pure formations vs combined arms

[KipAllen]

Who prefers which and why? If combined, what's the best combination?

Kip

 

[Tanesis]

I prefere CA. Corps made up thusly 1Arm/2 Mott all with SPArty. I find that while the Mott don't have the punching power of the armour fielding the CA corps as posted above allows you to field more divisions, is kinder with your TC and allows more flexability.

Tanesis,

 

[unmerged(131585)]

Try for combined. It usually works better.

 

[Lord Finnish]

I use every possible unit in the game, but except for MOT+ARM I use pure formations.

 

[unmerged(37531)]

I often find great success creating corps level and greater armored only formations with SP guns or engineer brigades attached to each unit for my hitting power and then bolstering select infantry heavy corps and armies with SP gun brigades and more obsolete armored units I have not upgraded - but not too many - concentrated tank armies work best in this game.

 

[Black Watch]

The HOI2 wiki says that the combined arms bonus from putting together 1 MOT and 2 ARM will still not match the attack power of 3 ARM, but it will be cheaper. Dunno if that's true.

 

[kingterranes]

i do not combine.

Hell my army only consists of inf and armored nothing more.


This is how i setup to take Russia.

Armored columns of 8 whit heavy tanks x 6-7

Rest is just infantry.

Plane stacked in this way, 3stukas 3bombers. 6 fighters x 4-6.

I put all my armored forces on the flanks, memel and the province above strye. All my infantry on the border (whit some extra at the flanks).

I push from both ways to Moscow, one through baltics and one through kiev.

Most russians get trapped in the muddy terrain of white russia.
Bam 4/5 of the red army encircled:rofl:

So no i do not use ca cause i never needed it in any 'theater'