Post by LouisXIV on Jan 31, 2010 11:54:24 GMT 1
Here is a list of units available in vanilla Blitzkrieg, with an indication of when they were available for use. This list is rather rough and could use some adjustment. It is intended as a quick guide for BK and RT map-makers.
Compiled by LouisXIV and Squire James.
ALLIED
Artillery
- 2pdr_QFG_GB – Available basically from the beginning of the war; Used into 1942 – see 6-pdr
- 3inch_Mortar_GB – Available basically throughout the war.
- 4_5_inch_Gun_GB – Available in small numbers in 1940; some went to France after the Dunkirk evacuation; used for the rest of the war.
- 6pdr_QFG_GB – Available for production in 1940, but because of the loss of equipment at Dunkirk, the 2-pdr was kept in production for all of 1941. It wasn’t until the beginning of 1942 that the British Armaments Industry felt safe enough to spend lost production time in retooling production lines to make the 6-pdr. Available in some quantities for the Gazala battles. Also used by the Americans from 1942 until the end of the war.
- 12_7_mm_M2HB_USA – A post-WWI weapon used extensively throughout the war.
- 12_7_mm_Vickers_MKI_GB – Available since before WWI and used throughout WWII. Vickers sold it to almost every other nation as well. The US used an identical version called the Browning M1917A1, which they used early on in WWII.
- 25pdr_QFH_GB – Available in small numbers in 1940; first issued to the Canadian 1st Infantry Division and taken to France after Dunkirk.
- 25pdr_QFH_Polish – A bit of a fiction. Indeed, should be a French '75' since Poland used lots of them.
- 40mm_Bofors_GB – Available throughout the war. Every nation used this AA gun to some extent.
- 76mm_M1A1_USA – Available at the end of 1944, in larger numbers in 1945. Actually this is also total fiction. The M5 3 Inch Gun was the only large US Anti-Tank Gun to enter service. The M1A1 was purely a tank mounted gun. The M5 served from late 1943 in Italy to the Ardennes, when towed anti-tank battalions were considered obsolete by the US Army.
- 81mm_M29A1_USA – Standard heavy mortar used throughout the war.
- 90mm_M2_USA – Stock field heavy AA gun from 1942 on.
- 105mm_M2A1_USA – The standard US gun/howitzer for the whole war, it was a WWI design that was used up to and past the 70’s.
- 155mm_M1_USA – Available beginning of war and used throughout.
- 155mm_M1A1_USA – Available in small numbers in 1944; used to end of war.
- T34_Calliope_USA – Available for 1944, some time after Normandy.
- 37mm_pak_usa – The U.S. used a 37mm AT gun in Tunisia, but it didn’t look anything like this. It had a rectangular little shield. They quickly replaced it with their copy of the British 6-pdr (57mm M1A3). It is, however, perfect for the German 37mm AT gun used in Poland and France. Also can be used for a Japanese 37mm AT gun which was just a straight copy of the German one or a French 37mm AT gun, ditto.
Transport
- AEC_Matador_Cargo_GB – The whole war.
- AEC_Matador_Engineering_GB – The whole war.
- M2_HalfTruck_GB – Only became available after the 1941 Lend-Lease agreement.
- M2_HalfTruck_USA – Stock light gun tractor for the whole war.
- M3_HalfTruck_GB GB – Only became available after the 1941 Lend-Lease agreement.
- M3_HalfTruck_Medicine_GB GB – Only became available after the 1941 Lend-Lease agreement.
- M3_HalfTruck_Medicine_USA – Used for the whole war.
- M3_HalfTruck_USA – Standard APC for the whole war.
- M3A1_Scout_Car_Medicine_USA – Used for the first half of the war; still in some use in Tunisia and Sicily and on into Italy.
- M3A1_Scout_Car_USA USA – Used for the first half of the war; still in some use in Tunisia and Sicily.
- M5_Tractor_USA - Late war.
- Studebaker_Cargo_USA - In use through the entire war
- Studebaker_Engineering_USA - In use through the entire war
- Willys_MB_GB – Only became available after the 1941 Lend-Lease agreement and used for the rest of the war.
- Willys_MB_USA – Available starting in the beginning of 1941, used for the rest of the war.
- studbaker_spy, spy_jeep_gb, spy_jeep_usa – I have never bothered to figure out what these “spy” units are for.
Aircraft
- B24JLiberator_USA – Available from 1943 on. Was used to support ground troops in both Italy and Normandy
- B25JMitchell_USA – Available from 1942 on. Used in North Africa, but fell out of use by Normandy. The B-26 was prefered in Europe from Normandy onwards, not sure why
- B29_SuperFortress_USA – Available in small quantities in 1944; in much larger quantities in 1945; used in the Pacific ONLY!
- DouglasC47_GB – Available throughout the war.
- DouglasC47_USA - Available throughout the war
- Gloster_Meteor_GB – Available in late 1944 in small numbers, but was kept mostly in Britain for fear of being captured. Was used as a ground attack aircraft in the Ruhr offensive.
- Hawker_Hurricane_ MK1_GB – Available from beginning of war; used in France, 1940, Battle of Britain, and a later model was used in the Western Desert until 1942.
- P38_Lighting_USA – Available mid-1942 to end of war.
- P51_D_Mustang_USA – available 1942 but not much used until 1944.
- Spitfire_GB – Available in 1940; used until end of war; the version provided is really a 1942-1943 model, the Spitfire V.
- Thunderbolt_USA – Available 1943; used to end of war.
- Vickers_Wellington_GB – Available before the war and used right to the end. Used as a tactical bomber in North Africa until late 1942. Used in the Far East until the end. Was not used over France in 1940 as it was part of the strategic bomber offensive at the time
- Westland_lysander_GB – From beginning to the end.
- p51_groundattack – The fighter-bomber version of the P-51 Mustang, it was used extensively from Normandy on, since there wasn’t much opposition for it as a fighter. Used in both Europe and the Pacific.
- hellcat – Grumman F6F Hellcat was an advanced version of the F4F Wildcat fighter, and was used exclusively in the Pacific theatre of operations.
- hellcat_groundattack – The fighter-bomber version of the Hellcat, used from 1944 on as most of the Japanese fighter opposition had been eliminated.
- kittyhawk – this is just the P-51 Mustang dressed up and slowed down to pretend to be a P-40 Kittyhawk as used by the British in North Africa, 1941-42
- blenheim – An early British light bomber, it was used in France in 1940 and in the Western Desert in 1941-42.
- hu_rakete – The fighter-bomber ground attack version of the Hurricane, probably meant to be the Hurricane IIB; used in the Western Desert in late 1941 and 9142.
- Vildebeest – A pre-war British light bomber, it may have been used sparingly as a ground attack aircraft in France in 1940 and against the Italians in the Western Desert in 1940 and early 1941.
SPG's
- Bishop_GB – Used for a short while in 1942 in the Western Desert.
- Crusader_AA_GB – Not available in numbers until June 1944.
- M7_Priest_USA – First used at the battle of Alamein, it continued in use – particularly by the Americans – throughout the war.
- M10_Wolverine_USA – This open-topped unit was available from 1942, and was used in “mobile anti-tank” units, mostly for infantry divisions; The British 17-pdr-armed version, the Achilles, was used sparingly from 1943 to 1945.
- M13_GMC_USA – Starting in late 1942, used in North Africa onwards, but supplanted in late 1943 by the M16
- M15_GMC_USA - Italy onwards, but not a widespread unit. M16 was prefered.
- M16_GMC_USA - 1943 onwards
- M36_Slugger_USA – Some used in the Ardennes, but Not really available in any numbers until 1945.
- Sexton_II_GB – Started appearing in large numbers in July 1944; quickly replaced the M7 Priest in most British and Canadian mobile artillery units. Not used by the U.S.
- T_28_USA – Never saw service. Intended to break through the Siegfried Line, but that particular defensive work proved less formidable than feared. Tested in 1945 for a potential deployment during the proposed Invasion of Japan.
