grew from a simple battalion (the first foreign unit to fight alongside the Soviets) to a three-brigade (plus smaller units) army corps. Although considered small for an army corps, even by Soviet standards, the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps had an unusual organization, featuring its own tank regiment, penal company, plus one out of three brigades being completely formed out of paratroopers. Thrown into the meatgrinder at Dukla Pass, the corps had the painful honor of fighting its way into their homeland. The paratroopers were pulled out from the battle early to be airlifted to the help of the Slovak Uprising.

Fighting nearby Dukla Pass
The next two divisions will not appear within the expansion’s Army General campaign, though they were fighting just outside of the scope of our map.

• The Axis Hungarian 13. Gyaloghadosztály or 13th Infantry Division. This formation was positioned on the east side of the Axis defensive lines, next to the German 101. Jäger-Division. The Hungarians had to cover for the redeployment of the Jägers when they were sent into battle at Dukla Pass. The 13th Infantry Division received reinforcements from the Hungarian 1st and 2nd Mountain Brigade, plus some welcome armor support in both the form of the German StuG-Abteilung 1101 and Hungarian 1st Assault Gun Battalion.
  
• The Soviet 242-ya Gornostrelkovaya division, or the 242nd Mountain Rifles Division. It comes as no surprise that this formation was specifically deployed to the Carpathian mountain ranges. While the 126-y L. Gornostrelkovy Korpus included one mountain brigade, the 242nd was one of the few Soviet divisions entirely specialized in mountain warfare. Although lightly equipped, this battlegroup will receive as an attachment a rather unusual unit (which we will reveal in due course).

Deeply involved in the campaign
The final two divisions to be featured in the Army General campaign were located further afield, not fighting directly in the Laborec Highlands but beyond. They were both deeply involved in the greater scheme of things and the very reason the 1st Ukrainian Front surged forward.

• The Axis 18. SS-Fr.-Panzergrenadier "Horst Wessel". This division's main mission was not to stop or delay the Soviet offensive but to crush its very objective: cracking down on the Slovak Uprising. The 18. SS, although a German division, was made up almost entirely of Hungarian Volksdeutschen. Over the course of the campaign, it amalgamated several smaller units of various origins, turning into a genuine Tower of Babel: from Slovak collaborationists, French SS, to German security troops, single tanks, and Ukrainian SS troops.
  
• The Slovak National Uprising or SNP. Once proposed as a Nemesis choice, this formation makes - at last - its Steel Division 2 debut. Represented as a phase-locked battlegroup, with the rebellious regular Slovak army available in Phase A, partisans in B, and Czechoslovakian “red” paratroopers detached from 1. Československý Armádní Sbor arriving in C. There will also be a sprinkling of OSS and Jedburgh special forces, plus Western Allies and Soviet Air Forces flying top cover.

As mentioned before, we’ll return soon with more details and information on each division and campaign!

[h2]War Reserves’ New Units[/h2]
In case you missed it, we recently released the free-for-all Reinforcement Pack #17 - War Reserves. The War Reserves free DLC features 18 new units with 11 brand-new models.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3508600/Steel_Division_2__Reinforcement_Pack_17__War_Reserves/

[h2]See you on the battlefield[/h2]
That’s all. We’ll be back soon with the first detailed Battle of Dukla Pass preview.

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See you on the battlefield, commander!

Hello commanders,

Get ready! The free Reinforcement Pack #17 - War Reserves is available now!

Next to a host of new and updated units, we’ve also released a new patch for Steel Division 2. Check out the details below!

https://steamcommunity.com/games/919640/announcements/detail/532092880811983019

[h2]War Reserves’ New Units[/h2]
What can you expect from RP #17 - War Reserves?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3508600/Steel_Division_2__Reinforcement_Pack_17__War_Reserves

The Axis receive a flurry of new additions to their arsenals. These include the German FLAKPANZER SFL IVc self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (26. Panzerdivision), the GRILLE Ausf. H assault gun (various German divisions), RSI’s CANNONE DA 75/46 C.A. M34 anti-aircraft gun (4a Alpina "Monterosa"), Hungarian TOLDI III light tank (1. Páncélos Hadosztály), the Finnish FOKKER C.X recon bomber bi-plane (Ryhmä Raappana), FORD V8 098T HUOLTO heavy supply (all Finnish divisions), and more.



