Panzerpioneer Squad

Provides limited anti-infantry combat support at long-range. • Repairs, and build defenses. • Combined Arms bonuses when near combat vehicle.

Stats

panzerpioneer_ak

infantry

Sight Range

Detection

Max Range

Speed

3.6

Armor

Capture Multiplier

1.15

Decapture Multiplier

Target Size

Upgrades

Support upgrade

Advanced Hazard Removal Package

Upgrades the squad with a minesweeper and better repair tools.

Allows the squad to Detect and Defuse Mines. Can cut Barbed Wire. Increases health restored by repairs by +4 per second. Increases detection range to 35.

Costs

Weapon upgrade

Flammenwerfer 35

Upgrades the squad with a flamethrower. Flamethrowers ignore cover and deal area of effect damage that is effective against infantry, buildings, and emplacements.

Costs

Weapon upgrade

GrB 39 Grenade Launcher

Upgrades the squad with a grenade launcher. Effective against infantry in cover or garrisons when used at range. Has a small area of effect blast radius.

Costs

Passive upgrade

Medical Supplements

Enables the squad to slowly heal when out of combat.

Restores +3.2 health per second.

Costs

Requires

Medical Supplements

Elite Forces Battlegroup

Abilities

Support

Repair

Repairs the target vehicle, building, bridge, or emplacement over time. Hold CTRL to override repair command, allowing the unit to garrison structures or vehicles.

Restores +8 health per second. Unit takes +100% additional damage and is +200% easier to hit while repairing.

Range

Support

Advanced Repairs

Orders the unit to repair the target vehicle, building, emplacement or bridge. Has increased repair rate. Hold CTRL to override repair command, allowing the unit to garrison structures or vehicles.

Restores +12 health per second. Unit takes +100% additional damage and is +200% easier to hit while repairing.

Range

Requires

Advanced Hazard Removal Package

Can switch between weapon loadouts. Automatically Defuses mines if detected.

Minesweeper Disabled

Orders the squad to equip or unequip a minesweeper. When equipped, minesweepers allow the unit to find and defuse enemy mines.

Requires

Advanced Hazard Removal Package

Support / Select enemy mine

Defuse Mine

Defuses the selected mine.

Range

Requires

mine detection active

Support / Select target barbed wire

Wire Cutters

Destroys a section of barbed wire, enabling access to infantry.

Range

Passive

Combined Arms

When within range 35 of combat vehicles, the unit moves faster and ability recharge times are improved.

+15% movement speed, +33% ability recharge speed

Support / Select target wreck

Rapid Salvage

Orders the unit to salvage the target wreck. Grants 25% manpower and 20% fuel of the wreck's original cost upon completion and destroys the wreck.

Range

Support / Select target position

Stun Grenade

Throws a stun grenade at the target that can temporarily debilitate infantry.

Reduces target vision by -100%, -75% speed, and disables weapons. Lasts for 10 seconds.

Costs

Range

Shots

Cooldown

60s

Passive

Vehicle Support - Secure Location

Increases the capture and decapture rate of infantry when they are near vehicles.

+25% capture and decapture rate.

Requires

Vehicle Support - Secure Location

Passive

Force Recon

Increases the Line of Sight of infantry when they are near vehicles.

Requires

Vehicle Support - Force Recon

Defensive / Select friendly territory point

Booby Trap Territory

Deploy a Booby Trap on the targeted point that explodes and makes the point more difficult to capture when enemies attempt to capture the sector.

Increases capture and decapture time by +100% for 20 seconds.

Costs

Range

Cooldown

30s

Requires

Territory Booby Traps

Support / Select target wreck

Plunder

Plunder a vehicle wreck for leftover weapons that is dependent on the wreck being an Allied or Axis vehicle. Panzergrenadiers - M1918 BAR or Breda 30 Light Machine Gun. \nAssault Grenadiers - Thompson SMGs or StG 44 Assault Rifles. \nPanzerjäger Squad - Panzerbuchse AT Rifle or M9 Bazooka. \nPanzerpioneers - M1919 Light Machine Gun or G43 Scoped Rifle.

