716. Infanterie

**716. Infanterie** is an Axis Infantry division in *Steel Division*. The 716. was formed of men who were too old, too young or too sick to be sent to the front, as well as Soviet & Italian "volunteers" drawn from POW camps. A static division, it lacked armoured vehicles, but compensated with a superior provision of artillery which included heavy coastal or train guns, and heavy machine-guns to stop the Allies.

Although the division bore the brunt of the Allied assault on D-Day and was quickly dislocated, his tenacious defence prevented them from seizing their most prized objectives immediately, such as Carpiquet and Caen.
This was achieved thanks to its commander, a veteran WW1 infantryman. Richter started WW2 as an artillery regiment commander in Poland, France & USSR.
In March 1943, he was given command of the 716. Infantry Division in France, a static division formed of men too old or sick for frontline duty, and almost entirely deprived of transport.
Putting his WW1 trench warfare experience and artillery expertise to good use, Richter organised a series of reinforced strongpoints with a strong emphasis on machine-gun nests and artillery support.
His preparations slowed the Allies enough to spoil their D-Day objectives. In the single first week of fighting, his division had lost around 60% of his personnel and had to be retired from the frontline.

## Tactics

716. ID's soldiers are at their best fighting as their fathers did in the Great War: by forming a strongpoint around MGs and infantry guns, supported by artillery, and only advancing under cover of infantry tanks.
With few effective anti-tank assets in reserve, 716. ID must rely on early available 88mm dual-purpose guns and air support to break enemy advances and progress itself.

## Real World Composition

* Grenadier-Regiment 726
	+ Ost-Bataillon 439 attached as IV. Bataillon/Grenadier-Regiment 726
* Grenadier-Regiment 736
	+ Ost-Bataillon 642 attached as IV. Bataillon/Grenadier-Regiment 736
* Artillerie-Regiment 1716
* Panzerjäger-Abteilung 716
* Pionier-Bataillon 716
* Ost-Bataillon 441

## Recon

 A

**Rate of fire**: 171 r/m
**High Explosive**: 6

 A

**Rate of fire**: 85 r/m
**High Explosive**: 3

**Rate of fire**: 57 r/m
**High Explosive**: 1

**Rate of fire**: 187 r/m
**High Explosive**: 4

 A

**Rate of fire**: 326 r/m
**High Explosive**: 7

 A

**Rate of fire**: 171 r/m
**High Explosive**: 6

**Rate of fire**: 85 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 187 r/m
**High Explosive**: 4

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: Breaching (always penetrates)

 B

**Rate of fire**: 171 r/m
**High Explosive**: 6

**Rate of fire**: 85 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 187 r/m
**High Explosive**: 4

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: Breaching (always penetrates)

## Infantry

 A

**Rate of fire**: 171 r/m
**High Explosive**: 6

**Rate of fire**: 28 r/m
**High Explosive**: 1

 A

**Rate of fire**: 85 r/m
**High Explosive**: 3

**Rate of fire**: 100 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 187 r/m
**High Explosive**: 4

 A

**Rate of fire**: 85 r/m
**High Explosive**: 3

**Rate of fire**: 100 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 187 r/m
**High Explosive**: 4

 A

**Rate of fire**: 326 r/m
**High Explosive**: 9

 B

**Rate of fire**: 171 r/m
**High Explosive**: 6

**Rate of fire**: 28 r/m
**High Explosive**: 1

**High Explosive**: 22 (10m AoE)

 B

**Rate of fire**: 85 r/m
**High Explosive**: 3

**Rate of fire**: 100 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 187 r/m
**High Explosive**: 4

 B

**Rate of fire**: 171 r/m
**High Explosive**: 6

**Rate of fire**: 85 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 187 r/m
**High Explosive**: 4

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: Breaching (always penetrates)

 B

**Rate of fire**: 171 r/m
**High Explosive**: 6

**Rate of fire**: 100 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 352 r/m
**High Explosive**: 8

**High Explosive**: 22 (10m AoE)

 B

**Rate of fire**: 171 r/m
**High Explosive**: 6

**Rate of fire**: 85 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 187 r/m
**High Explosive**: 4

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: Breaching (always penetrates)

 C

**Rate of fire**: 171 r/m
**High Explosive**: 6

**Rate of fire**: 85 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 187 r/m
**High Explosive**: 4

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: Breaching (always penetrates)

## Tank

 A

**Rate of fire**: 7 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 4
**High Explosive**: 1

**Rate of fire**: 264 r/m
**High Explosive**: 8

 3
 Top: Enclosed

 A

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 5
**High Explosive**: 1

**Rate of fire**: 264 r/m
**High Explosive**: 8

 3
 Top: Enclosed

 A

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 7
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 264 r/m
**High Explosive**: 8