Tanks
- 7TP_Polish – Available in miniscule numbers at the beginning of the war.
- Cruiser_MKVI_Crusader_GB – First available November of 1941; used until the beginning of 1943. Actually the Mk.III (which this one portrays) was El-Alamein onwards. The 2 pdr armed Mk.I and Mk.II were 1941 onwards.
- Cruiser_MKVIII_Cromwell_GB – Not available until 1944; Used by the 11th and Guards Armoured Divisions, and by the reconnaissance units of some other armoured divisions.
- Humber_MK1_GB – This composite unit most fits the Humber Mk III, available from about 1942 on. Mg-armed Mk I available from the beginning. The Mk IV was used to the end of the war.
- Infantry_MKII_Matilda_GB - Available in 1940 in small numbers; used in the Western Desert in 1941 and 1942.
- Infantry_MKIII_Valentine_GB – First used in Operation Torch in November 1942.
- Infantry_MKIV_Churchill_GB – First used at Dieppe in 1942, it was the standard British infantry tank by 1944. Used by independent tank brigades, usually attached to infantry divisions, but often lent out to other nations. This version most closely resembles the Mk VII which was used in Normandy to the end of the war.
- M3_General_Stuart_USA – First available to the British in November 1941, it was pretty much gone as a battle tank by mid-1942. Used as a reconnaissance tank as late as 1944 in Normandy.
- M3_Grant_GB – First available for the Gazala battles of 1942, it was used mostly in the Western Desert, Tunisia and Sicily. Superceded by the Sherman by mid-1943.
- M4A1_General_Sherman_USA – First used at Alamein in early 1943, it was used in Tunisia, Sicily and Italy.
- M4A3_76W_General_Sherman_USA – Not much used by the U.S. until the end of 1944, it was their main battle tank for 1945. The British equivalent, the Sherman Firefly, equipped 1-in-4 of all British armoured squadrons from 1944 on.
- M4A3_General_Sherman_USA – The main battle tank for the U.S. and Britain for 1944 and on into 1945
- M5_General_Stuart_USA – Began to appear for Tunisia at the end of 1942, and was used in Sicily and Italy, mostly as a reconnaissance tank. It was used until the end of the war, and was used as a main battle tank as late as July 1944.
- M8_Greyhound_USA – Available throughout the second half of the war; some were used by the British in 1944.
- M26_General_Pershing_USA – Available in small numbers in April and May 1945.
- m3_grant_usa – Used in Tunisia if it was used at all. Mostly just a training tank kept in the U.S.
- jumbo – A version of the Sherman with heavier armour, used sparingly from mid-1944 on. Supposedly intended for assaulting fortifications – with the Seigfreid Line specifically in mind.
- hsvv – An improved version of the M4A3 Sherman with improved suspension and heavier armour.
- churchill44 – Since the Churchill provided in original Blitzkrieg has the heavier armour provided in Churchills from fall 1944 on, they have given us the slightly lighter-armoured version for use in Normandy.
- cromwell44 – Since the Cromwell provided in original Blitzkrieg has the heavier armour provided in Cromwells from fall 1944 on, they have given us the slightly lighter-armoured version for use in Normandy.
- vickers – Vickers sold their tank to many nations before WWII, so they have provided us with a generic version.
- vickers_be – I believe this is supposed to be the Belgian version of the Vickers pre-war medium tank.
FRANCE
- S35_Somua_France – Available for 1940.
CANADA
- sherman_can, sherman76_can, gmc_can_ari, gmc_can_aa, studebaker_engineering_can, studebaker_cargo_can, scout_car_can, m3_halftruck_can, 90mm_can, 76mm_can – Why they ever bothered to include these I do not understand. These units either have no markings – in which case you can use the originals – or they have the wrong markings – the Canadian flag used after 1965. It would have been better if they included some British tanks.
REPUBLICAN SPANISH
- bt_7_span, bt_5_span, ba20_span, tb_3_span, i_16_span – Used in the Spanish Civil War
GERMAN
Artillery
- 2_cm_FlaK30_38 – This, along with the Bofors 40mm AA gun to a lesser extent, was the standard light AA gun of the German army.
- 5-barrel 21cm Nebelwerfer 42 – Used from mid 1942 onwards on the Eastern Front, and in Sicily in 1943, it became the standard towed German rocket launcher.
- 5_cm_Pak38 – this was NOT used in France in 1940; the standard German anti-tank gun was the 37mm PaK 35/36 (use the pak_37mm-USA from RT.) The first models of the 50mm were available in large numbers for 1941. As long as units survived they were kept in use as late as 1944.
- 6-barrel 15cm Nebelwerfer 41 – First used in late 1941, early 1942 on the Eastern Front. Used in Tunisia in 1943, it was replaced by the 5-barrel version by mid-1943.
- 7.5-cm Pak40 – First used in Tunisia in 1943, they were the standard German AT gun for the rest of the war.
- 7_62_cm_Pak36 – Captured Soviet F-22’s rebored to accept German 75mm ammunition, they were only used in Russia!
- 7_92_mm_MG34 – The standard German machine gun at the beginning of the war, it was used right to the end, but out of production by late 1943.
- 7_92_mm_MG42 – Introduced by the end of 1943, it slowly replaced the MG-34 as the standard German MG, and was used to the end of the war.
- 8.8-cm FlaK18 – This gun was designed at the end of WWI, and was the standard heavy field anti-aircraft gun of the Germans throughout the war. It was supplied with anti-tank ammo for self-defence, but was used by Rommel for set-piece AT guns now and then. Very similar in appearance to the British 3.7” AA gun, their standard AA gun for the whole war.
- 8sm_Gr_Wr34 – Standard heavy mortar through the war.
- 10.5-cm_Flak38 – Heavy AA gun, mostly used in emplacements in Germany. Almost never seen in the field.
- 10_5mmLeFh18 – the standard medium artillery piece at the beginning of the war, and used by infantry divisions right to the end.
- 10_barrel_15cm_Panzerwerfer42 - First used at Kharkov in 1943.
- 10_cm_ K_18 – Introduced in 1941 until the end of the war, but never in great numbers.
- 12_cm_sGrWr_42 – the standard super-heavy mortar of the German army,
- 15_cm_sFH18 – The standard heavy artillery piece at the beginning of the war, and used by infantry divisions right to the end.
- 15cmK39 – (No reference to this unit found..)
- 17cmK18 – Available throughout the war.
- 25pdr_QFH_Finland – Not available before 1941.
- 60_cm_Morser_Karl_Gerat_040 – A rare toy.
- 37mm_pak_usa – Perfect for a German 37mm AT gun used in Poland 1939 and France 1940
Transport
- Kdf82_KubelWagen – Common throughout the war.
- Opel_Blitz_Cargo – A generic transporter representing the trucks used throughout the war.
- Opel_Blitz_Engineering Cargo – A generic transporter representing the trucks used throughout the war.
- Opel_Blitz_Medicine Cargo – A generic transporter representing the trucks used throughout the war.
- Opel_Kadett Cargo – A generic personal transport representing the staff cars used throughout the war.
- Opel_Maultier_Cargo - Used from 1942 onwards, a modification of the Opel Blitz. Not very successful.
- Raupenschlepper_Ost_RSO – Introduced some time in 1943.
- Sdkfz_7 – the main medium artillery hauler throughout the war, it was sometimes used to carry infantry.
- Sdkfz_8 – the main heavy artillery hauler throughout the war, it was sometimes used to carry infantry.
- SdKfz_251_Ausf_A_C_Hanomag – From 1939 through the invasion of Russia to 1942.
- SdKfz_251_Ausf_D_Hanomag – From 1943 to the end of the war.
- matator_beute – The Germans used anything they could that they captured. Here is a British AMC Matador artillery tractor that can be used in the Western Desert 1941-42. Some units captured in France in 1940 were seen in Russia in 1941-42.
