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Deutsches Afrikakorps - Faction Overview
A combined-arms force of aggressive vehicles, plentiful reinforcements and stubborn tanks that can break down any enemy line.
Battlegroups
Armored Support
Break enemy forces with an armored fist by combining weapon upgrades, panzer call-ins and air support.
Support and Airpower
Recon / Timed
Vehicle Awareness
Enables vehicles to detect enemy vehicles through the fog of war and marks them on the minimap.
Detects enemy vehicles up to range 90 for 40 seconds.
Costs
180
1
Passive
Salvage Kits
Enables Pioneers and Panzergrenadiers to use the Rapid Salvage on vehicle wrecks. Grants 30% manpower and 25% fuel of the wreck's original cost upon completion and destroys the wreck.
Costs
1
Offensive / Timed
Panzer Storm
Globally increases the speed and mobility of all vehicles and grants them immunity to engine criticals when active.
+20% speed, +30% acceleration, and +25% rotation rate.
Costs
80
100
2
Offensive / Select target position
Stuka Dive Bomb
Airdrop a precision bomb at the target location. Wide blast radius. Extremely effective against all stationary targets.
Costs
120
150
4
Offensive / Select target position
Stuka Anti-tank Loiter
Designates two Stukas to loiter an area and automatically attack revealed enemy vehicles within the radius.
Costs
180
180
5
Armored Warfare
Passive
Veteran Gunners
Improves the weapon penetration of all vehicle units.
+30% penetration to affected units.
Costs
1
Passive
Superior Fire Drills
Increases the damage dealt by coaxial and hull machine guns for all vehicles.
+100% damage.
Costs
1
Offensive / Timed
Battlefield Salvage
Each enemy vehicle destroyed by your units grants 200 manpower and 30 fuel during the ability's duration.
Costs
120
125
2
Italian Combined Arms
Deploy swift Bersaglieri infantry alongside Italian tanks to sweep the battlefield, using artillery and air support to plug the gaps.
Combined Arms
Passive
Bersaglieri Bolster
Increases the squad size of all Bersaglieri Squads by 1.
Costs
1
Passive
Vehicle Support - Secure Location
Increases the capture and decapture rate of infantry when they are near vehicles.
+25% capture and decapture rate.
Costs
1
Passive
Breda Model 30 Light Machine Guns
Allows Bersaglieri squads to be upgraded with a Breda Model 30 Light Machine Gun.
Costs
2
Passive
Force Recon
Increases the vision range of infantry by +7.5 when they are near vehicles.
Costs
1
Italian Armor
Offensive / Select target position
Strafing Run
Designates a strafing run for two JU-87s over the target area. Deals moderate damage to vehicles and infantry.
Costs
90
110
1
Passive
Pact of Steel
Reduces the cost of all Italian vehicles and DAK light vehicles by 15%.
Costs
2
Offensive / Select target position
Artillery Cover
Fires light and medium off-map artillery at revealed enemy units in the target area while active.
Costs
60
200
2
Italian Infantry
Break the enemy frontline and forge it anew with improved defenses, light vehicles, artillery and Italian Guastatori.
Field Engineering
Defensive / Select friendly territory point
Registered Artillery
Fires light artillery barrage over the selected territory or Victory point. Very effective against infantry.
Costs
60
80
1
Passive
Defensive Operations
Enables Panzerpioneers and Guastatori to build Teller Mines, Tank Traps, HMG Bunkers and Reinforced Barbed Wire.
Costs
1
Defensive Warfare
Passive
Territory Booby Traps
Enables Panzerpioneers and Guastatori to plant Booby Traps on captured territory and Victory points. These traps damage units and slow capture times upon explosion.
Increases capture and decapture time by +100% for 20 seconds.
Costs
1
Defensive / Select friendly sector
Sound the Alarm
Designate a friendly sector making it harder to capture and provides vision around the territory point. Improves the combat performance of friendly infantry in the sector.
+25% rate of fire and makes squads -20% harder to hit. Capture point takes +250% longer to decapture and provides 30 vision around the territory point.
