Ostheer Update 7: Modernisation

[Blackbishop]

I guess you wonder what we would post if most of the Ostheer is already known. You couldn't be more wrong .

Modernisation?? What's that? April's fools again? How it works? Had to do with veterancy?

Modernisation is an Ostheer ability that let them use better equipment on the battlefield, reflecting the change of weapons, units and strategies used in the Eastern Front campaign while it lasted.

We can ilustrate how it works:

Your landser squad starts with their 5 K98s and if purchase the upgrade, the squad leader will use a MP40. After modernisation, squad leaders will swap his MP40 for a new MP44. The Marksman will use a MKb.42 Scoped semi-auto, but after modernisation he will use the scoped MP44. Some unit types will extend the bonus to existant units, others will affect only the units created after the upgrade is done.

Of course, this doesn't affect only infantry, but support weapons and tanks as well. There are three modernisation upgrades, for three groups of units (Tanks, Infantry, Support Weapons) all of them availabe on the HQ; each one has different cost so, it's up to you to decide what group you prefer to upgrade.

Each upgrade will be available to purchase so you can purchase them whenever you want, if you have the resources; the purchased upgrade or upgrades will remain until the game ends and you won't be able to recruit "outdated" equipment. The list of changes by buildings are:


Infanterie Gruppen Post:
Modernisation Cost - 330MP, 45FU

Landser Squad leader: MP40 -> StG44

MG Team: MG34 -> MG34/41 (Gains more or less the same stats as Wehr MG42)

Marksman: MKb.42 Scoped semi-auto -> StG Scoped full auto

AT Team: PzB 39 (Panzerbüchse Zug) -> Panzershreck (Ofenrohr Zug)

Kübelwagen: 985cc Engine -> 1.131cc Engine (Increase speed. Free with modernisation. Upgrades vehicles in field)



Schutzen War Camp:
Modernisation Cost - 450MP, 80FU

FlaK-38: PzII Luchs unlocked (Replaces towed Flak-38)

Panzerfusiliers: MP40 -> StG44

Panzerwerfer: Research becomes available upon modernisation completion.

Stormpioniers: Regular mines -> S-Mines(AP)/Teller Mines(AT)

Troop Halftrack: 2x MG34's -> Optional FlaK-38 (Sdkfz 251/17) upgrade for better AI (45 muni)

PaK36: Pak40 unlocked

LeIG18: 'Hollow-Charge Shell' ability unlocked. Grants LeIG18 greater AT abilities (30muni, 90 cooldown)



Panzer Kampf Kommand
Modernisation Cost - 520MP, 120FU

Panzer III: Gains additional armour on hull front and gun mantlet (Free with modernisation. Upgrades tanks in field)

StuG III: Improvised Armour upgrade -> Armoured Skirts upgrade (25 muni)

Panther Ausf.G: Available upon modernisation completion.

Marder II: 'Tungsten Core Shell' ability unlocked. Significant damage to Tanks. (40 muni, 90 cooldown)

Brummbar: Available upon modernisation completion.


As you surely have noticed, the towed flak 38 was changed from T1 to T2, and a kubelwagen now replaces it. It's better now, due to the flak 38 is too strong to be in that building and nerfing to oblivion wouldn't be the solution.

Modernisation is a different concept than veterancy... but that's another story and will be discussed in the future . See you next time.


Meanwhile from the front...

[Alexander 'ApeMen' J.]

is that cool or is that cool ??
IS-3 ?

wow
i love you guys

[IJoe]

is that cool or is that cool ??
IS-3 ?

wow
i love you guys

It depends on the stats. Otherwise it's just a skin.
But the skin is nice. Well, at least the way it looks on the screenshot.

[HerrVoss]

That is incredible!!!!! You guys are the best!

[Blackbishop]

is that cool or is that cool ??
IS-3 ?

wow
i love you guys

It depends on the stats. Otherwise it's just a skin.
But the skin is nice. Well, at least the way it looks on the screenshot.

Stats doesn't matter. Will be an IS-3 even if a fly could take it down .

[IJoe]

The entirety of you reply slipped away from my mind...
I didn't argue the fact, that you will include it, just said that the "coolness" of the event is not only measured by the looks of it. 

[HerrVoss]

IS-3 vs a king tiger. Epic match up. That shot looks like it just came out of a WW2 movie!

[RedGuard]

isn't it beautiful? comrades

im in love

[GodlikeDennis]

It's even better in action .

[Goober]

I hope that the IS-3 is not really going to be in here, because it never saw action against the Germans in WW2.
Quote from wikipedia: The IS-3 came too late to see action in World War II. Though some older sources claim that the tank saw action at the end of the war in Europe, there are no official reports to confirm this. It is now generally accepted that the tank saw no action against the Germans, although one regiment may have been deployed against the Japanese in Manchuria.

[IJoe]

I hope that the IS-3 is not really going to be in here, because it never saw action against the Germans in WW2.
Quote from wikipedia: The IS-3 came too late to see action in World War II. Though some older sources claim that the tank saw action at the end of the war in Europe, there are no official reports to confirm this. It is now generally accepted that the tank saw no action against the Germans, although one regiment may have been deployed against the Japanese in Manchuria.

That's enough for the mod, IMO.

[Goober]

Hmmmmm.....okay. The Ostheer update looks pretty good, but isn't that going to be ALOT of fuel, just to get the panther?

[RedGuard]

I hope that the IS-3 is not really going to be in here, because it never saw action against the Germans in WW2.
Quote from wikipedia: The IS-3 came too late to see action in World War II. Though some older sources claim that the tank saw action at the end of the war in Europe, there are no official reports to confirm this. It is now generally accepted that the tank saw no action against the Germans, although one regiment may have been deployed against the Japanese in Manchuria.

we've been through this before - get over it

[Goober]

 But the soviets already have ISU-152 and buildable IS-2.

IS-3 would be cool in the campaign or something, though.

[Blackbishop]

I hope that the IS-3 is not really going to be in here, because it never saw action against the Germans in WW2.
Quote from wikipedia: The IS-3 came too late to see action in World War II. Though some older sources claim that the tank saw action at the end of the war in Europe, there are no official reports to confirm this. It is now generally accepted that the tank saw no action against the Germans, although one regiment may have been deployed against the Japanese in Manchuria.

That's enough for the mod, IMO.

Well, @IJoe nailed the idea. Besides it has been explained a couple of times, there's no way for us to check that information... however the IS-3 is the pinnacle of soviet armour... would be wrong if doesn't appears in the only Eastern Front mod available by now.

Please don't start suggesting crap like Maus, E-Series or other tanks that were only failure prototypes or didn't pass from the designer scrapbook.

@IJoe
IS-3 is a fine tank ... however it only can be called once, like a KT.

But the soviets already have ISU-152 and buildable IS-2.

And wehr has panthers and that doesn't mean anything. But don't worry IS-3 will be a reward unit.