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Preview of the armory (nikivdd equipment v9)
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nikivdd wrote: ↑Sat Oct 11, 2025 7:51 pm Preview of the armory (nikivdd equipment v9)
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That's awesome. Keep it up !!!!

I hope anti-aircraft guns like Flak 88 are able to hit direct fire as in reality it was sometimes the best anti-tank gun in many theatres of war from Africa to the USSR.)

Prufs
https://en.topwar.ru/126266-aviaciya-pr ... ast-2.html
https://en.topwar.ru/130439-aviaciya-pr ... st-14.html
https://topwar.ru/4392-strelki-protiv-tankov.html
https://en.topwar.ru/102778-zenitki-pro ... -1-ya.html
https://dzen.ru/a/aAoAaU8UST3RmG7j
https://oper-1974.livejournal.com/99690.html
https://topwar.ru/102873-zenitki-protiv ... -2-ya.html
https://en.topwar.ru/103159-zenitki-pro ... -5-ya.html

There are only a few entries left before i share v9.
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I updated my armory.

v9: https://www.mediafire.com/file/wiof627t ... 9.rar/file

All new additions are listed in the download.

###Germany###

Kavallerie (recon) 39,42
Kavallerie 36,39,42 mounted and dismounted (switch)
Kradschützen 36,39,41,44 mounted and dismounted (switch)
Infanterie 36,39,43,44 (mot) (switch)
Schwere Infanterie 39,43,44 (mot) (switch)
PzGrenadiere 42,43,44,45 (mot) (switch)
Pioniere 36,39,43 (mot) (switch)
Sturmpioniere 40,42,43,45 (mot) (switch)
Brückenpioniere 39,43 (mot) (switch)
German Infantry LMG
MG34 Machine-Gun Team
MG42 Heavy Machine-Gun Team
MG45 Experimental Machine-Gun Team
Radfahrer 36,39,41 mounted and dismounted (switch)
Pz.Kpfw. 35H 734(f)
Panzerkampfwagen E-50
Panzerkampfwagen P.1000 Ratte (switch)
JagdPz IV/48 (Schürzen)
7.5 cm PaK 40 (switch)
7.62 cm FK 296(r)/7.62 cm PaK 36(r) (switch)
StuH 42 (Schürzen) (switch)
VW Typ 82 Kübelwagen (Canvas)
Ju 88 D-1 long-range reconnaissance
Ju 88 P-0 prototype anti-tank aircraft
Ju 88 R-1 night fighter
Ju 88 S-1 high-speed bomber
Henschel Hs 129 B (SG-113 anti-tank rocket pod)
Junkers Ju 88 A-0 Schnellbomber (pre-series prototype)
Junkers Ju 88 A-2 Schnellbomber (early service production)
Junkers Ju 88 A-6 Schnellbomber (maritime / mine-laying variant)
Junkers Ju 88 A-14 Schnellbomber (armour & field mods)
Junkers Ju 88 A-26 Schnellbomber (late-war production / strengthened ventral armament)
Sd.Kfz. 251/9 mittlerer Schützenpanzerwagen (7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24)
Heinkel He 51 A-1 (early Luftwaffe biplane fighter)