Costs
60
40
1
Call-in / Select target position
L6/40 Light Tank
Deploys a L6/40 Light Tank to the target location. Effective against vehicles at short-range. Deals limited damage to infantry. • Small-arms immunity; low health.
Upgrades: • Anti-infantry Flamethrower • Spotting Scopes
Costs
120
220
40
5
1
Passive
Prepared Positions
All team weapons and emplacements have increased line of sight and take less incoming damage.
+7 vision range, -33% incoming damage.
Costs
3
Offensive / Select target position
Propaganda War
Designates a propaganda artillery barrage over the target area. Suppresses infantry in the area. Pinned infantry caught in the blast radius will automatically retreat.
Costs
60
90
1
Offensive / Select target position
Obice 305mm Barrage
Designates a heavy artillery barrage over the target area. Massive blast radius. Extremely effective against stationary targets.
Costs
180
180
4
Kriegsmarine Battlegroup
Off-shore Support
Call-in / Select target position
Kriegsmariner Squad
Deploys a Kriegsmariner Squad to the target location. Effective against infantry at medium range. • Can build and repair defenses. • Can throw anti-infantry grenades. • Gains an additional unique, single-use grenade ability when collecting Resupply Crates. • Small squad size (4).
Costs
60
275
6
Recon / Select target position
SLD Starburst Flares
Fires three staggered recon flares in a directional line, providing vision and revealing camouflaged units across a wide area.
Costs
120
55
1
Offensive / Select target position
Stuka Overflight
Designate a target position to be attacked by 3 Stuka bombers. Each Stuka drops one bomb in a staggered formation. Bombs have a moderate blast radius and are effective against stationary targets.
Costs
120
100
3
Offensive / Select target position
Naval Intervention
Fires heavy naval artillery shells at the target area, followed by a smoke barrage that blocks vision. Massive blast radius. Extremely effective against stationary targets.
Costs
180
180
3
Controllable Off-map / Select target position
Fritz X Guided Bomb
Fires a remote-controlled Fritz X glide bomb at the target position. Wide blast radius and is effective against all targets. The Fritz X's target position can be adjusted while it in flight, but the target reticule is visible to enemies. The Fritz X will be selectable on the Global Unit Control while active.
Costs
120
200
4
Logistics Operations
Support / Select owned Hardpoint
Designate Resupply Point
Allows Panzerpioneer and Kriegsmariner squads to construct Hardpoints on resource points. Every 150 seconds, Resupply Crates will be deployed at the designated Hardpoint. The number of crates deployed increases based on the number of Hardpoints constructed.
Costs
30
1
Support / Select friendly territory point
Supply Reserves
Immediately deploys a Medical, Munitions and 1 additional random Resupply Crate at the targeted friendly territory point.
Costs
120
100
1
Passive
Improved Hardpoints
Increases the health of all Resource Caches and Hardpoints by +120. Allows Hardpoints to be upgraded to Flaktürme, which are effective against infantry, light vehicles, and aircraft. Flaktürme cannot be garrisoned by infantry.
Costs
2
Passive
Supply Interdiction
Each time a unit decaptures enemy territory, an additional Resupply Crate is deployed at the designated Hardpoint. Crates will spawn near the capture point if no Hardpoint is present. All Resupply Crates are also upgraded: • Munitions - Increases duration by +45 seconds. • Medical - Immediately heals the unit that picks up the crate. Infantry squad members heal +15 health, vehicles +80.
Costs
2
Passive / Utility
Strategic Mobility
All friendly units within range 55 of Hardpoints move and rotate +20% faster.
Costs
4
Panzerjäger Kommand Battlegroup
Stalling Tactics
Passive
Mine Fields
Allows Panzerpioneers to build anti-tank Riegel mines and anti-infantry S-minefields. Riegel Mines: Deals high damage to vehicles and cause heavy engine damage. \nS-minefields: Damages and suppresses infantry. Cheap, and can cover a moderate area.
