Add Armor Units

[actrade]

Really love the game, but I can't figure out how to raise armored formations? I can only raise inf or mech inf? I know how to make armored units, but don't know how to introduce them onto the battlefield?

[DeltaV112]

You should be able to raise independent armored formations(look in the upper-right of the raise formation screen for the checkbox between "with OHQ" and "independent"). If you want multi-card formations containing armor, you'll have to get a staff council and discover/research appropriate OOB's. You can get pure tank formations(armored army) out of that but I prefer getting infantry with tanks attached. Eventually you'll get more combined-arms type formations but those will take some time to be discovered and are expensive to research.

[jimwinsor]

One warning about building medium tank formations: get ready for sticker shock when you see the oil requirements. You are going to thousands in storage just to build them, and a healthy flow of oil just to maintain them. Setting up a strong oil economy is a necessary prerequisite, which can be tricky on lifeless worlds with no oil wells.

[actrade]

Wow thanks for the quick responses. I missed that independent formation need. Also, where exactly do I see potential OOB discover/research options? I can't seem to find the tech tree for formation types?

[Kamelpov]

You need to create the staff division reserch oob discover then take the research about armored

[actrade]

Ok, I did that and I see light armor (which I'm working on). However, like the normal tech tree, is there anywhere I can monitor the progress and look ahead to other OOB formations to research?

[DeltaV112]

You can see the OOB's you have and all of the ones your staff council has made available for research in the reports, I think it's under the main overview as "formation types". Unfortunately I don't think there is a full research tree/list anywhere. I think there is some gating of more capable OOB's but I don't know how much.