Units Inspiration

The Infantry, Armour, Artillery, Naval and Aircraft designs used by each Country in the game are inspired by real-life Infantry Divisions, Panzer Divisions, Artillery Divisions, Naval Fleets and Aerial Fleets during the Second World War and during the Cold War.

## *Infantry:*

### **American Uniform**

Also used by China (ROC)

* **Chinese Commandos**

### **British Commonwealth Uniforms:**

Also used by Australia, Canada, and India

* **Australian Commandos**

### **Finnish Uniform**

* Finnish Commandos or Specialist commando

### **German Uniforms:**

Also used by Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania.

* **Hungarian and Romanian Commandos**

### **Middle-Eastern Uniforms:**

* **Egyptian, Iraqi and Iranian Commandos**

### **Independent Uniforms:**

* **Greek Commandos and Polish Commandos**

## *Armours:*

### **American Design:**

Also used by China (ROC). Insignia painted on the *Units* vary by Country.

* Armoured Cars/Mechanized Infantry: **M3A1 Scout Car**
* Light Tanks: **Light Tank, M3**
* Medium Tanks: **Medium Tank, M4**
* Heavy Tanks: **120mm Gun Combat Tank, M103**
* Super Tanks: **105mm Gun Motor Carriage T95**

### **British Commonwealth Design:**

Also used by Australia, Canada, and India.

* Armoured Cars/Mechanized Infantry: **Rolls-Royce Armoured Car**
* Light Tanks: **Cruiser Tank Mk IV (A13 Mk II)**
* Medium Tanks: **Tank, Cruiser, MK VIII, Cromwell (A27M)**
* Heavy Tanks: **Tank, Infantry, MK IV (A22) Churchill**
* Super Tank: **Tortoise Heavy Assault Tank, A39 (Rarely used in the game but it is used in WC4 mods)**

### **French Design:**

* Armoured Cars/Mechanized Infantry: **Panhard 178**
* Light Tanks: **Renault R35**
* Medium Tanks: **SOMUA S35**
* Heavy Tanks: **ARL 44 (ACL-1)**
* Super Tank: **FCM F1 (Rarely used in the game but it is used in WC4 mods)**

### **German Design:**

Also used by Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, and Romania. Insignia painted on the *Units* vary by Country.

* Armoured Cars/Mechanized Infantry: ***Sondkrafthautzerg, Leichter Panzerspähwagen* 221**
* Light Tanks: **Panzerkampfwagen III**
* Medium Tanks: **Panzerkampfwagen V "*Panther*"**
* Heavy Tanks: **Panzerkampfwagen VI "*Tiger* *I*"**
* Super Tanks: **Panzerkampfwagen V****III "*Maus*"****(German Unique Unit)**

### **Italian Design:**

* Armoured Cars/Mechanized Infantry: ***Autoblinda* 41**
* Light Tanks: ***Carro Armato* L6/40**
* Medium Tanks: ***Carro Armato* M13/40**
* Heavy Tanks: ***Carro Armato* P26/40**

### **Japanese Design:**

* Armoured Cars/Mechanized Infantry: **Type 93 Armoured Car**
* Light Tanks: **Type 95 *Ha-Gō***
* Medium Tanks: **Type 97 *Chi-Ha***
* Heavy Tanks: **Type 5 *Chi-Ri***

### **Soviet Design:**

Also used by China (PRC), Mongolia and Yugoslavia. Insignia painted on the *Units* vary by Country.

* Armoured Cars/Mechanized Infantry: **BA-20 Armored Car**
* Light Tanks: **T-26**
* Medium Tanks: **T-34/85**
* Heavy Tanks: **Kilment Voroshilov-V**
* Super Tanks: **Kilment Voroshilov-VI**

**Independent Designs:**

Used by everyone else.

* Armoured Cars/Mechanized Infantry: ***Landsverk* L-180/L-181/L-182**
* Light Tanks: **7TP**
* Medium Tanks: ***Skoda* T25**
* Heavy Tanks: ***Stridsvagn* m/42**

## *Artillery:*

### **American Design:**

Also used by China (ROC). Insignia painted on the *Units* vary by Country.

