Red Army Squad

Good against infantry

> `***Infantry - good against infantry***` *(Description at the Supply Depot)*
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## Unit

The Red Army Squad it's infantry unit of Soviet Army side which good against infantry. Its counterpart on the side of the German Army is Storm Troopers.

## Appearance

The Red Army Squad consists of 6 Red Army soldiers, each of whom holds a PPSh-41 with a barrel from a Mosin-Nagants rifle. They wear a hat with earflaps (most likely fur), a cotton jacket, cotton pants and black kirza boots. Their uniforms are gray-brown in color.

## Abilities

### Passability

Infantry units have an average margin of step points, however, they spend less movement points in difficult places, and are also able to move on ice, pass through anti-tank barriers and climb mountains. Being in the mountains also increases the viewing range to 4, which can give a reconnaissance advantage, for example, to help your artillery attack from a safer distance. Also, infantry units do not waste fuel, which allows you not to waste additional resources on their longer-range movements.

 Flatland
 Ice
 Forest
 Village
 Mountain
 Anti-tank barriers

### Tactic

The Red Army Squad alone is not a strong unit. The health reserve is quite low, as is the damage. In addition, many units of the tank or truck types have resistance to anti-infantry attacks. Because of this, the Red Army Squad cannot destroy any completely healthy unit with a single attack. In addition, even starting the attack first, the Red Army Squad will win in the percentage of lost healf points only against other infantry units. However, already two Red Army Squads are able to eliminate even entrenched units of enemy infantry.

Strong against: Panzer Grenadiers.

Weak against: Panzer III, Sd. Kfz 231, Feldhaubitze 18, Me Bf109, Me Bf110, Ju-87 "StuKa", Bunker, MG-42 Position.

As an infantry unit, a Red Army Squad has the following special skills:

* The Red Army Squad can be placed in a Transport Truck, due to which they can be transported to a longer distance on the road.
* The Red Army Squad can occupy structures such as Bunkers and MG-42 positions. They will also be a more profitable option for this than anti-tank infantry because of the lower price and greater mobility (that is, they will reach the position faster). And the positions themselves will be a direct improvement in damage, protection and attack range for the anti-personnel fire of the Red Army Squad.
* The Red Army Squad will be good as a cheap scout in the fog of war.
* The Red Army Squad is also a cheap option for destroying enemy infantry, that is, it will allow you to cheaply clear the way from some of the threats to anti-tank infantry and your equipment.
* The Red Army Squad does not require a lot of resources and restores all health and all ammunition from one instant supply.

However, it is worth remembering that due to the small health reserve, Red Army Squad can be easily destroyed by one shot of some units, so it is recommended to use digging and camouflage, as well as place it in cities and forests, which will give a bonus to protection.

## Trivia

* The Red Army Squad is the cheapest unit in the game
* The Red Army Squad surprisingly has the same amount of health as a light fighter plane.
* The Red Army Squad has a different price in the company and multiplayer.
* In the chapters Shock troops ready and Brothers in Arms of the Operation "Spearhead" mission, you will take command of an elite version of the Red Army Squad, which will have higher stats.
* The game files contain death sprites of the Red Army squad, which is peculiar only to infantry units.

## Historical background

### Red Army

At the beginning of the war between the USSR and Germany, the number of Soviet troops was about 5.3 million people, of which about 3.26 million were concentrated on the western front. By December 1, 1941, about 14 million more people had been mobilized. By the beginning of the war, the USSR was inferior in number of troops, but had an advantage in guns, tanks and airplanes. However, although the German Barbarossa offensive plan was a failure, the USSR suffered great human and territorial losses. By the end of autumn and the beginning of winter 1941, Soviet troops managed to stop the German army's offensive, defend Moscow and launch a counteroffensive. However, the winter campaign of 1941-1942 can hardly be called very successful for the Soviet troops. All counter-offensive operations of the USSR were repulsed by German troops.

### PPSh-41

At the beginning of the Second World War, Mosin-Nagant rifles were distributed in the Red Army. At the same time, the PPSh-41 submachine gun was actively produced and introduced, which was cheaper and simpler than its counterpart PPD-40. The PPSh-41 cartridges had the same caliber as the Mosin-Nagant rifle cartridges (7.62 mm). Taking into account the simplicity of the PPSh-41 design, this made it possible to simplify production using the barrel of a Mosin-Nagant rifle. From one barrel of the Mosin-Nagant, two barrels of the PPSh-41 could be made.

It is worth noting that the captured PPSH-41 impressed the Germans. The PPSh-41 was superior in some respects to the German MP 40, and was also easy to learn. This was also caused by the shortage of MP 40 in the German army units. It got to the point that in Germany they began to massively modify captured Soviet weapons for a standard 9x19 mm cartridge. The new weapon was named MP 41(r).

## Gallery

Fortified Red Army SquadCamouflaged Red Army SquadFortified Camouflaged Red Army Squad