Mega post - Italy in patch or DLC ??

[ElenBlaster]

Hi all
am not sure if someone has already posted topic like this, but i havent seen it yet (through search). In my opinion, if this game could be a bit more interesting, developers could add Italy as a 6th nation. I know, its weaponry is not as good as others, but in this game it can be balanced wery easy (as Japan is - i have the highest score with Japan even its sad its the "weakest" nation)... so its all about right balance. And, dont forget, Italy had a lot of weaponry both captured (from France, etc) and given from Germany. So, i looked at some historical pages and here is my pre-plan for Italy :

1) Infantry:
- Pachetto (as inf. bunch) - Carcano (rifle), Variara (cheap submachine gun)
- Assault troops - Glisenti, Carcano/FNAB
- Regular Inf. - Glisenti, Carcano/FNAB, Breda (machinegun)
- Paratroopers/Marines - Glisenti, Breda
- Royal Infantry or something like this - Glisenti, FNAB/TZ45 (submachine both), Breda/Fiat-Revelli (machinegun)
- Miners/deminers etc...

2) Soldiers :
same as in other countries
- AT rifle can be german,
- AT panzerfaust,
- Sniper - Carcano with optic

3) Transport : motorcycle, jeep ?, halftrack (SDKFZ/?), Fiat ammo trucks ...

4) Artillery :
- Breda heavy MG,
- 20 mm Cannone-Mitragliera (Breda/Scotti),
- Mortar (Brixia - 45mm / Mortario - 81mm),
- 47mm AT gun Cannone da 47,
- 50mm pak 38 ?
- 75mm Cannone da 75/xx (many versions)
- 75mm Cannone da 75/46 (AA and AT)
- 90mm Cannone da 90 (AA and AT gun - very succesful)
- 100mm Feldhaubnitze / 105mm Canone de 105 (arty)
- 149mm Cannone da 149 / Obice da 149
- Semovente 75 (75mm short barelled gun - SPG)
- Semovente 149 (SPG)
- not sure about other artillery pieces

5) Support weaponry:
- Tankettes - L3/33 and L3/35 - both light tanks with machineguns
- Light tanks - Carro Armato L6/40 (+Breda MG/ 20mm Breda/ 37mm gun)
- Carro Armato L6/ Ll (flamethrower tank)
- Semovente 20/70 Quadropulo (4x 20mm AA - like wilberwind)
- Armoured cars - Autoblinda (MG or 37mm gun), Fiat AB611 (37mm gun)

6) Tanks:
- Mediums:
- Fiat Ansaldo - M11/39 (37mm gun), M13/40 (47mm gun), M14/41 (47mm gun), M15/42 (47mm gun long barrel)
- PzKpfh IV G/H as support from Germany (common thing)
- Carro Pesante P40 (75mm gun long/short barrel)
- Heavy:
- Tiger I (Italo got some from Germany)
- i think its enough, Italy is more focused on AA guns and arty...

7) Tank destroyers:
- Semovente (like stug) 47/32 (47mm gun)
- Semovente 75/18 (75mm short barrel - more like SPG)
- Semovente 75/34 (75mm long barrel)
- Semovente 90/53 (great 90mm long barelled gun - like Nashorn)
- Semovente 105/25 (105mm - both tank destroyer and artillery)
- Stug III or StuH
- Elephant (in Italy)

Special units : (for example...)
1 point - Agente (like Saboteur)/ 1x Brixia 45mm mortar/ etc
2 points - Sostegno (support) - some inf. squad / Alle armi (like small charge)
3 points - MVSN - spec squad 3 stars
4 points - Alpini division - 3 star inf. + 1x MG + 1x mortar / Armoured division -2x medium tank M15/42 with some troops on it
4 points - Radio operator
5 points - Artiglieria - 2x Cannone da 65 (65mm mountain inf. gun)or Obice da 75 (75mm inf. howitzer)
6 points - Rommels support (xD): 2x/3x PzKpfh IV G or so
7 points - Vet. Tiger ? /
8 points - Armoured division - 3x M15/42 mediums and 1 Semovente 75/34
9 points - Support - Elephant
10 points - Mortario da 210 (towable!!! 210mm heavy mortar - this should turn game - imagine the power of B4M 203mm soviets have)

I am sure developers know a lot more than me, but i think that adding Italy into patch or as DLC (for 10e max) should be greaaat. Game will be more interesting and we would get another nation - another strategy. What are your opinions on that ??? Or if you know more interesting units to add, some prototypes or so...just post ) Thx for reading, hope at least some developer says if its possielve or not... E.B.

[CzaD]

post it on the DMS forum and check out Italian faction mod.