Infantry

The **infantry** forms the backbone of any army during WWII. Infantry are the king of close terrain, like cities, forests and mountains. In such terrain infantry are able to effectively exploit the weak spots of enemy units, by shooting against the opponent's close defence rating. This makes them deadly against even the most well protected heavy tanks. In its close fighting role infantry is indispensable on both the defensive and offensive. But in the open it becomes more vulnerable to enemy armour attacks. Infantry units move slowly on foot, but can be equipped with transports to increase their mobility.

## *Panzer Corps*

* Infantry is one of the most powerful combat arms if used *correctly*. The most important class bonus is that it shoots against the target's Close Defense rating, rather than Ground Defense when attacking in rough or close terrain, such as cities, swamps, forests, hills, bocage, mountains, and similar environments. Most infantry has range of zero, that means the infantry must enter the hex that it is attacking (although the animation doesn't show this), so the defender's hex determines the terrain type.
* Moreover, it is also quite versatile, being able to cross areas that would halt or limit other types of units, such as dense forests and mountains.
* However, infantry without transport is slow and vulnerable and will lag behind other units during advances. Furthermore, infantry in transport is vulnerable while embarked and requires a fair amount of care to ensure it isn't destroyed in this state.
* Pionere infantry ignores entrenchment.
* Bridging infantry like Bruckenpionere can make bridges across rivers.

## *Panzer Corps 2*

Infantry is the most important part of any army during World War
II. The infantry’s greatest strength is in close combat: when
defending close terrain such as towns, forests or mountains,
infantry are able to entrench much faster than other units would be able to
in the same hex, providing them with greater protection from enemy
attacks.

When fighting in close terrain, they fire against their opponent’s
close defence rating, with often deadly consequences for that opponent.
Out in the open, infantry can find themselves at a disadvantage however, as
they lack armour.

Traveling by foot, they also lack mobility, but they can be
equipped with transports to increase their movement points, and some
infantry types are able to take advantage of a ‘forced march’ once every few
turns to gain an additional movement point. Finally, most infantry have 15
strength points instead of the usual 10, increasing their survival rate when
they encounter a difficult battle.

## Lists

### *Panzer Corps*

 43 British HW 43 British Inf 43 British Paras 43 Canadian HW 43 Canadian Inf 43 Fallschirmjäger 43 Free Polish Inf 43 Gebirgsjäger 43 Grenadier 43 Indian HW 43 Indian Inf 43 New Zealand HW 43 New Zealand Inf 43 South African HW 43 South African Inf 43 Wehrmacht Inf Alpini Australian HW Inf Australian Inf Belgian Inf Bersaglieri Bersaglieri 43 Bridge Engineer British HW Inf British Inf British Paras Brückenpioniere Bulgarian Cav Bulgarian Inf Canadian Inf Chass. Ardenn. Chasseurs Alpins Commando Conscript Dutch Inf Engineer Engineer 43 Fallschirmjäger Finnish Inf Finnish Ski Free French Inf (1940) Free French Inf (1941) Free French Inf (1944) Free Polish Inf Free Polish Paras French Colonial Mnt French Eng French Inf Gebirgsjäger Greek Cavalry Greek Mnt Grenadier Guards Guards 43 Hungarian Cav Hungarian Inf Indian HW Inf Indian Inf Italian Cav Italian Inf Japanese Inf Kavallerie Kradschützen Light Cavalry LRDG Inf Lux Militia New Zealand HW Inf New Zealand Inf Norwegian Inf Norwegian Mnt Pioniere Pioniere 43 Polish Cavalry Polish Inf Polish Mnt Rangers Regular Regular 43 Romanian Cav Romanian Inf Romanian Mnt Saharan Inf SAS SE Airborne SE Gebirgsjäger SE Gebirgsjäger 43 SE Grenadier SE Grenadier 43 SE Guards SE Guards 43 SE Guards Cavalry SE Infanterie SE Infanterie 43 SE Rangers SE Soviet Mnt SE Soviet Mnt 43 Slovak Inf SMG Inf South African Inf Soviet BridgEng Soviet Cavalry Soviet Eng Soviet Eng 43 Soviet Mnt Soviet Mnt 43 Soviet Para Soviet Para 43 Soviet Ski US Airborne US Airborne 43 US Bridge Eng US Engineers US Engineers 43 US HW Inf US HW Inf 43 US Infantry US Infantry 43 Vichy French Inf Volkssturm Wehr Reserve Wehrmacht Inf Yugoslav Cav Yugoslav Inf Yugoslav Mnt
### *Panzer Corps 2*

 43 Wehrmacht Inf Alpini AU HW Inf AU Infantry Azul Infanterie Azul Infanterie 43 BE Engineers BE HW Inf Belgian Inf Bersaglieri Brigada Mixta British HW Inf British Inf British Paras Bulgarian Cav Bulgarian Inf CA HW Inf CA HW Inf 43 CA Infantry 43 Canadian Inf Chass. Ardenn. Chasseurs Alpins Colonial Infantry Commando Conscript CTV Infantry CZ Engineers CZ Infantry DK Guards DK Infantry ES Cavalry Fallschirmjäger Fallschirmjäger 43 FF Infantry 43 FPL Infantry 43 FR Bridge Eng FR Cavalry FR HW Inf Free French Inf (1940) Free Polish Inf Free Polish Paras French Colonial Mnt French Eng French Inf GB Bridge Eng GB Engineers GB Engineers 43 GB HW Inf 43 GB Infantry 43 GB Paratroops 43 Gebirgsjäger Gebirgsjäger 43 GR Reserves Greek Cavalry Greek Mnt Grenadier Grenadier 43 Guardia Civil Guards Home Guard HU Bridge Eng HU Engineers HU HW Inf HU Infantry 43 Hungarian Cav Hungarian Inf International Brigade IT Bridge Eng IT Cavalry IT Engineers IT Engineers 43 IT HW Inf IT HW Inf 43 IT Infantry IT Infantry 43 IT Paratroops Kavallerie LRDG Inf Militia National Guard Naval Inf NL Infantry NO Infantry NO Mnt Inf NZ HW Inf NZ HW Inf 43 NZ Infantry NZ Infantry 43 Osttruppen Partisan Pioniere Pioniere 43 PL Bridge Eng PL Cavalry PL Engineers PL HW Inf PL Infantry PL Mnt Inf Raj HW Inf Raj HW Inf 43 Raj Infantry Raj Infantry 43 Rangers Regular Regular 43 Regulares RO Bridge Eng RO Cavalry RO Engineers RO HW Inf RO Infantry RO Infantry 43 RO Mnt Inf SA HW Inf SA HW Inf 43 SA Infantry SA Infantry 43 Saharan Inf SAS SK Engineers SK Infantry SK Infantry 43 SMG Inf SU Bridge Eng SU Cavalry SU Cavalry 43 SU Engineers SU Engineers 43 SU HW Inf SU HW Inf 43 SU Mnt Inf SU Mnt Inf 43 SU Paratroops SU Paratroops 43 US Airborne US Airborne 43 US Bridge Eng US Engineers US Engineers 43 US HW Inf US HW Inf 43 US Infantry US Infantry 43 VF Infantry Volksgrenadier Volkssturm Wehrmacht Inf YU Cavalry YU Infantry YU Mnt Inf YU Reserves