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German Paratroops, much like IRL paratroops, carried distinct weapons compared to general grunts. They carried MP40s on the jump with them, but most of their extra toys like rifles, crew served MGs, and MG34s had to be dropped from the aircraft in containers. This was a severe liability, and this was specifically why the Battle of Crete went so terribly for the Paratroops. So they decided to make the MG42, but with selective fire and lighter, and by accident made the most advanced weapon in the whole damn war: the FG42 | German Paratroops, much like IRL paratroops, carried distinct weapons compared to general grunts. They carried MP40s on the jump with them, but most of their extra toys like rifles, crew served MGs, and MG34s had to be dropped from the aircraft in containers. This was a severe liability, and this was specifically why the Battle of Crete went so terribly for the Paratroops. So they decided to make the MG42, but with selective fire and lighter, and by accident made the most advanced weapon in the whole damn war: the FG42 | ||
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Revision as of 03:27, 26 December 2021
Fallshirmjager Companies, aka Paratrooper companies, are a unit in flames of war and a branch of German Luftwaffe.
IRL
The Idea of Paratroops was conceived quite early in the history of aviation. The Soviet Union tinkered with having elite paratroop units, but it was the Germans who more or less standardized the concept. Funnily enough, the Fallshirmjagers were actually classified as Lutwaffe assets, meaning that they were under Georing's whim during the conflict.
German Paratroopers earned a fierce reputation during the early war and played a valuable role in the Invasion of Poland, siezing valuable bridges and roads and awaiting the rest of the German army, in perfect unison with the German blitzkrieg tactics. They were not used in France, but were used to disastrous effect at Crete, and were pretty much relgated to side duties post-Crete. It didn't also help that Stalin was pretty much bulldozing straight towards Berlin with no brakes, and Paratroopers wouldn't help that much against that. It also didn't help that the allies had pretty much wrestled away German Fighter superiority by this point, which would make the Junkers transport aircraft juicy targets for any unfortunate fool caught by a Spitfire, Mig, or Mustang looking to get back at ol' Adolf.
German Paratroops, much like IRL paratroops, carried distinct weapons compared to general grunts. They carried MP40s on the jump with them, but most of their extra toys like rifles, crew served MGs, and MG34s had to be dropped from the aircraft in containers. This was a severe liability, and this was specifically why the Battle of Crete went so terribly for the Paratroops. So they decided to make the MG42, but with selective fire and lighter, and by accident made the most advanced weapon in the whole damn war: the FG42
| German Forces in Flames of War | |
|---|---|
| Tanks: | Panzer II - Panzer III - Panzer IV - Panther - Tiger - Tiger II - Panzer 38(t) - Captured Tank Platoon (Germany) |
| Transports: | SdKfz 250 - SdKfz 251 - Opel Blitzwagen |
| Infantry: | MG34 Platoon - AT-Rifle Team - Assault Pioneer Platoon - Grenadier Company - Fallshirmjager Company |
| Artillery: | PaK-40 Anti-Tank Gun - Hummel - Panzerwerfer 42 - Wespe - Grille - PaK-43 - 12cm Mortar - 8cm Mortar - 21cm Nebelwerfer 42 - 30cm Nebelwerfer 42 |
| Tank Destroyers and Assault guns: | Marder - StuG III - Jagdpanzer IV - Nashorn - Elefant - Jagdtiger - Brummbar - Hetzer - Sturmpanzer II Bison |
| Armored Cars: | SdKfz. 234/2 'Puma' - Sd.Kfz 222/223 - SdKfz. 231 |
| Aircraft: | JU-87 Stuka - HS-129 - ME-262 Sturmvogel |
| Anti-Aircraft: | Flak 88mm - Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind & Ostwind |