Also grants 25% manpower and 20% fuel of the wreck's original cost upon completion and destroys the wreck.

Range

Requires

Plunder

Passive

Combined Arms / Entrenchment

When within range 35 of combat vehicles or in friendly territory, the unit moves faster and ability recharge times are improved.

+15% movement speed, +33% ability recharge speed

Requires

Defensive Positions

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Support / Select friendly casualty

Medical Supplements

!Recover Casualties to gain XP

Only casualties from your own units can be rescued. Units that are recovering casualties are +100% easier to hit and take +50 damage.

Range

Duration

Requires

Medical Supplements

Support / Select target position

Smoke Grenade

Throw a smoke grenade at the target location that can obscure line of sight.

Smoke blocks vision for up to 20 seconds.

Range

Shots

Cooldown

180s

Requires

Skirmisher Package

Stats

Costs

200

Reinforce

5.6

Hitpoints

340

Upkeep per minute

Veterancy

XP: 650

Veteran ability
+15% harder to hit

XP: 1950

+25% rate of fire
Constructing objects no longer causes unit to take bonus damage

XP: 3900

+25 health
+30% rate of fire
+3 repair speed

Can Construct

Defensive structure

Sandbag Wall

Provides heavy cover.

Costs

Defensive structure

Barbed Wire Fence

Blocks infantry and ultra-light vehicle movement. • Can be crushed by heavier vehicles. • Light vehicles crushing wire temporarily move slower. • Can be destroyed with Wire Cutters.

Costs

Defensive structure

Reinforced Barbed Wire

Blocks infantry and light vehicle movement. • Can be crushed by heavier vehicles. • All vehicles crushing wire temporarily move slower. • Cannot be destroyed with Wire Cutters.

Costs

Defensive structure

Tank Trap

Blocks vehicle movement and provides heavy cover. Can be Crushed by heavy tanks.

Costs

Anti-infantry / Emplacement

Machine Gun Bunker

Bunker armed with a Heavy Machine Gun Team. Can Suppress infantry within its arc of fire.

Costs

200

General purpose / Explosive

Schu-mine 42

Explosive device triggered by nearby enemies. Damages enemy units, suppresses infantry and deals the Engine Damage critical to vehicles.

Costs

Anti-tank / Explosive

Teller Mine

Explosive device only triggered by vehicles. Deals high damage and causes heavy engine damage.

Costs

Medical Station

Can Heal and Reinforce nearby infantry when out of combat.

Field support / Emplacement

Costs

150

Forward Repair Station

Can Repair nearby vehicles when out of combat.

Field support / Emplacement

Costs

150

Economic structure

Resource Cache

Protects Territory Point from capture. Increases resource income. Can be upgraded to act as a forward retreat point.

Costs

200

Economic structure

Transfer Depot

Transfer Depots allow for the trade of fuel or munitions to manpower and protects the resource point from capture. Can be upgraded to act as a forward retreat point.

Costs

150

Field Support Beacon

Intel Radio Beacon

Costs

Field Support Beacon

Sector Subterfuge Beacon

Costs

Defensive structure

Road Block

Blocks all vehicle movement and provides heavy cover. Cannot be crushed.

Costs

General purpose / Explosive

S-minefield

Mines overlapping with other objects will not be planted.

Costs

2.5

Anti-tank / Explosive

Riegel 43 Anti-tank Mine

Explosive device only triggered by vehicles. Deals high damage and causes heavy engine damage.