- Horch – a convertible staff car.
Aircraft
- Fi-156 Storch – A slow, light, very manoeuvrable STOL plane, it was used for reconnaissance for the whole war. Supplied to many corps and army commanders
- FW_189 – First available in September 1940, it was used for both reconnaissance and ground attack on the eastern front for the whole war.
- FW_190 – Started into production in 1941, but really came into its own from 1943 to the end of the war.
- He-111Heinkel – Used during the whole war, but mostly the standard German bomber during the first half of the war. It was slowly replaced by the Ju-88.
- Hs_129B – The panzerknacker was first used prior to Kursk, but it was actually replaced at Kursk by the Ju87G (since the Hs129 was considered such a failure) despite this, the Hs129 soldiered on till the end.
- Junkers_Ju52 – Standard German air transport throughout the war.
- Junkers_Ju87D_1 – Used from the beginning of the war right to the end. This version is mostly used from 1939 to 1943 in Russia and the Western Desert.
- Me_262_Schwable – This fighter could have been available in June of 1944 or even earlier, but Hitler insisted that it be used as a ground attack aircraft first. Available for the last 6-8 months of the war in limited numbers.
- Me_262_Sturmvogel – Available from June 1944 on in very limited numbers.
- Messer_Bf_109_E – Standard model for 1939 and 1940; some used in North Africa, 1941.
- Messer_Bf_109_F – Standard fighter for the invasion of Russia ’41 & ’42 and in the Western Desert for 1942-43.
- Messer_Bf_109_G – The standard model fighter for late 1942 and the rest of the war.
- stuka_37mm – The G version of the Ju-87 Stuka fitted with two 37mm AT guns in under-wing pods. Excellent for knocking out tanks from the air. Used in Russia exclusively from late 1942 to the end of the war.
- stuka_fliegerass – I’m not sure what this is intended to be; never used it. Ju-87-G1 dive bomber?
SPG's
- Hummel_Sdkfz165 – Available for the Kursk battles and used for the rest of the war.
- Jagdpanther_SdKfz173 – Only really available in small numbers from September 1944 on.
- Jagdpanzer_38t_Hetzer – a jury-rigged emergency measure introduced in 1944 and used to the end of the war.
- JagdPanzer_Elefant_Ferdinand_SdKfz184 – Developed for the 1943 Kursk battles, it saw limited use after that in Russia and Italy. It was not used in France in 1944.
- Jagdtiger_SdKfz186 – Basically a 1945 model.
- Panzerjager_Nashorn_Sdkfz164 – Used from mid-1943 on in limited numbers, mostly in the USSR. Several were used in the Ruhr in 1945, transfered from the East no doubt. One was responsible for the only Pershing to be knocked out.
- Sturmgeschutz_III_Ausf_A_B_C – 6 were available for the invasion of France in 1940. Some were available for the invasion of the USSR or the Western Desert in 1941.
- Sturmgeschutz_III_Ausf_D – The main production version of the earlier short-barrelled Stg, it was mostly used in the USSR. They were used in infantry divisions as mobile artillery, mostly for close support of infantry assaults. Starting in 1942 and pretty well finished by mid-1943, short-barrelled units were upgraded to a long barrel.
- Sturmgeschutz_III_Ausf_F – Introduced in spring of 1942 as a counter to the T-34, they was used as mobile anti-tank guns in infantry divisions.
- Sturmpanzer_IV_Brummbar_SdKfz166 – introduced in 1943 and used in limited numbers to the end of the war. Used with infantry divisions almost exclusively.
- Wespe_SdKfz124 – Introduced in mid-1943 in time for the Kursk battles.
- Wirbelwind – Produced toward the end of 1943 to overcome the Allied preponderance of ground attack aircraft and used to the end of the war.
- iron – This is actually an SdKfz 251/22 halftrack armed with a 75mm AT gun. It was used in both Russia and France in 1944-45.Tanks
- BMW_R75 – Standard motorcycle; a variation of this was used by every country throughout the war.
- Pz_38t_Ausf_A – A training tank employed in Poland and France only. The Ausf E and Ausf G were used in 1942-1943 as reconnaissance tanks.
- Pz_Kpfw_II_Ausf_F – A pre-war stop-gap emergency measure , it was a fast, manoeuvrable little tank with an effective fast-firing gun, and was used in numbers into 1942, with a reconnaissance version being used as late as 1944.
- Pz_Kpfw_III_Ausf_E – This along with the Ausf G was the standard production model from before 1939 until mid-1941. There wasn’t much effective difference between the E and G models.
- Pz_Kpfw_III_Ausf_J – This was introduced in late 1941 to counter the T-34. It wasn’t used in great numbers until the late spring of 1942, and very few got to North Africa before the autumn of that year.
- Pz_Kpfw_IV_Ausf_D – This and the E model were the stock German heavy tank from 1939 through the end of 1941. Some units could still be found in 1942, especially in Africa, but any that survived were eventually up-gunned with the long-barrel.
- Pz_Kpfw_IV_Ausf_G – This and its predecessor the F2 were the stock German heavy tank during 1942 and 1943.
- Pz_Kpfw_MAUS – Never really got into battle.
- Pz_Kpfw_V_Panther_Ausf_D – This version was hustled into productions for the Kursk battles. Available for later 1943 and early 1944, but quickly replaced by the G model.
- Pz_Kpfw_V_Panther_Ausf_G – Normandy onwards. Used in East slightly earlier (May 1944)
- Pz_Kpfw_VI_Tiger_Ausf_A_H – available in limited numbers at the end of 1942 in Russia, and in Tunisia in 1943, this basic model with only minor changes saw service until the end of the war.
- Pz_Kpfw_VI_Tiger_II_Aus_ B – Available in numbers starting in December 1944. First used for the Battle of the Bulge, then used in some numbers after that, mostly on the eastern front.
- Sdkfz_222 – Used extensively 1940 through 1942.
- Sdkfz_231– Used extensively 1940 through 1942.
- Sdkfz_234_Puma – introduced in 1942, it wasn’t used in any large numbers until summer 1943.
- Vickers_6tonns_Finland – a pre-war model, it was bought by many nations; an improved version of it became the Soviet T-26.
- pz_iV_ausf_h – The (second) last and most numerous production version of the PzKw IV, this was used in Russia from mid-1943 and in France from 1944, both until the end of the war.
- pz_iV_ausf_c – The first production version of the PzKw IV, there were only 100 of them built. Used in Poland and France, and possibly in the Western Desert in mid-1941. After that, any of these that survived had extra armour bolted onto their front, so effectively a PzKw IV-D
- pz_iV_ausf_f2 – The first version of the long-barrel PzKw IV, it had a slightly shorter barrel than the F2 and G. This was used in Russia in 1942 and some showed up for the Alamein battles. Survivors may have made it to Tunisia for late 1942.
- pz_ii_ausf_a – First production version of the PzKw II, it was used in the Spanish Civil War and Poland in 1939. Some may have been used in France in 1940.
- pz_iii_ausf_l – The long-barrelled, up-armoured version of the PzKw III, it was used in Russia in late 1943 and 1944.
- pz_ii_ausf_j – The last production version of the PzKw II (before drastic changes) it may have been used in Russia as a reconnaissance tank.
- pz-ii_dak – The F version of the PzKw II, as painted and sent to Rommel in the Western Desert.
- matilda_beute – Captured Matildas were used by the Germans when they could, mostly because of their thick armour. From mid-1941 to late 1942.
ITALIAN
- 75_18_Mod35_Italian – An Italian light short-range howitzer for support of the troops. It is included here because the Italian artillery was the most effective weapon the Italians had against the British heavy infantry tanks. The only anti-tank gun the Italians used in any numbers was the 47mm gun found in RT as a Japanese AT gun. (??)
- Fiat_Spa_AS37_Cargo_Italian – One of many Italian trucks used in the war.