Heinkel He 51 B-1 (improved fighter with drop tank)
Heinkel He 51 C-1 (fighter-bomber / ground-attack)
Henschel Hs 123 A-1 (early production ground-attack biplane)
Henschel Hs 123 A-2 (up-engined armoured close-support aircraft)
Henschel Hs 123 B-1 (proposed enclosed-cockpit / extended-range variant)
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-7/B (Jabo fighter-bomber variant)
Ilyushin Il-2 (r) Shturmovik (captured and bonus)
Heinkel He 274 (high-altitude prototype heavy bomber)
Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a/R7 (armoured interceptor, R4M rocket fit)
Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a “Sturmvogel” (fighter-bomber field conversion)
Messerschmitt Me 262 A-2a “Sturmvogel” (dedicated fighter-bomber variant with bomb racks)
He 219 A-2 "Uhu" night fighter
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 C-8/U10 Condor
Heinkel He 111 E (early production medium bomber)
SdKfz 263 8r
SdKfz 250/10 3.7cm
SdKfz 251/10 3.7cm
Panzer VI Ausf. E Tiger I (Late Production) regular and SE bonus
3.7 cm Flakzwilling 43
Sturmpanzer III (15 cm sIG 33 Sfl.) (switch)
Sturmgeschütz 33 B (15 cm sIG 33 Sfl.) (switch)
Karl-Gerät 040 (60 cm Mörser – siege mortar) (SE bonus unit)
Karl-Gerät 041 (54 cm L/30 heavy mortar) (regular and SE bonus unit)
28 cm K(E) “Kurze Bruno” (railway gun)
Nashorn (switch)
7.5 cm leIG 18 AT (switch)
7.5 cm FK 16 nA AT (switch)
10,5cm leFH 18 AT (switch)
15 cm sFH 14 artillery and AT (switch)
15 cm sFH 15 cm sFH 1418 AT (switch)
15 cm sFH 401 (i) (switch)
17 cm K 18 AT (switch)
15 cm sIG 33 AT (switch)
15 cm sFH 414 (i) (Sfl.) (switch)
9 cm K 309/1 (i) (Sfl.) (switch)
10.5cm sFH 329(f) (switch)
Sturmpanzer I AT (vanilla) (switch)
Hummel AT (switch)
sIG 33 II (Sf) AT (switch)
QF 17 pounder(e) AT and Art (switch)
2 cm Flakvierling AT (switch)
4 cm Flak 28 AA and AT (switch)
SdKfz 10/4 AT (switch)
SdKfz 7/1 AT (switch)
SdKfz 7/2 AT (switch)
Möbelwagen AT (switch)
Ostwind AT (switch)
Wirbelwind AT (switch)
Gepard AT (switch)
Sd.Kfz. 6/2 AA and AT (switch)
2 cm FlaK 30 AT (switch)
2 cm FlaK 38 AT (switch)
3.7 cm FlaK 36 AT (switch)
3.7 cm FlaK 37 AT (switch)
3.7 cm FlaK 37 (Mercedes-Benz L4500A) AA and AT (switch)
3.7 cm FlaK 37 (Opel Blitz) AA and AT (switch)
2 cm FlaKvierling 38 (Mercedes-Benz L4500A) AA and AT (switch)
3.7cm Flak37 SPAA/3.7cm Flak37 SPAT (switch)
Flakpanzer T-34(r) AT (switch)
SdKfz 10/6 AA and AT (switch)
Armoured Train MBV-KT
8.8cm Flak36 Eisenbahn/8.8cm Pak36 Eisenbahn (switch)
Kätzchen 7.5 cm StuG, Kätzchen PaK 5 cm, Kätzchen MTW
Several regular and SE transport vehicles