* Field Artillery: **M114 155mm Howitzer**
* Howitzer:  **155mm "Long Tom Gun M1**
* Rocket Artillery: **Rocket Launcher, T34 (Calliope)**

### **British Design:**

Also used by Australia, Canada, and India.

* Field Artillery: **Ordnance QF 25-pdr short**
* Howitzer: **Ordnance QF 17-pdr**
* Rocket Artillery: **Rocket Launcher, T34 (Calliope)**
* Super Rocket: **M270B1 MLRS** **(British Unique Unit)**

### **French Design:**

* Field Artillery: ***Canon de* 105 mle 1913 Scheider**
* Howitzer: ***Canon de* 155 GPF**
* Rocket Artillery: **Rocket Launcher, T34 (Calliope)**
* Super Artillery: ***CAESAR* self-propelled Howitzer** **(French Unique Unit)**

### **German Design:**

Also used by Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, and Romania. Insignia painted on the *Units* vary by Country.

* Field Artillery: **10.5 cm leFH 18**
* Howitzer: **15 cm sFH 18**
* Rocket Artillery: ***Panzerwerfer* 42 *auf Maultier***
* Super Artillery: ***Karl-Gerät*" (040/041)** **(German Unique Unit)**

### **Italian Design:**

* Field Artillery: ***Cannone da* 47/32**
* Howitzer: ***Cannone* *da* 149/40 modello 35**
* Rocket Artillery: ***Panzerwerfer* 42 *auf Maultier***

### **Japanese Design:**

* Field Artillery: **Type 92 10 cm Cannon**
* Howitzer: **Type 91 10 cm Howitzer**
* Rocket Artillery: ***Panzerwerfer* 42 *auf Maultier***

### **Soviet Design:**

Also used by China (PRC), Mongolia and Yugoslavia. Insignia painted on the *Units* vary by Country.

* Field Artillery: **76 mm Divisional Gun M1942 (ZiS-3)**
* Howitzer: **152 mm Howitzer M1909/30**
* Rocket Artillery: **BM-13 *Katyusha***
* Super Rocket: **BM-27 *Uragan* (Soviet Unique Unit)**

### **Independent Designs:**

Used by everyone else.

* Field Artillery: **10.5 cm *kanon* m/34**
* Howitzer: ***Haubits* m/40**
* Rocket Artillery: **RM-51 rocket launcher**

## *Navy:*

### **Common Ship Designs:**

* Submarine: **Type VII *Unterseeboot***
* Destroyer: **Zerstorer-1936 Destroyers**
* Cruiser: ***Bismarck-Class Battleship***

### **Carrier Designs:**

* Allied Powers: ***Enterprise*-class Aircraft Carrier**
* Axis Powers: ***Akagi*-class Aircraft Carrier**
* NATO/UN members: ***Forrestal*-class Aircraft Carrier**
* WTO members: ***Kuznetsov*-class Aircraft Carrier**
* American Super Carrier: ***Kitty Hawk*-class Aircraft Carrier**

### **Super Battleship Designs:**

* British Super Battleship: ***King George V*-class Battleship**
* Japanese Super Battleship: ***Yamato*-class Battleship**

### **Super Submarine Designs:**

* Italian Super Submarine: ***Marconi*-class Submarine**

## *Aircraft:*

### **Paratrooper Designs:**

* World War II: ***Messerschmitt* Me 323 *Gigant***
* Cold War: **Lockheed C-5 Galaxy**

### **Fighter Designs:**

* World War II: ***Messerschmitt* Bf 109**
* Cold War: ***Mikoyan-Gurevich* MiG-15**
* French Stealth Fighter: ***Dassault Rafale***

### **Bomber Designs:**

* World War II: ***Heinkel He* 111**
* Cold War: **Douglas A-3 Skywarrior**
* Soviet Stealth Bomber: ***Tupolev* Tu-160**

### **Strategic Bomber Designs:**

* World War II: **Boeing B-29 Superfortress**
* Cold War: **Boeing B-52 Stratofortress**
* American Stealth Strategic Bomber: **Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit**