**FACTION CHANGES**


*US Forces*

M4A3E8 Sherman Easy Eight
Frontal Armor increased from 195 to 240.

Air Support Center
Damaged aircraft no longer increases the recharge time of Air Support Center abilities.
Double Sortie fuel cost decreased from 50 to 40.
P-47 Dive bomb cost decreased from 90 to 70 munitions.
P-47 Dive Bombs now deal +50% bonus damage to vehicles.
P-47 Strafing Run cost increased from 45 to 50 munitions.

Supply Drop
Cost decreased from 150 to 125 manpower.



*British Forces*

Royal Engineers
Engineer health increased from 85 to 90

M3 Grant Medium Tank
Population cap decreased from 13 to 12

B.L. 5.5-Inch Artillery Emplacement
barrage Damage increased from 240 to 280

Air and Sea Battlegroup
Commandos
‘Cooked’ Mills Bomb fuse time decreased from 1.6 to 1.

Commando LMG Section
Now use unique Lee Enfields that have increased accuracy and damage over the standard Infantry Section at all ranges.
+31% increased lethality at short-range, +34% at mid-range, +20% at long-range.

Incendiary Carpet Bombing Run
Now drops 2 additional bombs per bomber; bombs dropped will now fill the entire reticule correctly.
Munitions cost increased from 110 to 150.

Naval Blockade
Command Point cost decreased from 2 to 1.

Naval Bombardment
Munitions cost increased from 175 to 200.
Command Point cost decreased from 3 to 2.

Supply Surplus
Now provides a 25% discount on built Resource caches to the player by Royal Engineers or those built directly on territory points.
Field Infirmaries cost decreased from 200 manpower to 150.



*Wehrmacht*

Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind
Health increased from 600 to 720
Armor decreased from 120/90/60 to 100/75/50

Sturmpanzer IV Brummbar
Speed increased from 4.25 to 4.6

Panzer IV Medium Tank
Manpower decreased from 430 to 380
Fuel increased from 90 to 100
Speed increased from 5 to 5.25

Panther Heavy Tank
Speed decreased from 6.2 to 6

Luftwaffe Battlegroup
Stuka Strafing Run : cost decreased from 60 to 50 munitions



*Deutsches Afrikakorps*

MG34 Team
Manpower decreased from 240 to 220

Walking Stuka Rocket Launcher
Rockets now deal 40% deflection damage.
Speed increased from 6 to 6.5

Italian Infantry Battlegroup
Booby Traps
Increased health on the booby trap from 20 to 140.

Armored Support Battlegroup
Vehicle Awareness
Command Point cost increased from 1 to 2.

**FACTION CHANGES** Unit Stats



*US Forces*

Bazooka Team
Bazookas reload and wind down adjusted for a rate of fire increase from 4.75/5.5 to 4.25/4.75 seconds.
Health increased from 90 to 95.

Captain Retinue
Now gains Shared Veterancy.
Off-Map mortar barrage can now be used when suppressed.

Engineers
Engineer health increased from 80 to 85. This change does not impact health when upgraded to Assault Engineers.

M1 81mm Mortar
The Delayed Fuse ability is primarily meant to demolish emplacement bunkers. However, its current power allows it to devastate team weapons when abilities such as Airburst are meant to be the premiere anti-infantry ability of the mortar.
Area of effect damage distances significantly reduced from 1/1.5/5 to 0/0.5/5.
Delayed fuse mid-range damage reduced from 33% to 25%.
Delayed fuse radius increased from 4 to 5 (to better match the effect).
Delayed Fuse Shells cooldown between shots increased from 0.75 to 1.5 seconds.
Delayed Fuse Timer from 1.25 to 3 and now properly displays a timer.

M1919 Machine Gun Team
Manpower cost reduced from 240 to 220; does not affect the Airborne variant.

1⁄4-ton 4x4 Truck
Speed increased from 8.4 to 9.75

M3 Armored Personnel Carrier
Speed increased to 7.2

M29 Weasel
Machine guns can no longer target aircraft & Speed increased from 7 to 8

M3 75mm Gun Motor Carriage
Speed increased to 6.9
Direct-fire range increased from 45 to 50

M16 Quad Half-track
Speed increased to 6.9

M8 Greyhound Armored Car
Speed increased from 7.2 to 7.75

M4A1 Sherman & M4A1 76mm Sherman
Speed increased from 5.25 to 5.6

M4A1 76mm Conversion Upgrade
Fuel cost reduced from 50 to 40 fuel.