Allied divisions also gain several new vehicles and units. Such as the American A-36A APACHE fighter-bomber (Task Force 45), British MUSTANG MK.1 recon fighter (15th (Scottish) Infantry Division) and TYPHOON MK.1B recon heavy fighter (Guards Armoured Division), the Soviet EMCHA RAZV. recon tank (29-y Tank Korpus) and Polish (LWP) WC-52 light truck (1 Piechoty "Tadeusza Kościuszki").



To get more insights into the addition to each side or nation, check out the following previews:

• Axis
• Finland
• Western Allies
• Soviet

[h2]See you on the battlefield[/h2]
That’s all. We hope you enjoy the latest Steel Division 2 free Reinforcement Pack #17. Go forth to victory!

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See you on the battlefield, commander!

[h3]NEW FEATURES[/h3]

• (29TK) replaced VALENTINE III recon tanks with EMCHA RAZV.
  
• (184SD) replaced M5L with M3L
  
• (Tyurin) replaced M5L with M3L
  
• (Vyborg) added one card of La-5FN with 2x 100kg bombs
  
• (7Est) added armed M3A1 h/t as transport option
  
• (1LWP) added WC-52 truck as transport option
  
• (TF45) added one card of A-36A APACHE fighter-bomber, replacing the existing P-51B-10 one
  
• (CIL) added one card of P-51B-10 fighter-bomber
  
• (15Scot) added one card of MUSTANG Mk.I recon fighter
  
• (Guards) added one card of TYPHOON Mk. FR.IB heavy recon fighter
  
• (Raap) added one card of FOKKER C X recon/bomber biplane
  
• (Raap) added one card of DB-3M heavy bomber
  
• (all Finnish div.) added FORD V8 098T HUOLTO as heavy supply truck
  
• (all Finnish div.) added TD 14 as heavy prime mover
  
• (122ID) added Finnish PE-2R as recon aircraft

[h3]GRILLE REWORK[/h3]

• GRILLE renamed GRILLE Ausf. K to prepare the introduction of the GRILLE Ausf. H
  
• GRILLE Ausf. K's armor decreased from 30/15/5 to 15/10/5, but speed increased from 35 to 43km/h and ammo increased from 15 to 18
  
• decreased TOLDI IIA's price from 30 to 20
  
• (2Pz) changed all GRILLE Ausf. K with GRILLE Ausf. H
  
• (5Pz) decreased two cards of 4/8/12 GRILLE Ausf. K to one card of 4// + addded one card of 4/8/12 GRILLE Ausf. H
  
• (20Pz) decreased GRILLE Ausf. K's card from 4/8/12 to 4/8/- + added one card of 3// s.IG 33
  
• (26Pz) changed all GRILLE Ausf. K with GRILLE Ausf. H
  
• 116Pz) decreased GRILLE Ausf. K's card from 4/8/12 to 4/8/-
  
• (HG PzD) changed one card of 4/8/12 GRILLE Ausf. K to one of 4/8/- of GRILLE Ausf. H + added one card of 3/6/- s.IG 33
  
• (5SS) changed one card of 4/8/12 GRILLE Ausf. K to one of 4/8/- + added one card of 3/6/- s.IG 33
  
• (12SS) removed all GRILLE, replaced with two cards of 3/6/- s.IG 33
  
• (Ski) changed one card of 4/8/12 GRILLE Ausf. K to one card of 4/8/- GRILLE Ausf. H

[h3]DATA FIXES[/h3]

• fixed SDKFZ. 251/21's cargo space
  
• fixed AUFK. PZ.GREN. LSSAH's cargo space
  
• fixed FFI PANHARD's price to 10 on par with other similar units
  
• fixed RECRUTI's price to 15, as announced in the previous patch
  
• fixed LWP IL-2 w/ cluster bombs' base availability to 2/4/- on par with previous change
  
