Czechoslovakia

## Czechoslovakia (Faction)

A country in eastern Europe

In War of Tactics, Czechoslovakia is a minor Neutral-axis faction, a small faction with a mostly light but affordable arsenal and with contracts traced all over Europe as well as some backing from Germany. The faction exported equipment in Europe till 1938 and would have some rather modern hardware and ideas for a nation of it's stature.

Czechoslovakia can best any other faction when it comes to economy, it does not garanti to win any battles, but it means when an enemy deploys 1 tank, Czechoslovakia can often afford to deploy 1 with some infantry. The main problem would be the fact it often may requires 2 or 3 outdated light Czech tanks to complete the same objective as 1 modern tank.

Despite the benifits, the nation does suffer some gaps in it's arsenal which can be felt in all brances. The faction is rather basic with few edges over other factions with the exception of economy.

## Infantry

Czech infantry are a mix bag best suited to combat other infantry. Their arsenal has a few gaps including a lack of AT measures other than prototype AT-rifles and hand grenades. The soldiers are able to tangle with most enemy infantry at least at an arms length. This is because while they have gaps, they also have quality equipment and fair prices.

Czech infantry types consist of the followed

* UVOD - Militia infantry with excellent communication and decent AT measures.
* "Straz" - Stand-in title for Professional infantry.
* "Financni Straz" - Professional infantry with acces to better equipment and economical benefits.
* Inzenvri - Engineers

### Pros & Advantages

* Economical weapons.
* Allied players in multiplayer scenarios are able to buy regular Czech infantry weapons for their own professional infantry.
* Well suited for dealing with enemy infantry, specially at medium range.

### Cons

* No paratroppers available
* Lacking effective AT measures.
* (Currently) Does not posses Elite infantry.
* No War gear available

## Armour & Vehicles

Despite being a small and lone faction, Czech armour is traceable across Europe in multiple armies, including places like Sweden, Switzerland and Arabian countries. For the 1930s, the armour is relatively modern with 2-man turrets, flexible armament and acceptable mobility. However, the innovation didn't carry on once Czechoslovakia was annexed.

Several prototypes and concept would be made doing the occupation however, this means while the main armour force may not impress with overall performance, the faction by-passes this fact with concepts such as a "czechified" variant of the Tiger I and several (in game) identical prototypes, thus by-passing the usual "unit limit" of 1 on decent armoured units.

Czech Armour and vehicles consist of the following

CL-P
 CKD
AH-IV
AH-IV-R

### Pros & Advantages

* Units intended only for export are available to the player.
* Some of the most economical armour available.
* Due to the layout, some standard tanks are able to divert their firepower onto 3 different targets at the same time.

### Cons

* With the exception of prototypes, the average gun caliber is either a 37mm or the occasional 47mm for anything which isn't a prototype or concept.
* No separated armoured prototype list available.
* Almost everything besides the occasional prototype is a prewar design and outdated.

## Artillery

Czech artillery is a mixture of old but high performance guns, thanks to companies such as Skoda Industries, Czechoslovakia has acces to everything from small 37mm and 47mm high performance AT guns, to Battleship main guns and heavy mortars in armoured casings. Czech players can rely on their artillery to clubber the enemy from long range.

However, many of the guns are relics of the first world war, or even older. There's also a shortage of modern AA guns and autocannons. While the AT guns are modern and can defeat early heavy tanks or any light tank. They mostly suffer from small calibers, meaning while they can hurt a tank, they'll rarely kill it on their own.

Czechoslovakia can also rely on fortifications and plenty of fortress guns to defend themselves, fighting on par with the french Maginot line though the selection of guns is not nearly as grand.

### Pros & Advantages

* No shortage of heavy guns as well as armoured casings.
* Lot of naval artillery included and relics from the Austro-Hungarian empire.
* Affordable artillery

### Cons

* Lacking powerful AA guns
* AT-guns tend to be low caliber

## Airforce

The only outright weak park of the czech faction, is the air force, the airplanes are basic, slow and lightly armed on average. There is a complete lack of anything resembling fighter bombers. This fact, combined with the lack of effective AA guns leaves Czechoslovakia somewhat vulnerable to air assault as they'll struggle to deter enemy planes effectively.

Despite having a weak air force, it is still a coherent force and Czechoslovakia can at least put up a fight to deter enemy attacks while counting on it's bombers to carry out their assignments.

### Pro & Advantages

* Bombers have acceptable standards, if nothing else, they are affordable

### Cons

* Even on the defensive, the average czech fighters are outrunned or outgunned by foreign counters.
* With the exception of the occasional autocannon or bombload, czech planes are limited to MGs as sole armament.