Your Favorite Unit

[phatkarp]

One of the joys of PC is having that one unit in your campaign that repeatedly surprises and delights you.

For me, I have a very special 88. It has a hero attached to it that gives it +1 movement, which makes it incredibly useful. It eats tanks for lunch, and blasts aircraft for desert. I love my 88.

I also have two panzergrenadiers in halftracks that I commissioned for the Low Countries scenario. I intended for them to be my elite, "tip-of-the-spear" infantry. They have served that role in fine fashion throughout the entire war. (I'm currently starting the Kursk scenario).

What are your favorite units?

[terje439]

Hmm not sure but guess the unit I like the most is the Panther. Fast, kick both hard and soft targets behinds and can take a beating.
As to infantery I tend to upgrade them all to pioneers save two that are converted to paratroopers.


Terje

[krupp_88mm]

for me its gotta be the halftrack nebelwerfer, a few of those with tanks and some halftrack infantry and youll be in moscow before you know it

[Obsolete]

I find these sort of questions meaningless unless the scenario & side you are playing is specified.... and even then it gets meaningless at times.

[parusski]

ORIGINAL: Obsolete

I find these sort of questions meaningless unless the scenario & side you are playing is specified.... and even then it gets meaningless at times.

Meaningless to you maybe. But I think quiet a few of us have favorite units. I too love the halftrack nebelwerfer. And the Panther G. What's the point. I love all German units.

[dsawan]

fallschirmajger, baby. affordable when you cant get tank support and can knock out allied armor. esp if elite. That with the Pak 43/41 makes my day.

[jomni]

I think the thread starter is talking about units in your campaign that you have developed an "attachment" with.  Where losing them will make you very sad and cry.
 
It is not about a type of unit that you like to buy.

[Hex]

ORIGINAL: Obsolete

I find these sort of questions meaningless unless the scenario & side you are playing is specified.... and even then it gets meaningless at times.

I totally agree with you.

[parusski]

[>:]

[Hex]

ORIGINAL: parusski

[>:]

You must have lied about your age in your profile...sigh

[Scott_WAR]

Must....resist....obscene....joke.........

[phatkarp]

I *was* referring to units that you get an emotional attachment to.  The Russians just blew up my 88 in Kursk.  I could only stare at the screen in stunned disbelief.

And I admit that this thread is meaningless.  Does any of this have meaning?  Are we all just a dream within a dream?  Am I the favorite unit of some distant god, and my life just a game?

Chew on those questions, Obsolete. 

[Obsolete]

Chew on those questions, Obsolete. 

You can tell me that Kings are your favourite unit. That's great, but now your playing a Polish scenario and getting your ass handed to you by your opponent and since Tigers aren't even available, how does that help you now?

[parusski]

ORIGINAL: Hex

ORIGINAL: parusski

[>:]

You must have lied about your age in your profile...sigh

HUH? Your remark about my age is vague. But I guess you "ASSUME" I am being childish?

I am just having a little fun.

SIGH.

[PirateJock]

It's like relationships, you ask an apparently harmless question and before you know it ...

[Longasc]

For some reason I have a ton of infantry and only 4 tanks in my 1939 campaign. I have 2 BF109F, 2 JU87R, 1 BF110D and 2 Ju88 and my level bombers never cease to amaze me. Maybe they are even a little too good.

My 13th Gebirgsjäger and my two Ju88 are my favorites. Though one of my BF109s got already awarded the Knight's Cross.

[Filthy Pierre]

My 13th Gerbigsjager currently has 2 heroes. One gives a +2 to attack the other gives a +3 to attack. That is one seriously amazing infantry unit. I have developed an attachment to it for sure.

[IronFist00]

In my 1939 campaign, I received a SE Grenadier unit which I promptly renamed to the "1st Waffen SS Leibstandarte." I always give it first crack at elite reinforcements, over-strengthening, and gave it the 251 HT as soon as it became available. It eventually gained three heroes, +2 to attack, +1 to defense and +1 to movement. It is *the* tip of my spear, even though I have tanks that are technically better.

I first formed an attachment to it when I did Sealion 1940 and it helped me clear out London for the decisive win.

[KerenskyLI]

KV-85, no question.  Which makes me especially angry it's not in Panzer Corps yet.

[Rayduhz]

Tiger I. Always been a fan