Unit suggestion thread:

[Pac-Fish]

How about a propaganda Halftrack as a new unit? Don't know where it would go but I think it would be cool . It can raises stats of infantry or lower enemy infantry stats. I saw it on a movie(Enemy at the gates) being used on the eastern front. If you put an officer in it the Propaganda HT would improve and a few infantry can ride inside. I have no idea if this was an officially built but I'm sure it was used more than once .

[Sommarkatze]

Well. Ostheer is kind of already decided . But its always fun to suggest new units anyways The name kind of sucks but what about this.

Weapon carrier

(Link with pic!)

http://ww2drawings.jexiste.fr/Files/1-Vehicles/Axis/1-Germany/07-Others/Panzer1/Munitionsschlepper1A.htm

A ammo carrier With no gun. Its just goes around supporting units. How? Well, it works like a gun shop

When you select the unit it have a bunch of abiletys. Those are to purchase weapons for ammunition. Once purchased the tank drops the weapon so an infantry unit can pick it up In this way you can equip your troops with weapons even behind enemy lines.

I am not really sure about the weapon arsenal and prices however.
But one of the weapons I think should be the zb26. An lmg you can purchase for like 75 ammu. I though of the wehrs grenadiers lmg mg42 first but wanted their mg to stay unique for them ^^

An Solothurn anti tank rifle would be neat too


It should be expensive. Like 110 ammu and work like the other anti tank rifles in the game but It would fire much faster because its semi automatic

Hope nobody thought it before. I felt kind of unique XD

[pariah]

Sounds alright. Similar to the Panzer Elite Munitions Halftrack, but rather than instantly cool down abilities, it can give you weapons in enemy territory? I'm not so sure that's enough to warrant purchasing it for most players, so it should do something else, too.

[Sommarkatze]

Yeah I though that too. Hmm. It can pick up weapons and exchange that for ammu?
So lets say you slay an Ranger blob, it can ¨clean¨up all those bazookas laying around and get ammu for it

[pariah]

Unless it gives you a great deal of Ammo, i think it would be more profitable to pick it up with infantry and use it on the enemy.

What about if it can lay Mines, and maybe even Teller Mines?

[Sommarkatze]

Yeah I though of that too. But then its practically a better version of the ammunition halftrack and I dont really want to be the one making an poor unit worthless . (Yes it have feelings<3)

But maybe yes..

Units nearby reloads faster? Not cooldown, I mean RELOAD. Like make Paks shoot faster (it reloads between every shoot :>) and guys with panzerschrecks etc ^^

[pariah]

Sure, i think that could work.

[GodlikeDennis]

Ostheer is in no way decided. I'm sure the devs are still taking suggestions. Even Soviets aren't finished yet and are being adjusted still.

[Pac-Fish]

Yeah! Then my idea still has a slim chance!

[Otto Halfhand]

... Weapon carrier... An Solothurn anti tank rifle would be neat too

... What about if it can lay Mines, and maybe even Teller Mines?

... Units nearby reloads faster? Not cooldown, I mean RELOAD. Like make Paks shoot faster (it reloads between every shoot :>) and guys with panzerschrecks etc

1. I like all these ideas for an Ostheer Weapons Support carrier. Other ideas for the vehicle: reinforce, combat support bonus, Tracked PzIII chassis used and made available upon modernization.
2. +1 to the Solothurn. It was used by Germany, Italy, Finland, Hungary, and Bulgaria during WWII. Sounds just about right for a generic Axis Minor Power Upgrade.


http://www.wehrmacht-history.com/heer/support-vehicles/munitionspanzerwagen-auf-fgst-panzer-iii.htm

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

The Solothurn could be a possible upgrade for the foreign callin squad.
I also like the idea of the weapon carrier.

[pariah]

What do you think, devs? Would it be possible to implement this?

[Sommarkatze]

What do you think, devs? Would it be possible to implement this?

I would anyways never ask for anything more if that happen <3 :3

[Blackbishop]

About the Solothurn, don't know... perhaps has some chances, depends of the foreign troops thingy that will be implemented and if BurroDiablo wants it. The thing about foreign units is, that there is (almost) nothing written yet about them, so that weapon has a chance.

About the modified Pz. I that carries munitions, don't know where it could be placed But if such unit will be added, I would add as effect to decrement the muni cost of abilities within some small radius. Adding mines to that would make it a copy of PE's munition HT.

EDIT: Btw, I also like that ability you describe similar to US' Supply Drop ability (only weapons though).

[Otto Halfhand]

@Black Bishop: Thanks. THe Picture shown is a PzIII variant, The basic model for which is part of the Ostheer Design, No?

A StuGIII variant was also used for this purpose, I couldn't find a picture, (mounted an MG34). This might be easier to reskin. It could be added to the Stug Gui as an option upon modernization.