Costs

Economic structure

Hardpoint

Upgrades:\n• Resource Cache \n• Retreat Point \n• Forward Reinforcement Point

Costs

Loadout

kar98k panzerpioneer ak

rifle - small arms

Damage

Range

35m

Near

Mid

22m

Far

35m

Core Stats

Accuracy

82.5%

75.68%

68.75%

Rounds per Minute

15.29

13.5

11.78

Penetration

1.5

Timing

Refire Time

3.625s

4.272s

5.086s

Reload Cycle

5.125s

Aim Time

0.375–0.875s

Magazine

5 shots

Arc

120°

Moving Accuracy

×0.75

VS Cover - Modifiers

Accuracy

Damage

Light Cover

×0.5

×1

Heavy Cover

×0.5

Garrison

×0.55

×0.5

kar98k panzerpioneer ak

rifle - small arms

Damage

Range

35m

Near

Mid

22m

Far

35m

Core Stats

Accuracy

82.5%

75.68%

68.75%

Rounds per Minute

15.29

13.5

11.78

Penetration

1.5

Timing

Refire Time

3.625s

4.272s

5.086s

Reload Cycle

5.125s

Aim Time

0.375–0.875s

Magazine

5 shots

Arc

120°

Moving Accuracy

×0.75

VS Cover - Modifiers

Accuracy

Damage

Light Cover

×0.5

×1

Heavy Cover

×0.5

Garrison

×0.55

×0.5

The effective accuracy is impacted by several factors like target size or armor of the receiving unit as well as accuracy or penetration of the attacking one.

Weapons Available Via Upgrade

Weapon upgrade

Flammenwerfer 35

Upgrades the squad with a flamethrower. Flamethrowers ignore cover and deal area of effect damage that is effective against infantry, buildings, and emplacements.

Costs

flamethrower panzerpioneer ak

flame - flame throwers

Damage

Range

20m

Near

Mid

10m

Far

20m

Core Stats

Accuracy

100%

Rounds per Minute

153.6

Penetration

2.5

Special Mechanics

Scatter Area

1.2×12.4

2.3×12.4

Scatter Offset

—

+1.9m

Timing

Burst Duration

Time Between Bursts

2.125s

Pre-Fire Time

0.5s

AoE Size

4×5

Traverse Speed

Arc

90°

VS Cover - Modifiers

Accuracy

Damage

Light Cover

×1

Heavy Cover

×1

×1.25

Garrison

×1

×1.5

VS Target - Modifiers

Base DMG

Accuracy

Penetration

Damage

Building

—

×25

×3.5

Folliage

—

×1000

—

Bunker

—

×20

×2.5

Destructible Object

—

×1000

—

Mine

—

×20

×2

Emplacement

—

×20

×2.5

Weapon upgrade

GrB 39 Grenade Launcher

Upgrades the squad with a grenade launcher. Effective against infantry in cover or garrisons when used at range. Has a small area of effect blast radius.

Costs

grb 39 grenade launcher he ak

grenade launcher - explosive weapon

Damage

Range

10 - 35m

Near

10m

Mid

22.5m

Far

35m

Core Stats

Scatter Area

1×6

2.1×6

3.2×6

Scatter Offset

+1.7m

Rounds per Minute

11.16

Penetration

Timing

Time of Flight

0.88s

1.1s

1.29s

Refire Time

5.375s

Aim Time

0.625–1s

Obstacle Avoidance

45°

Traverse Speed

120

Arc

120°

AoE Falloff

VS Cover - Modifiers

Accuracy

Damage

Light Cover

×1

Heavy Cover

×1

Garrison

×1

×1.33

VS Target - Modifiers

Base DMG

Accuracy

Penetration

Damage

Building

—

×10

—

Emplacement

—

×10

×1.5

Ability Weapons

Support / Select target position

Stun Grenade

Throws a stun grenade at the target that can temporarily debilitate infantry.

Reduces target vision by -100%, -75% speed, and disables weapons. Lasts for 10 seconds.

Costs

Range

Shots

Cooldown

60s

grenade stun panzerpioneer ak

grenade - explosive weapon

Damage

Range

20m

Near

Mid

10m

Far

20m

Core Stats

Scatter Area

0.3×0

0.7×0

Penetration

Timing

Time of Flight

—

1.36s

1.81s

Wind-Up

0.875s

Fuse

1.25s

Traverse Speed

Arc

120°

AoE Falloff

VS Cover - Modifiers

Accuracy

Damage

Light Cover

×1

Heavy Cover

×1

×0.5

Garrison

×1

VS Target - Modifiers

Base DMG

Accuracy

Penetration

Damage

Building

—

×0.75

Emplacement

—

×0.75

Sandbag

—

×3.75

Barbed Wire

—

×2.5

Mine

—

×2