Passive
Blockade Equipment
Allows Panzerpioneers and Panzergrenadiers to build Road Blocks and Reinforced Barbed Wire. Road Blocks: Stops the movement of vehicles and cannot be crushed by any vehicle. Provides heavy cover.\nReinforced Barbed Wire: Blocks movement of infantry and light vehicles. Vehicles crushing this object are slowed temporarily.
Passive
Defensive Positions
Team weapons and infantry squads that are in connected friendly territory gain the benefits of the Combined Arms ability, even when no vehicle is nearby.
Costs
2
Passive / Targeted Ability
Early Warning
Territory and Victory points in connected friendly territory captured by the player gain +10 vision range. Friendly points can be designated to increase their vision range by +25.
Costs
2
Mine Drop / Select target position
Butterfly Bomb Drop
Airdrops Butterfly Bombs on the target position that take 5 seconds to arm and become camouflaged after landing. Butterfly Bombs are stationary mines that detonate when enemy units pass over them, dealing damage to infantry and deals Crew Shock critical to vehicles. Shocked vehicles or vehicles below 50% receive Engine Damage critical.
Costs
120
100
2
Tank Hunting
Passive
Tank Busters
Allows Panzerjägers to be upgraded to Tank Busters. This upgrade replaces their anti-vehicle rifles with a single Panzerschreck that deals more damage and has higher weapon penetration. Replaces the Tear Gas ability with a powerful anti-tank grenade assault ability.
Costs
1
Offensive / Passive
GrB 39 Grenade Launcher Requisition
Infantry squads that garrison 250 Light Carriers get access to an anti-infantry GrB 39 Grenade Launcher until they disembark or the vehicle is destroyed. Upgrades the penetration of all GrB 39 Grenade Launcher variants by +300%, making them more effective against light vehicles.
Costs
1
Offensive / Select friendly Anti-tank Unit
Crew Shock Tactics
Designate the unit to initiate Crew Shock Tactics. Selected anti-tank units cause Crew Shocked criticals when penetrating an enemy vehicle while the ability is active. Ability duration lasts 20 seconds.
Enemies receive -60% acceleration, -60% speed and rotation rate, -33% rate of fire. Lasts for 7.5 seconds.
Costs
120
50
2
Offensive / Select target position
Anti-tank Overwatch
Designate an artillery overwatch position at the target position. Visible enemy vehicles that enter the the area will be attacked by anti-tank artillery. Lasts for 30 seconds.
Costs
120
150
4
Battlefield Espionage Battlegroup
Conceal your force’s movement to plunder resources from your enemy and strike where they are weakest.
Infiltration
Call-in / Select target position
250/3 Funkpanzerwagen
Deploys a 250/3 Funkpanzerwagen to the target location. Unarmed support transport that can tow. • Can camouflage nearby infantry and team weapons even while moving. • Can deploy Goliath Demolition Vehicles, Schu-mines and anti-tank teller mines. • Can capture territory. 250 Light Carriers can be upgraded to 250/3 Funkpanzerwagens.
Costs
120
220
1
Passive
Anti-Tank Incendiary Munitions
Hafthohlladung Anti-tank Grenades deal 50% more damage and anti-tank guns hits deal burn damage worth 1.5% of the target's maximum health every 1 second for 10 seconds. Damage over time cannot kill targets.
Costs
60
100
2
Passive
Advanced Ambush Training
Improves the First-Strike ambush accuracy bonus of infantry squads from +40% to +50%, damage bonus from +25% to +35%, and the duration is increased from 5 seconds to 7.5 seconds.
Costs
60
100
3
Offensive / Timed
Operation Skorpion
Vehicles are camouflaged, even when moving while the ability is active. When revealed, units gain +20% rate of fire for 15 seconds. Friendly vehicles refund 25% of their cost on death. Last 60 seconds.
Costs
120
150
4
Disruption
Passive
Intel Disruption Beacon
Enables Panzerpioneers, Panzergrenadiers and Funkpanzerwagens to construct Intel Disruption Beacons. Intel Disruption Beacons camouflage infantry and team weapon units that are in cover.