- SM79_Sparviero_Italian – a surprisingly effective bomber and torpedo plane, this was used from the beginning of the war until the Italian surrender in 1943.
- Semovente_75_46_Italian – Not really produced in any numbers until mid-1943, it was introduced to North Africa somewhere about the middle of 1941.
M13_40_Italian – The basic “heavy” Italian tank, this was just starting to become available at the end of 1940, and then never in really large quantities.
- jap_pak1 – This is an excellent model of the Italian 57mm AT gun used by the Italians throughout the war - and Belgians. Why it is listed as a Japanese item I don’t know.
- sparviero2 – A variation of the SM79_Sparviero_Italian, it drops its bombs 2 at a time in several passes instead of all in one string.
- macchi – A later war Italian fighter
- m11_37_italian – This was the original Italian heavy tank, with a 47mm gun set in the hull. It was used in North Africa at least until the end of 1941.
FASCIST SPANISH
- stuka_span, fighter_span, pz_ii_span, sdkfz_222_span, Messer_Bf_109_a, recon_span – used by the Germans supporting Franco’s Spanish forces in the Spanish Civil War.
JAPAN
- ki_27 – An early-war Japanese Army fighter. Mostly used on the mainland, China-Burma-India-Malaya
- ki_27_erdkampf – An early-war Japanese Army fighter used as a fighter-bomber. Mostly used on the mainland, China-Burma-India-Malaya
- jap_scout – A Japanese Navy reconnaissance plane used pretty much everywhere.
- zero – Presumably the A6M2 version of the Zero, used 1941-43.
- zero2 – A6M3 version of the Zero, used 1943-44.
- zero3 – A6M5 version of the Zero, used 1944-45.
- lily2,lily – Japanese navy level bomber, can be used throughout the war.
- erdkampf - a Japanese dive bomber, it vaguely resembles the Imperial Japanese Navy Aichi D3a1 Val, which can be used in the Pacific Islands 1941-43. It is closer to the Imperial Japanese Army Sonia ground attack aircraft, used on the mainland throughout the war.
- Chiha, shinhoto, chihe, chiha1, chiha2 – Japanese medium tanks. Mostly seen in the China, Burma, India, Melaysia theatres, they were still rare there. No seen on the islands; there was not sufficient shipping space to carry them around.
- jap_tankette, jap_tankette1 - Japanese light tanks, they were mostly seen in the China, Burma, India, Melaysia theatres. No often seen on the islands; there was not sufficient shipping space to carry them around.
- jap_pak1 – Actually an Italian 57mm AT gun.
- jap_pak2, jap_pak3 – German 50mm AT guns rated as 47mm AT guns that resemble nothing the Japanese ever used. The closest units you could use are the 37mm_pak_usa and the Soviet 45_mm_M_37, since some of the Japanese AT guns were copies of the German 37, some of them being upgunned to 47mm.
- jap_ari1, ap_ari2, japari1, jap_ari – Generic Japanese artillery pieces, converted from German artillery. Can be used any time, anywhere.
- jap_Flak – Fairly close to a Japanese 75mm AA gun. The Japanese also had a unit very much like the German 2cm FlaK 36-38
- jap_lkw, jap_lkw1 – Standins for a conglomeration of Japanese transport; can’t pull some of the heaviest artillery pieces.
- jap_lkw2 – engineering truck.
- kurogane – Japanese generic staff car.
USSR
Artillery
- 12_7_mm_DShK – Used throughout the war
- 37_mm_61_K – Used throughout the war.
- 45_mm_M_37 – used early in the war, its manufacture was discontinued some time in late 1942.
- 57-mm ZIS-2 – Used throughout the war. It was the largest purpose-built wheeled AT gun the Soviets used.
- 76-mm ZIS-3 – Used from 1943 to the end of the war. This field gun was intended to be a replacement for the F-22, but they were both kept in production to increase the numbers of guns available.
- 76_2mm_F22 – Used throughout the war. This was a field gun that could be used in an emergency as an AT gun.
- 82-mm '37 – Used throughout the war.
- 85-mm_52-K – Used throughout the war.
- 100_mm_BS_3 – Despite being a “1944” model, it was not really available at the front before 1945.
- 120_mm_38 – Used throughout the war.
- 122-mm_A-19 – Used throughout the war.
- 122-mm_M-30 – Used throughout the war.
- 152-mm_ML-20 - Used throughout the war.
- 152_mm_D1 – Used throughout the war.
- BM_13 – Available pre-war, first used November 1941.
- BM_31_12 – Available in 1944.
- BM_8-48 – Available beginning of 1942.
Transport
- GAZ_61 – Generic staff car for the whole war.
- Komintern - Available throughout the war.
- Studebaker_Cargo – Available in increasing numbers from mid-1942 on.
- Studebaker_Engineering – Available in increasing numbers from mid-1942 on.
- Voroshilovets – Available from 1942 to the end of the war.
- Willys_MB_Lend_Lease – Available in increasing numbers from mid-1942 on.
- ZIS_5_Cargo – A generic truck available throughout the war.
- ZIS_5v_Engineering – A generic truck available throughout the war.
- ZIS_5v_Medicine – A generic truck available throughout the war.
- ZIS_42_Cargo
Aircraft
- IL_2 – Available in 1941.
- IL_2m3 – Available starting in August 1942.
- IL_10 – Available in mid-1944.
- Li_2 – Available the whole war
- Pe_2 – Available in 1941.
- Pe_8 – Available before 1941, but never in sufficient numbers.
- Po_2 – Used for the whole war.
- Tb-3 – Available pre-war, but mostly withdrawn or destroyed by the end of 1941.
- Yak-1 – Available in numbers for 1942 and early 1943.
- Yak-7 – Available in early 1943 to the end of the year.
- Yak-9 – Available in numbers for the beginning of 1944 to the end of the war.
- i_16 - This useless little flying coffin formed the main part of the Soviet fighter strength during their early bout with the Finnish, and during Operation Barbarossa. What was left of them at the end of 1941, being useless as fighters, were turned into:
- i_16_erdkampf - the fighter-bomber version of the I-16. Used late 1941, and 1942.
SPG's
- JSU_122 – Available 1945.
- JSU_152 – Available 1945.
- SU_76 – Entered service in 1942.
- SU_85 – Began to be available in autumn of 1943.
- SU_100 – Began to be available in autumn of 1944.
- SU_122 – Available mid-1944.
- SU_152 – Available mid-1944.
Tanks
- BA10 – Available pre-war.
- BA20 – Available pre-war.
- BA64 – Available in 1943.
- BT-5 – Prime “exploitation” tank in 1941, was pretty much extinct by the end of the year.
- BT-7 – Prime “exploitation” tank in 1941, was pretty much extinct by the end of the year.
- JS_2 – Started production in late 1944; some saw action in the last two Soviet offensives of WWII.
- JS_3 – Produced in time to see action in the last week of WWII.
- KV-1 – They began to appear in 1941, but were difficult and slow to produce.
- KV-2 – Also beginning to appear in 1941, they were found to be rather useless, and production was discontinued toward the end of 1941 in favour of more KV-1’s.
- KV_1C – In production in 1942 as the improved version of the KV-1.
- KV_85 – In production in 1943, but not in time for the Kursk battles.
- M4A2_Sherman_Lend_Lease - Started to become available in late 1943.
- MKII_Matilda_Lend_Lease - Available starting in 1942.
- MKIII_Valentine_Lend_Lease - Available in 1943.
- T-26 – The tank most frequently seen in shots of the 1940 Finnish-Soviet war. In use in 1941 but production was or had been discontinued. Once they were destroyed, no new ones would be seen.
- T-34 – The third production version of the T-34, it went into production some time about the end of 1941 and stayed in the front lines until the end of the war, even at that point being about 50% of all Soviet tanks produced.
- T-34-85 – Went into production in early to mid-1943, in time for some to be seen at the battle of Kursk. In production until the end of the war.
- T-70 – Introduced some time in 1942.
- T_34_76 – The earlier model of the T-34, it was supplanted by later versions by the end of 1941. You would see some of them in 1942 until they are knocked out or captured.
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Artillery
- 2pdr_QFG_GB – Available basically from the beginning of the war; Used into 1942 – see 6-pdr
- 3inch_Mortar_GB – Available basically throughout the war.
- 4_5_inch_Gun_GB – Available in small numbers in 1940; some went to France after the Dunkirk evacuation; used for the rest of the war.
- 6pdr_QFG_GB – Available for production in 1940, but because of the loss of equipment at Dunkirk, the 2-pdr was kept in production for all of 1941. It wasn’t until the beginning of 1942 that the British Armaments Industry felt safe enough to spend lost production time in retooling production lines to make the 6-pdr. Available in some quantities for the Gazala battles. Also used by the Americans from 1942 until the end of the war.
- 12_7_mm_M2HB_USA – A post-WWI weapon used extensively throughout the war.
- 12_7_mm_Vickers_MKI_GB – Available since before WWI and used throughout WWII. Vickers sold it to almost every other nation as well. The US used an identical version called the Browning M1917A1, which they used early on in WWII.
- 25pdr_QFH_GB – Available in small numbers in 1940; first issued to the Canadian 1st Infantry Division and taken to France after Dunkirk.
- 25pdr_QFH_Polish – A bit of a fiction. Indeed, should be a French '75' since Poland used lots of them.
- 40mm_Bofors_GB – Available throughout the war. Every nation used this AA gun to some extent.
- 76mm_M1A1_USA – Available at the end of 1944, in larger numbers in 1945. Actually this is also total fiction. The M5 3 Inch Gun was the only large US Anti-Tank Gun to enter service. The M1A1 was purely a tank mounted gun. The M5 served from late 1943 in Italy to the Ardennes, when towed anti-tank battalions were considered obsolete by the US Army.
- 81mm_M29A1_USA – Standard heavy mortar used throughout the war.
- 90mm_M2_USA – Stock field heavy AA gun from 1942 on.
- 105mm_M2A1_USA – The standard US gun/howitzer for the whole war, it was a WWI design that was used up to and past the 70’s.
- 155mm_M1_USA – Available beginning of war and used throughout.
- 155mm_M1A1_USA – Available in small numbers in 1944; used to end of war.
- T34_Calliope_USA – Available for 1944, some time after Normandy.
- 37mm_pak_usa – The U.S. used a 37mm AT gun in Tunisia, but it didn’t look anything like this. It had a rectangular little shield. They quickly replaced it with their copy of the British 6-pdr (57mm M1A3). It is, however, perfect for the German 37mm AT gun used in Poland and France. Also can be used for a Japanese 37mm AT gun which was just a straight copy of the German one or a French 37mm AT gun, ditto.
Transport
- AEC_Matador_Cargo_GB – The whole war.
- AEC_Matador_Engineering_GB – The whole war.
- M2_HalfTruck_GB – Only became available after the 1941 Lend-Lease agreement.
- M2_HalfTruck_USA – Stock light gun tractor for the whole war.
- M3_HalfTruck_GB GB – Only became available after the 1941 Lend-Lease agreement.
- M3_HalfTruck_Medicine_GB GB – Only became available after the 1941 Lend-Lease agreement.
- M3_HalfTruck_Medicine_USA – Used for the whole war.
- M3_HalfTruck_USA – Standard APC for the whole war.
- M3A1_Scout_Car_Medicine_USA – Used for the first half of the war; still in some use in Tunisia and Sicily and on into Italy.
- M3A1_Scout_Car_USA USA – Used for the first half of the war; still in some use in Tunisia and Sicily.
- M5_Tractor_USA - Late war.
- Studebaker_Cargo_USA - In use through the entire war
- Studebaker_Engineering_USA - In use through the entire war
- Willys_MB_GB – Only became available after the 1941 Lend-Lease agreement and used for the rest of the war.
- Willys_MB_USA – Available starting in the beginning of 1941, used for the rest of the war.
- studbaker_spy, spy_jeep_gb, spy_jeep_usa – I have never bothered to figure out what these “spy” units are for.
Aircraft
- B24JLiberator_USA – Available from 1943 on. Was used to support ground troops in both Italy and Normandy
- B25JMitchell_USA – Available from 1942 on. Used in North Africa, but fell out of use by Normandy. The B-26 was prefered in Europe from Normandy onwards, not sure why
- B29_SuperFortress_USA – Available in small quantities in 1944; in much larger quantities in 1945; used in the Pacific ONLY!
- DouglasC47_GB – Available throughout the war.
- DouglasC47_USA - Available throughout the war
- Gloster_Meteor_GB – Available in late 1944 in small numbers, but was kept mostly in Britain for fear of being captured. Was used as a ground attack aircraft in the Ruhr offensive.
- Hawker_Hurricane_ MK1_GB – Available from beginning of war; used in France, 1940, Battle of Britain, and a later model was used in the Western Desert until 1942.
- P38_Lighting_USA – Available mid-1942 to end of war.
- P51_D_Mustang_USA – available 1942 but not much used until 1944.
- Spitfire_GB – Available in 1940; used until end of war; the version provided is really a 1942-1943 model, the Spitfire V.
- Thunderbolt_USA – Available 1943; used to end of war.
- Vickers_Wellington_GB – Available before the war and used right to the end. Used as a tactical bomber in North Africa until late 1942. Used in the Far East until the end. Was not used over France in 1940 as it was part of the strategic bomber offensive at the time
- Westland_lysander_GB – From beginning to the end.
- p51_groundattack – The fighter-bomber version of the P-51 Mustang, it was used extensively from Normandy on, since there wasn’t much opposition for it as a fighter. Used in both Europe and the Pacific.
- hellcat – Grumman F6F Hellcat was an advanced version of the F4F Wildcat fighter, and was used exclusively in the Pacific theatre of operations.
- hellcat_groundattack – The fighter-bomber version of the Hellcat, used from 1944 on as most of the Japanese fighter opposition had been eliminated.
- kittyhawk – this is just the P-51 Mustang dressed up and slowed down to pretend to be a P-40 Kittyhawk as used by the British in North Africa, 1941-42
- blenheim – An early British light bomber, it was used in France in 1940 and in the Western Desert in 1941-42.
- hu_rakete – The fighter-bomber ground attack version of the Hurricane, probably meant to be the Hurricane IIB; used in the Western Desert in late 1941 and 9142.
- Vildebeest – A pre-war British light bomber, it may have been used sparingly as a ground attack aircraft in France in 1940 and against the Italians in the Western Desert in 1940 and early 1941.
SPG's
- Bishop_GB – Used for a short while in 1942 in the Western Desert.
- Crusader_AA_GB – Not available in numbers until June 1944.
- M7_Priest_USA – First used at the battle of Alamein, it continued in use – particularly by the Americans – throughout the war.
- M10_Wolverine_USA – This open-topped unit was available from 1942, and was used in “mobile anti-tank” units, mostly for infantry divisions; The British 17-pdr-armed version, the Achilles, was used sparingly from 1943 to 1945.
- M13_GMC_USA – Starting in late 1942, used in North Africa onwards, but supplanted in late 1943 by the M16
- M15_GMC_USA - Italy onwards, but not a widespread unit. M16 was prefered.
- M16_GMC_USA - 1943 onwards
- M36_Slugger_USA – Some used in the Ardennes, but Not really available in any numbers until 1945.
- Sexton_II_GB – Started appearing in large numbers in July 1944; quickly replaced the M7 Priest in most British and Canadian mobile artillery units. Not used by the U.S.
- T_28_USA – Never saw service. Intended to break through the Siegfried Line, but that particular defensive work proved less formidable than feared. Tested in 1945 for a potential deployment during the proposed Invasion of Japan.
Tanks
- 7TP_Polish – Available in miniscule numbers at the beginning of the war.