• fixed SU-76 AVERIN (ace)'s base availability to 5/10/- on par with previous change to non-ace units
  
• fixed SU-57's role as Recon Vehicle
• fixed ASSAULT FIRE SUPPORT's role as Assault Squad
• fixed Estonian PIONEERID (PPS)'s role as Engineer
• fixed Estonian LASKURID's base availability on par with other Strelki, buffed previously
  
• fixed ASSAULT BUSTER's missing Flame icon
  
• fixed ASSAULT LEADER's missing Radio icon
  
• fixed KATADROMIS's number of displayed weapons
  
• fixed ERKUNDUNGS' number of displayed weapons
  
• fixed LL-SCHÜTZEN's number of displayed weapons
  
• fixed P17 & M1093's ammo loadout on par with other bolt-action rifles
  
• fixed BORCI's ammo loadout on par with other bolt-action rifles
  
• fixed KAZAKI (PPSh)'s stealth from Exceptional to Very Good
  
• fixed OST-LEGIONÄRE's veterancy ratio on par with other units with similar availability
  
• renamed KAZAKI KOMROTI to KAZAKI KOMESK (cossacks being organized in squadron, not company)
  
• fixed KM KÜSTENPOLIZEI's base availability from 4/8/8 to 4/8/-
  
• fixed Polish & German BA-64B's RTS icon
  
• changed MARDER I H-39's base availmability from 6/12/- to 4/8/12, on par with other MARDER I
  
• addded MARDER I H-39 its missing (although modeled) MG-34
  
• corrected 28/39M 80mm's name into 29/38M 80mm
  
• changed JAGDPANZER SU-76(r)'s base availability from 4// to 5// on par with other TD Su-76M
  
• fixed GORNO. SAPERI's HP from 11 to 6 to match its weapons, and price from 25 to 15
  
• fixed all Finnish divisions's TULENJOHTAJA avail from 3// to 3/6/-, on par with other nations
  
• fixed the PANZER IV/70's gun bine able to fire on the move
  
• standardized the Romanian OB M30 & German s.FH 396(r) (both captured M-30 122mm with added radio)'s price at 80
  
• (4FJ) fixed LG 40's availability from 4/8/- to 6/9/- on par with other divisions
  
• (3VDV) fixed PTRS-41's base availability from 6/12/9 to 6/12/-

[h3]MODEL FIXES[/h3]

• fixed German & Romanian SPW 222's gunner model
  
• fixed LW. s.MG-42's MG model from a MG-34 to a proper MG-42
  
• fixed Polish IL-2 with 2x250kg bombs which caried both bombs under the same wing
  
• fixed British M5 HT RECCE's MG model from M1919 to proper M2HB

[h3]GENERIC[/h3]

• increased DRILLING weapon's efficiency against unarmored ground targets
  
• decreased T-38M2's price from 10 to 5

[h3]ALLIES[/h3]

• added STUDEBAKER as transport option for 85mm AA guns in all Soviet divisions
  
• renamed GORNOSTRELKI (DP) into GORNO. PULEMETCHIKI
  
• decreased MONTAGNARDS' price from 35 to 30
  
• decreased ZMOT. ZWIADOWCY (LWP ones)'s price from 25 to 20
  
• increased PARTIZANI PTR-D's base availability from 8// to 12//
  
• decreased HELLCAT I with AT rockets' base availability from 2/4/6 to 1/2/4 + number of cards increased from 1 to 2 accordingly
  
• increased T-80 RAZVEDKA's side armor to 35mm and ammo from 80 to 94 rounds, price set at 35
  