 4
 Top: Enclosed

 A

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 7
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 6
**High Explosive**: 9

**Rate of fire**: 264 r/m
**High Explosive**: 8

 6
 Top: Enclosed

 B

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 7
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 264 r/m
**High Explosive**: 8

 4
 Top: Enclosed

 B

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 7
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 264 r/m
**High Explosive**: 8

 4
 Top: Enclosed

 B

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 7
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 6
**High Explosive**: 9

**Rate of fire**: 264 r/m
**High Explosive**: 8

 6
 Top: Enclosed

 C

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 7
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 264 r/m
**High Explosive**: 8

 4
 Top: Enclosed

 C

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 7
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 264 r/m
**High Explosive**: 8

 4
 Top: Enclosed

## Support

 A

**Rate of fire**: 85 r/m
**High Explosive**: 3

**Rate of fire**: 33 r/m
**High Explosive**: 12 (6m AoE)

 A

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**High Explosive**: 9 (29m AoE)

 A

 A

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 7
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**High Explosive**: 12 (6m AoE)

**Rate of fire**: 264 r/m
**High Explosive**: 8

 6
 Top: Enclosed

 B

**Rate of fire**: 3 r/m
**High Explosive**: 27 (51m AoE)

 B

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 7
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**High Explosive**: 12 (6m AoE)

**Rate of fire**: 264 r/m
**High Explosive**: 8

 6
 Top: Enclosed

## Anti-tank

 A

**Rate of fire**: 171 r/m
**High Explosive**: 6

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: Breaching (always penetrates)

 A

**Rate of fire**: 10 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 9
**High Explosive**: 3

 A

**Rate of fire**: 8 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 13
**High Explosive**: 4

 B

**Rate of fire**: 8 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 13
**High Explosive**: 4

**Rate of fire**: 326 r/m
**High Explosive**: 7

 1
 Top: Open

 B

**Rate of fire**: 8 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 13
**High Explosive**: 4

 C

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 22
**High Explosive**: 4

## Anti-air

 A

**Rate of fire**: 210 r/m
**High Explosive**: 3 (8m AoE)

 A

**Rate of fire**: 842 r/m
**High Explosive**: 12 (8m AoE)

 A

**Rate of fire**: 92 r/m
**High Explosive**: 9 (11m AoE)

 A

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 15
**High Explosive**: 5

 B

**Rate of fire**: 210 r/m
**High Explosive**: 3 (8m AoE)

 B

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 15
**High Explosive**: 5

 C

**Rate of fire**: 842 r/m
**High Explosive**: 12 (8m AoE)

 C

**Rate of fire**: 92 r/m
**High Explosive**: 9 (11m AoE)

 C

**Rate of fire**: 6 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 15
**High Explosive**: 5

## Artillery

 A

**High Explosive**: 2 (21m AoE)

 A

**High Explosive**: 14 (36m AoE)

 A

**High Explosive**: 27 (51m AoE)

 2
 Top: Open

 B

**High Explosive**: 10 (30m AoE)

 B

**High Explosive**: 25 (104m AoE)

 1
 Top: Open

 B

**High Explosive**: 20 (42m AoE)

 B

**High Explosive**: 27 (51m AoE)

 2
 Top: Open

 B

**High Explosive**: 15 (38m AoE)

 C

**High Explosive**: 22 (57m AoE)

 C

**Rate of fire**: 326 r/m
**High Explosive**: 7

 1
 Top: Open

 C

**High Explosive**: 20 (42m AoE)

 C

## Air

 A

 A

**Rate of fire**: 3000 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 750 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2 (8m AoE)

 A

**High Explosive**: 7 (44m AoE)

**Rate of fire**: 900 r/m
**High Explosive**: 1

 B

**Rate of fire**: 1800 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 750 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2 (8m AoE)

**Rate of fire**: 1500 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2 (8m AoE)

 B

**Rate of fire**: 199 r/m
**Armor Piercing**: 9

**Rate of fire**: 3000 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 1500 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2 (8m AoE)

 B

**Rate of fire**: 3000 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 750 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2 (8m AoE)

**Rate of fire**: 99 r/m
**High Explosive**: 25 (36m AoE)

 B

**Rate of fire**: 3000 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 750 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2 (8m AoE)

**High Explosive**: 15 (65m AoE)

 C

**Rate of fire**: 1800 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2

**Rate of fire**: 750 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2 (8m AoE)

**Rate of fire**: 1500 r/m
**High Explosive**: 2 (8m AoE)

 C

**High Explosive**: 7 (44m AoE)

**Rate of fire**: 900 r/m
**High Explosive**: 1

 C

**High Explosive**: 25 (83m AoE)

**Rate of fire**: 900 r/m
**High Explosive**: 1