- Cruiser_MKVI_Crusader_GB – First available November of 1941; used until the beginning of 1943. Actually the Mk.III (which this one portrays) was El-Alamein onwards. The 2 pdr armed Mk.I and Mk.II were 1941 onwards.
- Cruiser_MKVIII_Cromwell_GB – Not available until 1944; Used by the 11th and Guards Armoured Divisions, and by the reconnaissance units of some other armoured divisions.
- Humber_MK1_GB – This composite unit most fits the Humber Mk III, available from about 1942 on. Mg-armed Mk I available from the beginning. The Mk IV was used to the end of the war.
- Infantry_MKII_Matilda_GB - Available in 1940 in small numbers; used in the Western Desert in 1941 and 1942.
- Infantry_MKIII_Valentine_GB – First used in Operation Torch in November 1942.
- Infantry_MKIV_Churchill_GB – First used at Dieppe in 1942, it was the standard British infantry tank by 1944. Used by independent tank brigades, usually attached to infantry divisions, but often lent out to other nations. This version most closely resembles the Mk VII which was used in Normandy to the end of the war.
- M3_General_Stuart_USA – First available to the British in November 1941, it was pretty much gone as a battle tank by mid-1942. Used as a reconnaissance tank as late as 1944 in Normandy.
- M3_Grant_GB – First available for the Gazala battles of 1942, it was used mostly in the Western Desert, Tunisia and Sicily. Superceded by the Sherman by mid-1943.
- M4A1_General_Sherman_USA – First used at Alamein in early 1943, it was used in Tunisia, Sicily and Italy.
- M4A3_76W_General_Sherman_USA – Not much used by the U.S. until the end of 1944, it was their main battle tank for 1945. The British equivalent, the Sherman Firefly, equipped 1-in-4 of all British armoured squadrons from 1944 on.
- M4A3_General_Sherman_USA – The main battle tank for the U.S. and Britain for 1944 and on into 1945
- M5_General_Stuart_USA – Began to appear for Tunisia at the end of 1942, and was used in Sicily and Italy, mostly as a reconnaissance tank. It was used until the end of the war, and was used as a main battle tank as late as July 1944.
- M8_Greyhound_USA – Available throughout the second half of the war; some were used by the British in 1944.
- M26_General_Pershing_USA – Available in small numbers in April and May 1945.
- m3_grant_usa – Used in Tunisia if it was used at all. Mostly just a training tank kept in the U.S.
- jumbo – A version of the Sherman with heavier armour, used sparingly from mid-1944 on. Supposedly intended for assaulting fortifications – with the Seigfreid Line specifically in mind.
- hsvv – An improved version of the M4A3 Sherman with improved suspension and heavier armour.
- churchill44 – Since the Churchill provided in original Blitzkrieg has the heavier armour provided in Churchills from fall 1944 on, they have given us the slightly lighter-armoured version for use in Normandy.
- cromwell44 – Since the Cromwell provided in original Blitzkrieg has the heavier armour provided in Cromwells from fall 1944 on, they have given us the slightly lighter-armoured version for use in Normandy.
- vickers – Vickers sold their tank to many nations before WWII, so they have provided us with a generic version.
- vickers_be – I believe this is supposed to be the Belgian version of the Vickers pre-war medium tank.
FRANCE
- S35_Somua_France – Available for 1940.
CANADA
- sherman_can, sherman76_can, gmc_can_ari, gmc_can_aa, studebaker_engineering_can, studebaker_cargo_can, scout_car_can, m3_halftruck_can, 90mm_can, 76mm_can – Why they ever bothered to include these I do not understand. These units either have no markings – in which case you can use the originals – or they have the wrong markings – the Canadian flag used after 1965. It would have been better if they included some British tanks.
REPUBLICAN SPANISH
- bt_7_span, bt_5_span, ba20_span, tb_3_span, i_16_span – Used in the Spanish Civil War
GERMAN
Artillery
- 2_cm_FlaK30_38 – This, along with the Bofors 40mm AA gun to a lesser extent, was the standard light AA gun of the German army.
- 5-barrel 21cm Nebelwerfer 42 – Used from mid 1942 onwards on the Eastern Front, and in Sicily in 1943, it became the standard towed German rocket launcher.
- 5_cm_Pak38 – this was NOT used in France in 1940; the standard German anti-tank gun was the 37mm PaK 35/36 (use the pak_37mm-USA from RT.) The first models of the 50mm were available in large numbers for 1941. As long as units survived they were kept in use as late as 1944.
- 6-barrel 15cm Nebelwerfer 41 – First used in late 1941, early 1942 on the Eastern Front. Used in Tunisia in 1943, it was replaced by the 5-barrel version by mid-1943.
- 7.5-cm Pak40 – First used in Tunisia in 1943, they were the standard German AT gun for the rest of the war.
- 7_62_cm_Pak36 – Captured Soviet F-22’s rebored to accept German 75mm ammunition, they were only used in Russia!
- 7_92_mm_MG34 – The standard German machine gun at the beginning of the war, it was used right to the end, but out of production by late 1943.
- 7_92_mm_MG42 – Introduced by the end of 1943, it slowly replaced the MG-34 as the standard German MG, and was used to the end of the war.
- 8.8-cm FlaK18 – This gun was designed at the end of WWI, and was the standard heavy field anti-aircraft gun of the Germans throughout the war. It was supplied with anti-tank ammo for self-defence, but was used by Rommel for set-piece AT guns now and then. Very similar in appearance to the British 3.7” AA gun, their standard AA gun for the whole war.
- 8sm_Gr_Wr34 – Standard heavy mortar through the war.
- 10.5-cm_Flak38 – Heavy AA gun, mostly used in emplacements in Germany. Almost never seen in the field.
- 10_5mmLeFh18 – the standard medium artillery piece at the beginning of the war, and used by infantry divisions right to the end.
- 10_barrel_15cm_Panzerwerfer42 - First used at Kharkov in 1943.
- 10_cm_ K_18 – Introduced in 1941 until the end of the war, but never in great numbers.
- 12_cm_sGrWr_42 – the standard super-heavy mortar of the German army,
- 15_cm_sFH18 – The standard heavy artillery piece at the beginning of the war, and used by infantry divisions right to the end.
- 15cmK39 – (No reference to this unit found..)
- 17cmK18 – Available throughout the war.
- 25pdr_QFH_Finland – Not available before 1941.
- 60_cm_Morser_Karl_Gerat_040 – A rare toy.
- 37mm_pak_usa – Perfect for a German 37mm AT gun used in Poland 1939 and France 1940
Transport
- Kdf82_KubelWagen – Common throughout the war.
- Opel_Blitz_Cargo – A generic transporter representing the trucks used throughout the war.
- Opel_Blitz_Engineering Cargo – A generic transporter representing the trucks used throughout the war.
- Opel_Blitz_Medicine Cargo – A generic transporter representing the trucks used throughout the war.
- Opel_Kadett Cargo – A generic personal transport representing the staff cars used throughout the war.
- Opel_Maultier_Cargo - Used from 1942 onwards, a modification of the Opel Blitz. Not very successful.
- Raupenschlepper_Ost_RSO – Introduced some time in 1943.
- Sdkfz_7 – the main medium artillery hauler throughout the war, it was sometimes used to carry infantry.
- Sdkfz_8 – the main heavy artillery hauler throughout the war, it was sometimes used to carry infantry.
- SdKfz_251_Ausf_A_C_Hanomag – From 1939 through the invasion of Russia to 1942.
- SdKfz_251_Ausf_D_Hanomag – From 1943 to the end of the war.
- matator_beute – The Germans used anything they could that they captured. Here is a British AMC Matador artillery tractor that can be used in the Western Desert 1941-42. Some units captured in France in 1940 were seen in Russia in 1941-42.
- Horch – a convertible staff car.
