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26 Apr 2014, 01:19 AMcoh2player

'Grenadier' is a honorific starting from (sometime in 1942) I believe.
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German motorized infantry troops were renamed 'Panzergrenadiers'. Mot. Infantry divisions were also renamed: "Panzergrenadier divisions"
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Yes, thanks. And the term Volksgrenadier was coined later to inspire the soldiers even more (Volk = people).

edit: Not to be confused with Volkssturm, that is sth. completely different and atrocious.

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I guess the new German commander is a joke by Relic. Pumas are useless by the time you can get them and the rest of abilities are just awful.

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I wish the M5 halftrack assault group contained guards with ppsh and bazookas instead of ptrs

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Common people. Regarding the lend lease Guards, do you really expect PTRS ontop of all those call in units. It would be OP.

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They are amazing as they are. They have 3 ppsh's, so they are really powerful AI guards. They have no ptrs, btw, misleading description. Besides, T4 is a good tier to combine with this commander, so you can get by with the AT (as well as the shermans effective tank fighting capabilities) and su-76 is rather viable now. I call it the su-85 junior which can also demolish infantry. Lend lease as it is is a beautiful commander.

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30 Apr 2014, 07:01 AMbraciszek

They are amazing as they are. They have 3 ppsh's, so they are really powerful AI guards. They have no ptrs, btw, misleading description. Besides, T4 is a good tier to combine with this commander, so you can get by with the AT (as well as the shermans effective tank fighting capabilities) and su-76 is rather viable now. I call it the su-85 junior which can also demolish infantry. Lend lease as it is is a beautiful commander.

Leave it to the Americans to save Russia's ass yet again.

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26 Apr 2014, 01:19 AMcoh2player

'Grenadier' is a honorific starting from (sometime in 1942) I believe.

It was purely applied by the Germans for morale reasons rather than anything to do with substance.

German motorized infantry troops were renamed 'Panzergrenadiers'. Mot. Infantry divisions were also renamed: "Panzergrenadier divisions"

The difference between grenadier and panzergrenadier was this: One was a fighting man from a horse drawn infantry division (he marched on foot once he got off his train). The other rode in trucks to battle.

Been used since they were a real unit. Still used today in fact.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadier_Guards

5 Mar 2015, 21:57 PMREforever

The PTRS's are fine as they are. Whenever i'm up against Guard Infantry, I always have to be careful with my vehicles or the Guards will completely destroy them. Good range, good damage and fairly cheap; if anything, the PTRS should nerfed since it's ridiculously good for the price. Even in the hands of Conscripts, the PTRS's are extremely potent.

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