Costs
60
100
1
Passive
Sector Subterfuge Beacon
Enables Panzerpioneers, Panzergrenadiers and Funkpanzerwagens to construct Siphon Radio Beacons. Siphon Radio Beacons are placed on enemy territory points, generating a portion of the resources to the owning player.
Provides 50% of resources from an enemy munitions or fuel point, granting the resources to the beacon's owner.
Costs
60
100
Ability / Call In
Plunder
Allows infantry squads to plunder vehicle wrecks for special weapons. Weapons plundered depends on the wreck being an Allied or Axis wreck. Panzergrenadiers - M1918 BAR or Breda 30 Light Machine Gun. \nAssault Grenadiers - Thompson SMGs or StG 44 Assault Rifles. \nPanzerjäger Squad - Panzerbuchse AT Rifle or M9 Bazooka. \nPanzerpioneers - M1919 Light Machine Gun or G43 Scoped Rifle.
Costs
60
100
2
Passive
Transfer Depots
Resource Caches are upgraded to Transfer Depots that allow for the trade of fuel or munition for manpower. Conversion rates are improved when placed on higher value resource points. Panzergrenadiers can also build Transfer Depots.
Costs
60
100
1
Disruption / Select target position
Disruption Operation
Create a temporary disruption zone that gradually reduces the vision and accuracy of enemy units that lasts 60 seconds. While active, friendly units will no longer appear on the mini-map to the enemy.
Accuracy and vision are reduced by -5% every second. Accuracy and vision penalty stacks up to a maximum of -1%.
Costs
120
75
2
Offensive / Select target position
Firestorm
Burn the target area with incendiary shells that deal no initial explosion damage. When the target area is burned, infantry units, structures, and emplacements will slowly take damage over time and be easier to hit. Infantry are slowed in the area. Flames lasts for 45 seconds.
Units in the area slowed by -40% and are 25% easier to hit.
Costs
120
100
2
Buildings
Half Track / Armored Reserves Deployment Systems
Call-Ins
Provides squad call-ins off the map.
Unique DAK ability.
Hitpoints
1500
Call-in / Select target position
Panzerjäger Mechanized Group
Deploys a 250 Light Carrier Half-track garrisoned with a squad of Panzerjägers.
Costs
360
275
14
Call-in / Select target position
Assault Mechanized Group
Deploys a 250 Light Carrier garrisoned with a squad of Assault Grenadiers.
Costs
360
275
13
Call-in / Select target position
Pak 38 Mechanized Group
Deploys a 250 Light Carrier towing a Pak 38 Anti-tank Gun Team.
Costs
360
300
12
Call-in / Select target position
le.IG 18 Mechanized Group
Deploys a 250 Light Carrier towing a le.IG 18 Support Gun Team.
Costs
360
325
13
Call-in / Select target position
Panzer IV Assault Group
Deploys a Panzer IV. Effective against infantry, structures, and vehicles. Comes with an Assault Grenadier Squad escort.
Costs
360
400
80
21
Call-in / Select target position
StuG Assault Group
Deploys two StuG III Gs Assault Guns. Effective against vehicles and infantry.
Costs
360
400
80
20
Call-in / Select target position
Panzer III Assault Group
Deploy a Panzer III L Medium Tank with a Panzerpioneer escort equipped with a GrB 39 Grenade Launcher.
Costs
360
400
70
16
Call-in / Select target position
Tiger Heavy Tank
Deploys a Tiger Heavy Tank to the target location. Extremely effective against all ground targets. \n• Strong front and side armor. \n• High health.
Upgrades: \n• Anti-infantry Machine Gun
Costs
360
700
245
20
Armory
Provides powerful upgrades for vehicles and infantry units. Only one upgrade can be chosen per Armory level.
Research Building
Hitpoints
1500
Tech upgrade
Advanced Field Repairs
Globally increases the repair speed of all infantry.
Increases the repair rate of all infantry squads by +4 health per second.
