The following is a report on the state of the German Panzerwaffe, including TOEs of the field Panzer and Motorized divisions, Morale and Experience of said divisions AFV production, AFV inventory and number of AFVs in the pool. This report only refers to German forces, armored and motorized formations of our Axis Allies are NOT included.
At the start of summer 1942 Germany fields 21 Panzer Divisions and 1 independent Panzer Regiment. The Panzer Divisions have 2 TOEs, the more standard 42a Panzer TOE (used by 15 divisions) and the 42c Panzer TOE (used by 6 divisions). Both TOEs have the same number of elements and almost identical number of AFVs, the difference between them is in the tanks used.
The 42a Panzer TOE has in its core medium tanks, 117 of them and is augmented by 21 light tanks while the 42c Panzer TOE has in its core 86 light tanks, is augmented by 42 medium tanks and is on paper less formidable than its sister TOE.
Both TOE have a reinforced SP Flak component (34 SP Flak) as well as the same number of support AFVs (16 CS tanks , 6 Tank Destroyers, 18 AC and 14 Half Tracks). Both TOEs will receive an update at the start of September. The full breakdown of TOEs at full strength is shown below:
Panzer TOEs:
The quality of the Panzerwaffe:
At the start of the summer campaign, 14 of the Panzer Divisions have a morale of 86 or more, making them perfect for pincer operations and converting enemy territory as they only pay 2 MPs to enter an enemy hex as opposed to 3 for Divisions <86.
The experience of these divisions is high, as many of them have been refitted and underwent training during the past months. All of these formations are under the command of highly experienced and skilled commanders and have very high CV.
Morale and Exp of said formations:
Selected units have a morale <86
The Motorized Divisions are supporting the Panzer Divisions in all their operations and are a vital component of the Panzerwaffe. At the start of the summer of 1942 Germany fields 13 Motorized Divisions (12 once the L.A.H SS Mot. Division withdraws), 1 Elite Motorized Regiment (which will update to division soon) and 2 Motorized Brigades. The standard motorized divisions of the Heer (10 standard motorized divisions) have 3 TOEs (de facto 2). The 42 Motorized Division TOE and the 42a Motorized Division TOEs are the same, the only difference being that the units that are using the 42a TOE (2 divisions, the 36th and 14th Motorized Divisions) will lose their motorized status at the start of June 1943 and will revert to normal infantry divisions.
The rest of the 8 remaining Motorized divisions have an even split, 4 of them utilize the 42 Mot. TOE and 4 of them utilize the tank heavy 42b Mot. TOE. The TOEs are identical save for 1 small detail: the 42b TOE utilizes 55 tanks as an organic part of the division, meaning that it has twice the AFVs that its sister TOE has. Comparison side by side:
42a Motorized Division TOE:
42 and 42b Motorized Division TOEs:
The Morale and Experience of the Motorized units is also quite high: only 2 Motorized Brigades and 2 Motorized Infantry Divisions have a morale <86 as shown below:
Max TOEs:
The Max TOEs of all Panzer divisions that have a morale >85 have been set to 100%. They are to be kept at full strength for as long as possible so that they retain their full combat strength. The Max TOE of Panzer Divisions <86 Morale has been capped at smaller values (85-95%). The independent Panzer Regiment has been capped at 50%. This is a choice that the Germans are forced to do because of the scarcity of tanks that the German industry produces.
Motorized formations have been set to 100% Max TOE.
