GC41 - The armour experience conundrum

[PanzerTum]

So, after deciding to restart my first GC runthrough just befor Stalingrad I just had a DV in Vyazma (lots of decent weather) and am starting streets of Moscow for the first time.
This time I am playing on general difficulty.

The reason for restarting was lack of prestige due to bad decisions mainly in 39/40/41. I had about 20k prestige in the middle of GC42. At the moment I have 37k after reinforments with a larger core as well, so on that end things are definitely better looking.

Also this runthrough I aimed for SE armour so at the moment I have 4 SE tanks, 3 pzIII and 1 pzIV. The last few battles I deployed 6 tank units, 4 SE, 1 KV1B and 1 Char.
The KV1B has almost 3 stars, a A2 attack hero and with a little overstrength is just a total beast on the battlefield at the moment. The Char is a 3 stars and has a defensive hero, with overstrength completely indestructable.
I like my captured tanks very much.

I also have four non-SE tank units, 2 PzIII and 2 PzIV including Kerscher. But they just don't get a look-in anymore these last few scenarios.
I definitely need the the SE armour units for a fully fledged attack force and then there is just not room anymore for Kerscher and consorts.
So prestige build-up for these units is at a standstill at the moment and they are languishing in army reserve.

I also gave up on nurturing the panzerjaegers, they are just not adding enough in battle at the moment and require a lot of repairs.
I have two in reserve at the moment at 1-1,5 stars. It will have to be enough until the StuGs come along, then I will happily field them again.

My Vyazma setup was this
8 Infantry including a fallschirmjaeger (maybe a bit much)
The 6 mentioned tanks
1 flamm Pz
2 recon
10 artillery
1 8.8 flak
3 fighters
3 tac bombers
1 lvl bomber

I could have done with an extra fighter or extra AA, choices choices...

I guess the tankforce will grow a little bit in 42 but not by a whole lot, maybe 8 in total plus Stug3F. I just do not see much possibilities for my non-SE armoured untis to gain much prestige and more importantly heros.

[PanzerCro]

Did you get any of these SE Panzers in 39 ? I am always getting SE Infrantry, no matter how much time I reload... :/

[allophyl]

Did you get any of these SE Panzers in 39 ? I am always getting SE Infrantry, no matter how much time I reload... :/

I don't think you can get SE Panzers until Lillehammer

[PanzerTum]

Did you get any of these SE Panzers in 39 ? I am always getting SE Infrantry, no matter how much time I reload... :/

I don't think you can get SE Panzers until Lillehammer

That is correct, so you have to disband your SE infantry at a certain point.

[captainjack]

SE infantry are pretty useful, especially once you start getting snow in 44. It's a bit of a wrench to get rid of transport, but SE infantry don't run out of fuel and have plenty of ammo. Before 43 the SE grenadiers are the best defensive infantry and attacking infantry (that's before any heroes are counted). Two is probably enough, and if you get a lame hero early on, definitely think of disbanding for prestige.

Get your Panzerjagers to 2 or preferably 3 stars and keep the min reserve until Elefants are available - 3 star ELefants are very destructive against all but the best soviet tanks.