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asl3d -> RE: The Deutsches Afrikakorps in Heroes and Leaders mod (11/11/2021 5:47:47 PM)
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Afrikakorps First line Fusiliers
The German infantry received basic training in centers such as Göttingen. Later, the soldiers were taken to specialized facilities to complete their training, such as that of Truppenübungslager Munster. The best prepared troops that were destined to form part of the Afrikakorps were sent to cities like Potsdam where they were grouped in a Sonderverband (special unit).
The Sonderverband was not organized like a typical battalion, that used to have 3 or 4 companies, but had 7 companies. The first company was made up of foreigners, who had grown up in the Middle East and, in total, could speak 20 different Arabic dialects. The second company was GebirgsJäger. The third company was First Line Infantry. The fourth company was reconnaissance and the fifth was an assault weapons company, with light and heavy mortars. The sixth company was a FlaK company and the seventh was an anti-tank rifle company. There was also a water supply and treatment unit, as well as a printing troop, and all the companies were fully motorized.
In the Afrikakorps, many casualties were expected in small combat units, especially elite and First Line troops, so that soldiers were trained in all company roles, so that when there were casualties, any man could take the place. The infantrymen, who have basically been trained to handle rifles, machine guns, and other small arms unique to infantry, were also trained to use light and heavy mortars, anti-tank rifles, and FlaK guns. At the end of the training, all members of a First Line company and the Sonderverband were trained in the use of all handguns.
Finally, the Afrikakorps units were embarked on trains bound for Naples or Letche, on the Adriatic, to be sent to North Africa, either by boat or by plane. The troops that were transferred to Africa by air did so in small Italian planes, old and primitive, lined with canvas, with open entrances and equipped with machine guns for air defense. To avoid British fighters, Italian troop-transport planes flew 200 feet above the sea and, thanks to this, could reach airfields like Derna safely. The unloading of the troops had to be done very quickly, as British intelligence and reconnaissance were very good and they knew when Axis planes or ships were arriving, so that British aviation soon made an appearance at the Afrikakorps airfields in the North Africa and, Italian planes still had to carry the wounded for the journey back to the continent.
In terms of gameplay in Heroes and Leaders mode, Afrikakorps First Line Rifle units have the same characteristics as Wehrmacht First Line Rifle units, except that Africakorps First Line Rifle soldiers have the property Extended Range Bonus (1/2 FP).
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