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==In Real Life== | ==In Real Life== | ||
[[image:Combat_Engineers_Soviet.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Soviet Combat Engineers]] | [[image:Combat_Engineers_Soviet.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Soviet Combat Engineers]] | ||
Unusually for WWII infantry, Combat Engineers wore [[Body Armor]]. There were several models of these so called "Steel Bibs", which were made of a few stamped steel plates about 1.8-to 2.7mm thick worn over the front torso. On the one hand, this armor was resistant to shrapnel and could even stop pistol bullets, like the Parabellums that MP-40s spat and was cheap and easy to stamp out. On the other hand, it was useless against rifle shot, was difficult to crawl in and it weighed 3.5kg, not unbearable but still noticeable. Some Soviet troops were glad for the extra protection, others found them more trouble than they were worth. | Unusually for WWII infantry, Combat Engineers wore [[Armor|Body Armor]]. There were several models of these so called "Steel Bibs", which were made of a few stamped steel plates about 1.8-to 2.7mm thick worn over the front torso. On the one hand, this armor was resistant to shrapnel and could even stop pistol bullets, like the Parabellums that MP-40s spat and was cheap and easy to stamp out. On the other hand, it was useless against rifle shot, was difficult to crawl in and it weighed 3.5kg, not unbearable but still noticeable. Some Soviet troops were glad for the extra protection, others found them more trouble than they were worth. | ||
{{Soviet Forces in Flames of War}} | {{Soviet Forces in Flames of War}} | ||
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In Real Life
Unusually for WWII infantry, Combat Engineers wore Body Armor. There were several models of these so called "Steel Bibs", which were made of a few stamped steel plates about 1.8-to 2.7mm thick worn over the front torso. On the one hand, this armor was resistant to shrapnel and could even stop pistol bullets, like the Parabellums that MP-40s spat and was cheap and easy to stamp out. On the other hand, it was useless against rifle shot, was difficult to crawl in and it weighed 3.5kg, not unbearable but still noticeable. Some Soviet troops were glad for the extra protection, others found them more trouble than they were worth.
| Soviet Forces in Flames of War | |
|---|---|
| Tanks: | T-70 - Valentine - M5/M3 Stuart - M3 Lee - T-34 - KV - Churchill - IS-2 - Captured Tank Platoon - T-28 - BT-7 - KV-2 - T-26 |
| Transports: | M3 Scout Car - Universal Carrier - SdKfz 251 |
| Infantry: | Rifles - Motor Rifles - Penal Company - Storm Group - SMG Company - Engineer Sapper Company |
| Artillery: | Katyusha - 152mm Artillery - 122mm Artillery - 76mm Artillery - 120mm Mortars - 82mm mortars |
| Tank Destroyers and Assault Guns: | 45mm Anti Tank - 57mm Anti Tank - 76mm Anti Tank - 100mm Anti Tank - SU-76 - SU-85 - SU-100 - SU-122 - SU-152 - ISU-122/ISU-152 |
| Recon: | Scout Platoon - BA-64 Platoon - Armored Reconnaissance Platoon - Reconnaissance Platoon |
| Aircraft: | Il-2 Sturmovik |
| Anti-Aircraft: | ZSU M17 - DShK AA MG Platoon |
| Midwar Monsters: | KV-3 - KV-5 - T-43 |