###USSR###

T-27
T-26 m31 (MG)
T-26 m32 (37mm)
T-26 m33 (45mm)
T-26 m35 (radio)
T-26 m36 (welded)
T-26 m37 (conical)
T-26 m38 (late)
T-26 m39 (diesel)
OT-26
KV-1 (1939)
KV-1 (L-11)
KV-1 (F-32)
KV-1 (ZiS-5)
KV-1S
Maxim MG team
Cossacks 41,43 mounted and dismounted (switch)
Naval Infantry 39,43
203mm M1931 AT (switch)
122mm M1938 AT (switch)
T-90 SPAAG AT (switch)
40 mm Bofors (switch)
76.2mm Model 1936 (F-22) Artillery and AT (switch)
SU-57
M5 Halftrack
Hurricane Mk.IIC
Hurricane Mk.IV
Tupolev Tu-4 (reverse-engineered B-29 Superfortress)
Yakovlev Yak-2
Armoured Train MBV-KT

It has been a busy week personally, but i did manage to keep working on my armory file and been reading up and doing a bit of research for future campaigns. So to give you a bit of an idea what i was doing this morning...

# --- Allied Hero Vehicle Summary (IDs 7677–7696) ---

# CZECHOSLOVAKIA – Lt. Col. Karel Svoboda
7679 Czechoslovakia 1942 Class 2 Vehicle: Humber Mk II Scout Car
7680 Czechoslovakia 1943 Class 2 Vehicle: Daimler Dingo Scout Car
7681 Czechoslovakia 1944 Class 1 Vehicle: Cromwell Mk IV Tank
7682 Czechoslovakia 1945 Class 1 Vehicle: Cromwell Mk VII Tank

# POLAND – Capt. Jan "Orzeł" Leszczyński
7685 Poland 1942 Class 2 Vehicle: Humber Mk III Scout Car
7686 Poland 1943 Class 2 Vehicle: Staghound T17E1 Armoured Car
7687 Poland 1944 Class 1 Vehicle: Sherman V Tank
7688 Poland 1945 Class 1 Vehicle: Sherman IC Firefly Tank

# FRANCE – Col. Henri de Vasson
7689 France 1940 Class 1 Vehicle: Somua S35
7690 France 1941 Class 2 Vehicle: Laffly AMD 80 Armoured Car
7691 France 1943 Class 1 Vehicle: M4A2 Sherman Tank

# UNITED KINGDOM – Maj. Richard "Rex" Callahan
7693 United Kingdom 1942 Class 2 Vehicle: Universal Carrier Mk II
7694 United Kingdom 1944 Class 1 Vehicle: Cromwell Mk VI Tank

# UNITED STATES – Lt. Col. Daniel M. Hayes
7695 United States 1942 Class 1 Vehicle: M4A1 Sherman Tank
7696 United States 1944 Class 1 Vehicle: M4A3 (76)W Sherman Tank

And i drafted some new entries for my armory, stats still require adjustment but at least the dates and class are already appropriate The hero units, beside the stats it will receive as a unit, also includes three hero slots; those slots will be filled in when the hero appears for the first time.

# --- Allied Core Heroes 1939–1945 (IDs 7677–7696) ---

# Lt. Col. Karel Svoboda – Czechoslovakia
7677 Svoboda 0 280 6 40 3 2 0 5 4 2 -1 0 10 16 4 1 32 Cz_Inf_40_Svoboda.png 1.5.1940 1.1.1941 4 Czech Infantry Detachment (Lt. Col. Karel Svoboda) nopurchase
7678 Svoboda 0 295 6 45 3 2 0 5 4 2 -1 0 11 17 4 1 32 Cz_Inf_41_Svoboda.png 1.1.1941 1.1.1942 4 Czech Independent Brigade (Lt. Col. Karel Svoboda) nopurchase
7679 Svoboda Humber Mk II 2 310 6 55 6 2 0 6 4 3 -1 1 12 18 5 1 32 Cz_Rec_42_Svoboday 1.1.1942 1.1.1943 Czech Independent Brigade (Lt. Col. Karel Svoboda) nopurchase
7680 Svoboda Daimler Dingo 2 325 6 60 7 2 0 6 5 3 -1 1 13 19 5 1 32 Cz_Rec_43_Svoboda.png 1.1.1943 1.1.1944 4 Czech Armoured Brigade Group (Lt. Col. Karel Svoboda) nopurchase
7681 Svoboda Cromwell Mk IV 1 340 6 80 8 2 0 8 5 4 0 1 14 20 5 1 32 Cz_Tnk_44_Svoboda.png 1.1.1944 1.1.1945 4 Czech Independent Armoured Brigade (Lt. Col. Karel Svoboda) nopurchase
7682 Svoboda Cromwell Mk VII 1 360 6 85 8 2 0 8 5 4 0 1 15 21 5 1 32 Cz_Tnk_45_Svoboda.png 1.1.1945 1.1.1946 4 Czech Liberation Command (Lt. Col. Karel Svoboda) nopurchase