• renamed ARTILLERIST into more accurate ARTNAVODCHIKI
  
• renamed ZIS-5V DOUSHKA into more accurate ZIS-5V DŠK
  
• renamed DOUSHKA in Russian into more accurate DUSHKA
  
• renamed Finnish G.50bis FRECCIA into more accurate G.50 FRECCIA
  
• reclassified OSNAZ from Commando Rifle Squad to Commando Assault Squad
• decreased La-5FN w/ 2x50kg bombs' price from 115 to 105
  
• changed P-51B-10-NA's base avail from 1/2/4 to 2/4/-
  
• (1LWP) removed M3 SCOUT & BREN CARRIER for (too big) ZMOT. ZWIADOWCY
  
• (AK) changed T-34/76's base availability from //8 to //16
  
• (AK) changed T-70's base availability from //12 to /12/
  
• (AK) changed BA-10's base availability from /5/10 to -/10/
  
• (AK) changed CARRIER DOUSHKA's base availability from /6/9 to -/9/
  
• (AK) changed 76mm support gun's base availability from /6/9 to -/9/
  
• (29TK) changed M10's base availability from 5/10/15 to 5/10/-
  
• (3VDV) added one card of 4// T-80
  
• (TF45) added one card of C-only Italian PARTIGIANI

[h3]AXIS[/h3]

• standardized CSABA's availability at 6//
  
• standardized HEGYIVADÁSZ's availability at 12/24/(32)
  
• decreased Hungarian PANZER III M's price from 45 to 40, for lack of APCR
  
• decreased SOTKA 76's price from 60 to 55
  
• increased FAMO 88's Hp from 8 to 10
  
• changed DOMOBRANI's base availability from 9/18/27 to 12/24/-
  
• increased STOSSTRUPPEN (MP-44)'s base availability from 6/(12)/- to 8/(16)/-
  
• increased LW-JÄGER (MG-34)'s base availability from 9/18/27 to 12/24/32
  
• decreased R-1's price from 10 to 5
  
• (Ski) added one card of SKIJÄGER
  
• (Ski) added one card of BEWÄHRUNGS.
  
• (3FJ) added one card of LG 40 105mm
  
• (Hart) added one 4// card of FLAK 36 37mm
  
• (Tettau) removed BMW.75 as transport option for the 60mm mortar
  
• (52Sich) added one card of 5// VK 9.01

Hello, hello!

Glorious news: the free Reinforcement Pack #17 - War Reserves will release next week!

We are in the very final stretch of getting the update out of the door. Not a specific date… but it is close.

[h2]War Reserves In Brief[/h2] RP #17 - War Reserves updates several Steel Division 2 units across the base game and its various expansions and Nemesis DLCs. In total, there will be 15 to 20 new units, including a dozen brand-new 3D models. The free Reinforcement Pack #17 - War Reserves is free to all owners of Steel Division 2

[h2]War Reserves’ New Units[/h2]
What can you expect from RP #17 - War Reserves?

The Axis receive a flurry of new additions to their arsenals. These include the German FLAKPANZER SFL IVc self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (26. Panzerdivision), the GRILLE Ausf. H assault gun (various German divisions), RSI’s CANNONE DA 75/46 C.A. M34 anti-aircraft gun (4a Alpina "Monterosa"), Hungarian TOLDI III light tank (1. Páncélos Hadosztály), the Finnish FOKKER C.X recon bomber bi-plane (Ryhmä Raappana), FORD V8 098T HUOLTO heavy supply (all Finnish divisions), and more.



Allied divisions also gain several new vehicles and units. Such as the American A-36A APACHE fighter-bomber (Task Force 45), British MUSTANG MK.1 recon fighter (15th (Scottish) Infantry Division) and TYPHOON MK.1B recon heavy fighter (Guards Armoured Division), the Soviet EMCHA RAZV. recon tank (29-y Tank Korpus) and Polish (LWP) WC-52 light truck (1 Piechoty "Tadeusza Kościuszki").



To get more insights into the addition to each side or nation, check out the following previews:

• Axis
• Finland
• Western Allies
• Soviet

[h2]See you on the battlefield[/h2]
That’s all. We’ll be back soon with the actual launch of RP #17 - War Reserves.

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See you on the battlefield!