Aircraft
- Fi-156 Storch – A slow, light, very manoeuvrable STOL plane, it was used for reconnaissance for the whole war. Supplied to many corps and army commanders
- FW_189 – First available in September 1940, it was used for both reconnaissance and ground attack on the eastern front for the whole war.
- FW_190 – Started into production in 1941, but really came into its own from 1943 to the end of the war.
- He-111Heinkel – Used during the whole war, but mostly the standard German bomber during the first half of the war. It was slowly replaced by the Ju-88.
- Hs_129B – The panzerknacker was first used prior to Kursk, but it was actually replaced at Kursk by the Ju87G (since the Hs129 was considered such a failure) despite this, the Hs129 soldiered on till the end.
- Junkers_Ju52 – Standard German air transport throughout the war.
- Junkers_Ju87D_1 – Used from the beginning of the war right to the end. This version is mostly used from 1939 to 1943 in Russia and the Western Desert.
- Me_262_Schwable – This fighter could have been available in June of 1944 or even earlier, but Hitler insisted that it be used as a ground attack aircraft first. Available for the last 6-8 months of the war in limited numbers.
- Me_262_Sturmvogel – Available from June 1944 on in very limited numbers.
- Messer_Bf_109_E – Standard model for 1939 and 1940; some used in North Africa, 1941.
- Messer_Bf_109_F – Standard fighter for the invasion of Russia ’41 & ’42 and in the Western Desert for 1942-43.
- Messer_Bf_109_G – The standard model fighter for late 1942 and the rest of the war.
- stuka_37mm – The G version of the Ju-87 Stuka fitted with two 37mm AT guns in under-wing pods. Excellent for knocking out tanks from the air. Used in Russia exclusively from late 1942 to the end of the war.
- stuka_fliegerass – I’m not sure what this is intended to be; never used it. Ju-87-G1 dive bomber?
SPG's
- Hummel_Sdkfz165 – Available for the Kursk battles and used for the rest of the war.
- Jagdpanther_SdKfz173 – Only really available in small numbers from September 1944 on.
- Jagdpanzer_38t_Hetzer – a jury-rigged emergency measure introduced in 1944 and used to the end of the war.
- JagdPanzer_Elefant_Ferdinand_SdKfz184 – Developed for the 1943 Kursk battles, it saw limited use after that in Russia and Italy. It was not used in France in 1944.
- Jagdtiger_SdKfz186 – Basically a 1945 model.
- Panzerjager_Nashorn_Sdkfz164 – Used from mid-1943 on in limited numbers, mostly in the USSR. Several were used in the Ruhr in 1945, transfered from the East no doubt. One was responsible for the only Pershing to be knocked out.
- Sturmgeschutz_III_Ausf_A_B_C – 6 were available for the invasion of France in 1940. Some were available for the invasion of the USSR or the Western Desert in 1941.
- Sturmgeschutz_III_Ausf_D – The main production version of the earlier short-barrelled Stg, it was mostly used in the USSR. They were used in infantry divisions as mobile artillery, mostly for close support of infantry assaults. Starting in 1942 and pretty well finished by mid-1943, short-barrelled units were upgraded to a long barrel.
- Sturmgeschutz_III_Ausf_F – Introduced in spring of 1942 as a counter to the T-34, they was used as mobile anti-tank guns in infantry divisions.
- Sturmpanzer_IV_Brummbar_SdKfz166 – introduced in 1943 and used in limited numbers to the end of the war. Used with infantry divisions almost exclusively.
- Wespe_SdKfz124 – Introduced in mid-1943 in time for the Kursk battles.
- Wirbelwind – Produced toward the end of 1943 to overcome the Allied preponderance of ground attack aircraft and used to the end of the war.
- iron – This is actually an SdKfz 251/22 halftrack armed with a 75mm AT gun. It was used in both Russia and France in 1944-45.Tanks
- BMW_R75 – Standard motorcycle; a variation of this was used by every country throughout the war.
- Pz_38t_Ausf_A – A training tank employed in Poland and France only. The Ausf E and Ausf G were used in 1942-1943 as reconnaissance tanks.
- Pz_Kpfw_II_Ausf_F – A pre-war stop-gap emergency measure , it was a fast, manoeuvrable little tank with an effective fast-firing gun, and was used in numbers into 1942, with a reconnaissance version being used as late as 1944.
- Pz_Kpfw_III_Ausf_E – This along with the Ausf G was the standard production model from before 1939 until mid-1941. There wasn’t much effective difference between the E and G models.
- Pz_Kpfw_III_Ausf_J – This was introduced in late 1941 to counter the T-34. It wasn’t used in great numbers until the late spring of 1942, and very few got to North Africa before the autumn of that year.
- Pz_Kpfw_IV_Ausf_D – This and the E model were the stock German heavy tank from 1939 through the end of 1941. Some units could still be found in 1942, especially in Africa, but any that survived were eventually up-gunned with the long-barrel.
- Pz_Kpfw_IV_Ausf_G – This and its predecessor the F2 were the stock German heavy tank during 1942 and 1943.
- Pz_Kpfw_MAUS – Never really got into battle.
- Pz_Kpfw_V_Panther_Ausf_D – This version was hustled into productions for the Kursk battles. Available for later 1943 and early 1944, but quickly replaced by the G model.
- Pz_Kpfw_V_Panther_Ausf_G – Normandy onwards. Used in East slightly earlier (May 1944)
- Pz_Kpfw_VI_Tiger_Ausf_A_H – available in limited numbers at the end of 1942 in Russia, and in Tunisia in 1943, this basic model with only minor changes saw service until the end of the war.
- Pz_Kpfw_VI_Tiger_II_Aus_ B – Available in numbers starting in December 1944. First used for the Battle of the Bulge, then used in some numbers after that, mostly on the eastern front.
- Sdkfz_222 – Used extensively 1940 through 1942.
- Sdkfz_231– Used extensively 1940 through 1942.
- Sdkfz_234_Puma – introduced in 1942, it wasn’t used in any large numbers until summer 1943.
- Vickers_6tonns_Finland – a pre-war model, it was bought by many nations; an improved version of it became the Soviet T-26.
- pz_iV_ausf_h – The (second) last and most numerous production version of the PzKw IV, this was used in Russia from mid-1943 and in France from 1944, both until the end of the war.
- pz_iV_ausf_c – The first production version of the PzKw IV, there were only 100 of them built. Used in Poland and France, and possibly in the Western Desert in mid-1941. After that, any of these that survived had extra armour bolted onto their front, so effectively a PzKw IV-D
- pz_iV_ausf_f2 – The first version of the long-barrel PzKw IV, it had a slightly shorter barrel than the F2 and G. This was used in Russia in 1942 and some showed up for the Alamein battles. Survivors may have made it to Tunisia for late 1942.
- pz_ii_ausf_a – First production version of the PzKw II, it was used in the Spanish Civil War and Poland in 1939. Some may have been used in France in 1940.
- pz_iii_ausf_l – The long-barrelled, up-armoured version of the PzKw III, it was used in Russia in late 1943 and 1944.
- pz_ii_ausf_j – The last production version of the PzKw II (before drastic changes) it may have been used in Russia as a reconnaissance tank.
- pz-ii_dak – The F version of the PzKw II, as painted and sent to Rommel in the Western Desert.
- matilda_beute – Captured Matildas were used by the Germans when they could, mostly because of their thick armour. From mid-1941 to late 1942.
ITALIAN
- 75_18_Mod35_Italian – An Italian light short-range howitzer for support of the troops. It is included here because the Italian artillery was the most effective weapon the Italians had against the British heavy infantry tanks. The only anti-tank gun the Italians used in any numbers was the 47mm gun found in RT as a Japanese AT gun. (??)
- Fiat_Spa_AS37_Cargo_Italian – One of many Italian trucks used in the war.
- SM79_Sparviero_Italian – a surprisingly effective bomber and torpedo plane, this was used from the beginning of the war until the Italian surrender in 1943.