# Capt. Jan "Orzeł" Leszczyński – Poland
7683 Leszczyński 0 280 6 40 3 2 0 6 4 2 -1 0 10 16 4 1 6 Pl_Inf_40_Leszynski.png 1.5.1940 1.1.1941 4 Polish Infantry Detachment (Capt. Jan "Orzeł" Leszczyński) nopurchase
7684 Leszczyński 0 295 6 45 3 2 0 6 4 2 -1 0 11 17 4 1 6 Pl_Inf_41_Leszynski.png 1.1.1941 1.1.1942 4 Polish Carpathian Brigade (Capt. Jan "Orzeł" Leszczyński) nopurchase
7685 Leszczyński Humber Mk III 2 310 6 55 6 2 0 7 4 3 -1 1 12 18 5 1 6 Pl_Rec_42_Leszynski.png 1.1.1942 1.1.1943 4 Polish Armoured Training Unit (Capt. Jan "Orzeł" Leszczyński) nopurchase
7686 Leszczyński Staghound T17E1 2 325 6 60 7 2 0 7 5 3 -1 1 13 19 5 1 6 Pl_Rec_43_Leszynski.png 1.1.1943 1.1.1944 4 1st Polish Armoured Division (Capt. Jan "Orzeł" Leszczyński) nopurchase
7687 Leszczyński Sherman V 1 340 6 80 8 2 0 9 5 4 0 1 14 20 5 1 6 Pl_Tnk_44_Leszynski.png 1.1.1944 1.1.1945 4 1st Polish Armoured Division (Falaise) (Capt. Jan "Orzeł" Leszczyński) nopurchase
7688 Leszczyński Sherman IC Firefly 1 360 6 85 8 2 0 9 5 4 0 1 15 21 5 1 6 Pl_Tnk_45_Leszynski.png 1.1.1945 1.1.1946 4 Polish Corps Command (Germany) (Capt. Jan "Orzeł" Leszczyński) nopurchase

# Col. Henri de Vasson – France
7689 Vasson Somua S35 1 340 6 60 7 2 0 7 5 3 0 1 13 18 5 1 4 Fr_Tnk_40_Vasson.png 1.5.1940 1.1.1941 4 1er Cuirassiers (Col. Henri de Vasson) nopurchase
7690 Vasson Laffly AMD 80 2 355 6 70 8 2 0 7 5 3 -1 1 14 19 5 1 4 Fr_Rec_42_Vasson.png 1.1.1941 1.1.1943 4 Free French Detachment (Col. Henri de Vasson) nopurchase
7691 Vasson M4A2 Sherman 1 380 6 85 8 2 0 8 5 4 0 1 15 20 5 1 4 Fr_Tnk_44_Vasson.png 1.1.1943 1.1.1946 4 2e Division Blindée (Col. Henri de Vasson) nopurchase

# Maj. Richard "Rex" Callahan – United Kingdom
7692 Callahan 0 295 6 45 3 2 0 6 4 2 -1 0 11 17 4 1 1 Uk_Inf_41_Callahan.png 1.1.1941 1.1.1942 4 8th Army Infantry (Maj. Richard "Rex" Callahan) nopurchase
7693 Callahan Universal Carrier 2 320 6 60 7 2 0 7 5 3 -1 1 13 19 5 1 1 Uk_Rec_43_Callahan.png 1.1.1942 1.1.1944 4 British Motor Battalion (Maj. Richard "Rex" Callahan) nopurchase
7694 Callahan Cromwell Mk VI 1 350 6 85 8 2 0 8 5 4 0 1 15 20 5 1 1 Uk_Tnk_44_Callahan.png 1.1.1944 1.1.1946 4 1st Armoured Division HQ (Maj. Richard "Rex" Callahan) nopurchase

# Lt. Col. Daniel M. Hayes – United States
7695 Hayes M4A1 Sherman 1 360 6 85 8 2 0 9 5 4 0 1 14 19 5 1 2 Us_Tnk_42_Hayes.png 1.1.1942 1.1.1944 4 1st Armored Division (Lt. Col. Daniel M. Hayes) nopurchase
7696 Hayes M4A3 (76) W Sherman 1 380 6 90 8 2 0 9 5 4 0 1 15 21 5 1 2 Us_Tnk_44_Hayes.png 1.1.1944 1.1.1946 4 3rd Armored Division (Lt. Col. Daniel M. Hayes) nopurchase

I am preparing my armory for a DLC 39 (no not Germany again...) because the vanilla equipment file is not practicable to work with.

| Language | Title
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| ** English** | **The Free Allies – 1939–1946**
| ** Polish** | **Wolni Sojusznicy – 1939–1946**
| ** French** | **Les Alliés Libres – 1939–1946**
| ** German** | **Die Freien Alliierten – 1939–1946**

| Language | Tagline |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **EN** | *“From the ashes of defeat to the victory of freedom.”* |
| **PL** | *„Od popiołów klęski do zwycięstwa wolności.”* |
| **FR** | *« Des cendres de la défaite à la victoire de la liberté. »* |c
| **DE** | *„Aus der Asche der Niederlage zum Sieg der Freiheit.“* |

