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What have you used SF for?
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 1:22 am
by fatgreta1066
I used the SF for the event to attack Narvik early in the war, since then I haven't pulled the trigger on committing them to anything. Anyone find any good uses for them?
RE: What have you used SF for?
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 6:50 am
by Hartmann
That's a good question, actually. I am also looking for more "special" tasks for them, but in fact use them like a normal corps mostly.
RE: What have you used SF for?
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:54 am
by Ohf
SF are basically naval infantry. The capacity to embark from anywhere is nice when you use them as a decoy during a landing. For Overlord I send SF in the Netherlands, it distracts the ennemy. They also damage moral a lot, can be useful against a very cheerful unit, especially when planes arent available due to weather.
I think the name "Special Forces" could be changed, it makes me think of a unit that could retain minimum supply (like partisan)in ennemy territory. But yeah usually they are part of the frontline.
RE: What have you used SF for?
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 1:07 pm
by Hartmann
Their ability to do amphib from anywhere is good for operations which inevitably are going to fail. [:D]
RE: What have you used SF for?
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 1:21 pm
by n0kn0k
Let them take Greenland out.
It's an annoying uboat base.
RE: What have you used SF for?
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 2:49 pm
by ILCK
As the Allies I used the Anglo-French and later just English units to waltz around Norway which the AI can't be bothered to defend. Also good for Rhodes, Crete. Once I established command of the Med I also was dropping them behind the Axis lines in Libya causing havoc. For the Germans I used them out of Narvik as the spearhead to seize Murmansk.
RE: What have you used SF for?
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 3:48 pm
by Dgold
I use Special Forces as Combat Engineers.
Even at Infantry Level 0, they do Demoralization 20% and De-entrenchment -1 per attack.
Very useful when attacking Soviet units in cities
RE: What have you used SF for?
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 3:53 pm
by Goodmongo
Use them as Dgold said. They are great doing that. A medium bomber, an artillery strike, a tac bomber, and a SF attack means even the toughest city or fortress hex is ready to fall.
RE: What have you used SF for?
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 8:31 pm
by Ostwindflak
SF are kind of the go to "urban warfare specialists" for reasons stated in above posts. Combined their attacks with artillery on entrenched units in cities so the regular units have an easier time capturing.