- Semovente_75_46_Italian – Not really produced in any numbers until mid-1943, it was introduced to North Africa somewhere about the middle of 1941.
M13_40_Italian – The basic “heavy” Italian tank, this was just starting to become available at the end of 1940, and then never in really large quantities.
- jap_pak1 – This is an excellent model of the Italian 57mm AT gun used by the Italians throughout the war - and Belgians. Why it is listed as a Japanese item I don’t know.
- sparviero2 – A variation of the SM79_Sparviero_Italian, it drops its bombs 2 at a time in several passes instead of all in one string.
- macchi – A later war Italian fighter
- m11_37_italian – This was the original Italian heavy tank, with a 47mm gun set in the hull. It was used in North Africa at least until the end of 1941.
FASCIST SPANISH
- stuka_span, fighter_span, pz_ii_span, sdkfz_222_span, Messer_Bf_109_a, recon_span – used by the Germans supporting Franco’s Spanish forces in the Spanish Civil War.
JAPAN
- ki_27 – An early-war Japanese Army fighter. Mostly used on the mainland, China-Burma-India-Malaya
- ki_27_erdkampf – An early-war Japanese Army fighter used as a fighter-bomber. Mostly used on the mainland, China-Burma-India-Malaya
- jap_scout – A Japanese Navy reconnaissance plane used pretty much everywhere.
- zero – Presumably the A6M2 version of the Zero, used 1941-43.
- zero2 – A6M3 version of the Zero, used 1943-44.
- zero3 – A6M5 version of the Zero, used 1944-45.
- lily2,lily – Japanese navy level bomber, can be used throughout the war.
- erdkampf - a Japanese dive bomber, it vaguely resembles the Imperial Japanese Navy Aichi D3a1 Val, which can be used in the Pacific Islands 1941-43. It is closer to the Imperial Japanese Army Sonia ground attack aircraft, used on the mainland throughout the war.
- Chiha, shinhoto, chihe, chiha1, chiha2 – Japanese medium tanks. Mostly seen in the China, Burma, India, Melaysia theatres, they were still rare there. No seen on the islands; there was not sufficient shipping space to carry them around.
- jap_tankette, jap_tankette1 - Japanese light tanks, they were mostly seen in the China, Burma, India, Melaysia theatres. No often seen on the islands; there was not sufficient shipping space to carry them around.
- jap_pak1 – Actually an Italian 57mm AT gun.
- jap_pak2, jap_pak3 – German 50mm AT guns rated as 47mm AT guns that resemble nothing the Japanese ever used. The closest units you could use are the 37mm_pak_usa and the Soviet 45_mm_M_37, since some of the Japanese AT guns were copies of the German 37, some of them being upgunned to 47mm.
- jap_ari1, ap_ari2, japari1, jap_ari – Generic Japanese artillery pieces, converted from German artillery. Can be used any time, anywhere.
- jap_Flak – Fairly close to a Japanese 75mm AA gun. The Japanese also had a unit very much like the German 2cm FlaK 36-38
- jap_lkw, jap_lkw1 – Standins for a conglomeration of Japanese transport; can’t pull some of the heaviest artillery pieces.
- jap_lkw2 – engineering truck.
- kurogane – Japanese generic staff car.
USSR
Artillery
- 12_7_mm_DShK – Used throughout the war
- 37_mm_61_K – Used throughout the war.
- 45_mm_M_37 – used early in the war, its manufacture was discontinued some time in late 1942.
- 57-mm ZIS-2 – Used throughout the war. It was the largest purpose-built wheeled AT gun the Soviets used.
- 76-mm ZIS-3 – Used from 1943 to the end of the war. This field gun was intended to be a replacement for the F-22, but they were both kept in production to increase the numbers of guns available.
- 76_2mm_F22 – Used throughout the war. This was a field gun that could be used in an emergency as an AT gun.
- 82-mm '37 – Used throughout the war.
- 85-mm_52-K – Used throughout the war.
- 100_mm_BS_3 – Despite being a “1944” model, it was not really available at the front before 1945.
- 120_mm_38 – Used throughout the war.
- 122-mm_A-19 – Used throughout the war.
- 122-mm_M-30 – Used throughout the war.
- 152-mm_ML-20 - Used throughout the war.
- 152_mm_D1 – Used throughout the war.
- BM_13 – Available pre-war, first used November 1941.
- BM_31_12 – Available in 1944.
- BM_8-48 – Available beginning of 1942.
Transport
- GAZ_61 – Generic staff car for the whole war.
- Komintern - Available throughout the war.
- Studebaker_Cargo – Available in increasing numbers from mid-1942 on.
- Studebaker_Engineering – Available in increasing numbers from mid-1942 on.
- Voroshilovets – Available from 1942 to the end of the war.
- Willys_MB_Lend_Lease – Available in increasing numbers from mid-1942 on.
- ZIS_5_Cargo – A generic truck available throughout the war.
- ZIS_5v_Engineering – A generic truck available throughout the war.
- ZIS_5v_Medicine – A generic truck available throughout the war.
- ZIS_42_Cargo
Aircraft
- IL_2 – Available in 1941.
- IL_2m3 – Available starting in August 1942.
- IL_10 – Available in mid-1944.
- Li_2 – Available the whole war
- Pe_2 – Available in 1941.
- Pe_8 – Available before 1941, but never in sufficient numbers.
- Po_2 – Used for the whole war.
- Tb-3 – Available pre-war, but mostly withdrawn or destroyed by the end of 1941.
- Yak-1 – Available in numbers for 1942 and early 1943.
- Yak-7 – Available in early 1943 to the end of the year.
- Yak-9 – Available in numbers for the beginning of 1944 to the end of the war.
- i_16 - This useless little flying coffin formed the main part of the Soviet fighter strength during their early bout with the Finnish, and during Operation Barbarossa. What was left of them at the end of 1941, being useless as fighters, were turned into:
- i_16_erdkampf - the fighter-bomber version of the I-16. Used late 1941, and 1942.
SPG's
- JSU_122 – Available 1945.
- JSU_152 – Available 1945.
- SU_76 – Entered service in 1942.
- SU_85 – Began to be available in autumn of 1943.
- SU_100 – Began to be available in autumn of 1944.
- SU_122 – Available mid-1944.
- SU_152 – Available mid-1944.
Tanks
- BA10 – Available pre-war.
- BA20 – Available pre-war.
- BA64 – Available in 1943.
- BT-5 – Prime “exploitation” tank in 1941, was pretty much extinct by the end of the year.
- BT-7 – Prime “exploitation” tank in 1941, was pretty much extinct by the end of the year.
- JS_2 – Started production in late 1944; some saw action in the last two Soviet offensives of WWII.
- JS_3 – Produced in time to see action in the last week of WWII.
- KV-1 – They began to appear in 1941, but were difficult and slow to produce.
- KV-2 – Also beginning to appear in 1941, they were found to be rather useless, and production was discontinued toward the end of 1941 in favour of more KV-1’s.
- KV_1C – In production in 1942 as the improved version of the KV-1.
- KV_85 – In production in 1943, but not in time for the Kursk battles.
- M4A2_Sherman_Lend_Lease - Started to become available in late 1943.
- MKII_Matilda_Lend_Lease - Available starting in 1942.
- MKIII_Valentine_Lend_Lease - Available in 1943.
- T-26 – The tank most frequently seen in shots of the 1940 Finnish-Soviet war. In use in 1941 but production was or had been discontinued. Once they were destroyed, no new ones would be seen.
- T-34 – The third production version of the T-34, it went into production some time about the end of 1941 and stayed in the front lines until the end of the war, even at that point being about 50% of all Soviet tanks produced.
- T-34-85 – Went into production in early to mid-1943, in time for some to be seen at the battle of Kursk. In production until the end of the war.
- T-70 – Introduced some time in 1942.
- T_34_76 – The earlier model of the T-34, it was supplanted by later versions by the end of 1941. You would see some of them in 1942 until they are knocked out or captured.