How to make this all work and come together? This means i had to make some (hard) choices. Free Polish units will be under the flag of Poland, Free French under the flag of France. To make unit upgrades possible this is the only way i can think of for making the upgrade of 1939 Polish and 1939/40 French units possible. The independant Czech brigade will be represented by the hero Karel Svoboda. The hero units are all non purchase but they will be receiving upgrades (see above), through a trigger in the scenario, at a given time.
There will be 4 main nations for the player: - Poland, France, UK and USA (in that order). It will be the discretion of the player which core units to field in any given mission (call it freedom of play); if i am not mistaken how the scenario editor works, it will not be possible to purchase for example US units in Poland 1939.
There is still a lot of work to be done in my armory but i believe soon everything will be in place to create the first part.
I try to keep things as much as historical as possible. If there are any wishes or ideas for DLC 39, now is the time and i will take them under consideration.
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Every campaign has a beginning...

<p>September 1938. Europe teeters on the edge of war. Germany prepares Fall Grün — the planned invasion of Czechoslovakia. Lieutenant Colonel Karel Svoboda commands a frontier brigade near Eger, where artillery duels and border skirmishes flare while diplomats negotiate in Munich. When orders to withdraw finally arrive, his men have already proven that Czechoslovakia was ready to fight.</p>
<p>Headquarters, Eger Sector – September 30, 1938</p>
<p>Germany is mobilizing along our western frontier. While diplomats bargain in Munich, Wehrmacht columns mass on the border.
Lieutenant Colonel Karel Svoboda and his men stand ready in the bunkers near Eger. If they cross, we will resist. Prague speaks of peace, but every soldier here knows what it means to surrender without a fight.
Hold the line. The fate of Czechoslovakia may be decided before a single shot is fired.</p>

<p>Сентябрь 1938 года. Европа на грани войны. Германия готовит операцию Fall Grün — вторжение в Чехословакию. Подполковник Карел Свобода командует пограничной бригадой у Эгера. Пока в Мюнхене идут переговоры, на границе гремят орудия. Когда приказ об отводе поступает, его солдаты уже доказали, что готовы сражаться.</p>
<p>Штаб, район Эгера – 30 сентября 1938 года</p>
<p>Германия мобилизует войска у нашей западной границы. Пока дипломаты торгуются в Мюнхене, колонны вермахта выстраиваются вдоль рубежа.
Подполковник Карел Свобода и его люди готовы в бункерах у Эгера. Если немцы перейдут границу — мы будем сражаться. В Праге говорят о мире, но каждый солдат здесь знает, что значит сдаться без боя.
Удержите линию. Судьба Чехословакии может решиться, прежде чем прогремит первый выстрел.</p>

<p>Im September 1938 steht Europa am Rand des Krieges. Deutschland bereitet den Angriff Fall Grün auf die Tschechoslowakei vor. Oberstleutnant Karel Svoboda kommandiert eine Grenzbrigade bei Eger, wo Artillerieduelle und Scharmützel aufflammen, während in München verhandelt wird. Als der Befehl zum Rückzug eintrifft, haben seine Männer bereits bewiesen, dass sie bereit waren zu kämpfen.</p>
<p>Hauptquartier, Abschnitt Eger – 30. September 1938</p>
<p>Deutschland mobilisiert an unserer Westgrenze. Während die Diplomaten in München verhandeln, sammeln sich Wehrmachtskolonnen entlang der Linie.
Oberstleutnant Karel Svoboda und seine Männer stehen bereit in den Bunkern bei Eger. Wenn sie übertreten, werden wir Widerstand leisten. Prag spricht von Frieden, doch jeder Soldat hier weiß, was Kapitulation ohne Kampf bedeutet.
Haltet die Linie. Das Schicksal der Tschechoslowakei könnte entschieden werden, bevor der erste Schuss fällt.</p>

Some screenshots...
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Hey Game Enthusiasts.

I am almost done with The Polish Campaign...I have always loved the Polish Campaign and the French Campaign...

Does anyone know any great books about some of the less known battles, especially the ones covered by Nico...

I always want stories/ details on battles that went right for the Allies in early war. I think these were obviously learning opportunities for both combatants, but always feel like they are not covered well, like the late war stuff is.

Does anyone know great books on early war battles?

Please getting close to my birthday and Christmas

Thanks