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France '40 - Panzer-Division composition
03-15-2021, 11:00 AM,
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Feedback Needed  France '40 - Panzer-Division composition
Hi
for now I have played some of the Prucha scenarios that cover Holland and Belgium and I think that the German Panzer-Divisions used there, and maybe others too I need to check that first, need some adjustments.
While the 9. Panzer-Division looks fine the 3. and 4. do not. The tank inventory I found for them on 10th May 1940(from various sources):
3. PD
PzKpfw I 117
PzKpfw II 129
PzKpfw III 42
PzKpfw IV 26
PzBefh 27

4. PD
PzKpfw I 135
PzKpfw II 105
PzKpfw III 40
PzKpfw IV 24
PzBefh 10
Despite being more numerous we do not see any Pz III units but only mixed Pz I+II and Pz II+IV companies.
This removes a lot fast & armored AT capability from these 2 divisions, what is really bad as they are the only ones going up against an armor concentration of the enemy in form of the French 2e and 3e Division Légère Mécanique.
These 2 division have about this strength:
176 SOMUA S35, 172 Hotchkiss H35, 66 AMR 35 + 66 H35 and 88 P 178
So about 340 of the better French tanks(SOMUA S35 & Hotchkiss H35) go head-to-head with the Germans whose only comparable tank is depicted in a mixed Pz II+IV company per Abteilung(bat.) what makes 4 per division with each of about 17 vehicles, so about 136 for both PD.
They fight out the Battle of Hannut & Battle of Gembloux depicted in game by the #0512_01_Gembloux_Gap_Prucha scenario. That scenario has other problems but that the PZ III are missing is unacceptable and sets the Germans in a big disadvantage.
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France '40 - Panzer-Division composition - by BigDuke66 - 03-15-2021, 11:00 AM

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