While not exact, there are limits to the number of each type of unit (infantry, armour, mountain,
artillery, etc.) that may become guards units. The size of the unit may impact the percentages,
with larger units having more impact than smaller ones. There is no limit on the number of
cavalry or airborne combat units that may become guards units.
The limit for motorized type units is approximately 35 percent. For non-motorized type units,
the approximate percentage limit varies by year as follows:
1941 - 5 percent
January - June 1942 -10 percent
July - December 1942 - 17 percent
1943 - 25 percent
1944 - 30 percent
In order for a unit to become a guards unit, the three following conditions must be met:
Condition One:
For non-motorized units, the unit’s number of wins plus the year modifier must be greater or
equal to 8 plus random(8).
For motorized units, the unit’s number of wins plus the year modifier must be greater or equal
to 12 plus random(12)
For Corps HQ units, the unit’s number of wins plus the year modifier must be greater or equal
to 15 plus random(15)
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For Army HQ units, the unit’s number of wins plus the year modifier must be greater or equal
to 75 plus random(75)
Condition Two:
For all units, the unit’s number of wins plus the year modifier must be greater than 9
Condition Three:
For all units, the unit’s number of wins plus the year modifier must be greater than 2 plus the
unit’s number of losses Year Modifier: The Year modifier is 3 in 1941, 2 in 1942 and 1 in 1943-45.
Now that you're in July of '42 you can have ~17% of your rifle units as Guards.
At this point your Rifle units need to have at least 8 wins to have a chance. If they have 14 wins it should be guaranteed, granting there is room under the overall Guards percentage cap.
Motorized units need to have at least 11 wins to have a chance.