Costs
60
125
Tech upgrade
Combat Half-tracks
250 Light Carriers are able to be retrofitted with new weapons and are given additional field modification.
Unlocks 250 Light Carrier mortar and autocannon upgrades. Increases health by +40 and armor by +5.5.
Costs
60
125
Tech upgrade
Smoke Package
Improved engines speed up all vehicles and enables them to deploy smokescreens that block vision.
+20% speed and +15% rotation rate.
Costs
60
125
20
Tech upgrade
Veteran Squad Leaders
Veteran squad leaders are deployed to all infantry squads.
+25% experience earned, +10% damage reduction.
Costs
60
125
20
Tech upgrade
Emergency Repair Kits
Allows vehicles to repair when out of combat and stationary. Increases health.
Vehicles restores +6 health per second when stationary and out of combat. Increases health of vehicles by +40.
Costs
60
125
20
Tech upgrade
Armory Level I
Unlock new upgrades for purchase after constructing the Light Kompanie.
Costs
30
Tech upgrade
Armory Level II
Unlock new upgrades for purchase after constructing the Mechanized Kompanie or upgrading Fire Support Elements.
Costs
30
Tech upgrade
Armory Level III
Unlock new upgrades for purchase after constructing the Panzerarmee Kommand or upgrading Support Armor Elements.
Costs
30
Tech upgrade
Tungsten Core Ammunition
Globally upgrades vehicles with special armor-piercing rounds.
+25% main gun penetration, +25% anti-vehicle damage on all tank cannons and vehicle-based autocannons.
Costs
60
175
50
Tech upgrade
Advanced Optics
Improved optics enhance both vision and offensive capabilities for all vehicles.
Increases the vision range by +7. Increases accuracy and lowers weapon scatter by +20%.
Costs
60
175
50
Tech upgrade
Bolstered Panzergrenadiers
Increases the size of all Panzergrenadier squads by 1.
Costs
60
125
Tech upgrade
Survival Package
Further vehicle improvements improves survivability and enables crews to seize territory.
Increases vehicle health by +80 and enables them to capture/decapture territory.
Costs
60
175
50
Headquarters
Production building
Produces: Panzerpioneers, Panzergrenadiers, Kradschützen Motorcycle Team, and 250 Light Carrier.
Can Reinforce infantry.
Hitpoints
3000
Costs
15
500
Tech upgrade
Armored Reserves
Replaces the half-track deployment system with armored vehicle call-ins.
Replaces Half-track deployment with Tiger, Panzer III, Panzer IV, and StuG Assault Group call-in abilities.
Costs
45
100
50
Light Support Kompanie
Production building
Produces: Assault Grenadier Squads, Panzerjäger Squads, MG34 Machine Gun Teams, 2.5-tonne Medical Trucks, Flakvierling Half-tracks, Pak 38 Anti-tank Gun Team, and le.IG 18 Support Gun Teams.
Can Reinforce infantry.
Hitpoints
1500
Costs
15
160
35
Tech upgrade
Fire Support Elements
Unlocks the following units: \n• Flakvierling Half-track \n• Pak 38 Anti-Tank Gun Team \n• le.IG 18 Support Gun Team Also unlocks the Support Armor Elements upgrade from the Mechanized Kompanie.
Costs
30
100
40
Locked Armory Upgrades I
Costs
30
10
Mechanized Kompanie
Production building
Produces: 8 Rad Armored Cars, 254 Reconnaissance Tractors, 18-tonne Recovery Half-tracks, StuG III D Assault Guns, and Marder III Tank Destroyers.
Can Reinforce infantry.
Hitpoints
1500
Costs
40
180
50
Tech upgrade
Support Armor Elements
Unlocks the following units: \n• StuG III D Assault Gun \n• 18-tonne Recovery Half-track Also unlocks the Fire Support Elements upgrade from the Light Support Kompanie.
Costs
30
100
25
Panzerarmee Kommand
Production building
Produces: Towed Flak 36 Anti-Tank Gun Teams, Walking Stuka Rocket Launchers, and Panzer IIIs.
Can Reinforce infantry.
Hitpoints
2000
Costs
55
200
110