M4A3 Sherman Bulldozer
Bunker-buster deals +100% bonus damage to emplacement.
Frontal Armor increased from 195 to 240.
Population decreased from 14 to 13.
Scatter angle decreased from 9 to 5.
Scatter distance scatter ratio decreased from 1 to 0.
Speed increased from 5.25 to 5.5

M8 Scott SPG
Speed decreased from 7 to 6.75
Auto-fire and barrage fire-aim time decreased from 1 to 0.5.
Fuel cost decreased from 50 to 45.

M31 Recovery Vehicle
Speed increased from 5.25 to 5.6

Barrack
Cost decreased from 120 manpower and 15 fuel to 120 manpower and 10 fuel.

Weapon Support Center
Cost decreased from 160 manpower and 15 fuel to 120 manpower and 15 fuel.

M4A3 Sherman Easy 8
Accuracy increased from 0.075/0.0563/0.045 to 0.1/0.0563/0.047.
Area of effect mid-range decreased from 2 to 0.75.
Area of effect model limit decreased from 4 to 3.
Area of effect radius increased from 4 to 4.5.
Speed decreased from 6.5 to 5.75

SSF Commandos
Bazooka reload and wind down adjusted for a rate of fire increase of 3.6/4.5 to 3.5/4 seconds.
SSF Commando health increased from 95 to 110.

Sherman Whizbang
Rockets per barrage increased from 10 to 15
Rocket area of effect mid-range distance increased from 1.5 to 2
Rocket area of effect far damage increased from 0.175 to 0.3
Rockets now deal 50% deflection damage

HMG Paradrop
Manpower cost reduced from 240 to 220.

Paratroopers
‘Cooked’ Frag Grenade fuse time decreased from 1.6 to 1.
Bazooka reload and wind down adjusted for a rate of fire increase of 3.6/4.5 to 3.5/4 seconds.
Carbine short-range lethality increased by 8%.
M1919A6 Light machine gun mid-far lethality increased by 15%.
Population decreased from 10 to 9.



*Wehrmacht*

Kettenkrad Recon Vehicle
Speed increased from 8 to 10.5

221 Armored Car
Machine gun mid-far lethality increased by 10%.
Speed increased from 7.75 to 8.4
Sight increased from 35 to 45.

2cm Flak 38 AA Gun Team
Manpower cost decreased from 290 to 270.

Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind
Bonus damage to aircraft decreased from +50% to -25%.
Cost decreased from 360 manpower to 320 manpower
Speed increased from 5.5 to 5.75

Grenadier
MP40 Submachine gun mid-range lethality decreased by ~15%.
MP40 Submachine gun near lethality decreased by 5%.

Marder M III
Long-range accuracy from 0.045 to 0.04.
Long-range accuracy reduced by 12%.

MG 42
Suppression against suppressed targets from 0.5 to 0.35.
Suppression applied to other squads increased from 88% to 93%.

251 Medium Carrier (All Variants)
Speed increased to 7.2

8 Rad Armored Car
Speed increased to 7.2

StuG III (All Variants)
Machine Gun burst length reduced by 15% at mid and far.
Machine Gun can no longer target aircraft.
Machine Gun far accuracy reduced from 45% to 33%.

StuG III G
Point-blank Blast area of effect limit decreased from 4 to 3.



*British Forces*

CWT 15CMP Truck
Speed increased from 7.2 to 7.5
20mm AA gun cost reduced from 75 to 60 munitions.

Dingo Armored Car
Machine gun can no longer target aircraft.
Speed increased from 8 to 8.5

Foot Guards
Bazooka reload and wind down adjusted for a rate of fire increase of 3.6/4.5 to 3.5/4 seconds.

Infantry Section
Bren Weapon lethality increased by 4-6%.
Lethality at all ranges increased by 3%.
Population decreased from 8 to 7.

Forward Observer Base Howitzer
Fog of War scatter increased from 1.25 to 2.5.
Ready-aim time reduced from 2 to 0.5.
Rotation rate increased from 25 to 45.
Scatter max decreased from 15 to 6.

Humber Armored Car
Speed increased from 7 to 8.1

M3 Stuart Light Tank
Self-repair ability speed increased from 0.66 to 1.2.
Stuart Utility package cost reduced from 60 to 40 munitions.
Speed increased from 6.3 to 6.75

CMP 15cwt Truck (All Variants)
Speed increased from 7.2 to 7.5

M3 Grant Medium Tank
Speed increased from 5 to 5.2

Crusader AA Tank
Cost decreased from 70 fuel to 60 fuel.

Churchill Heavy Tank
Speed decreased from 3.8 to 3.5

Training Center
Now immediately available at the start of the game and does not need to be purchased.
Training upgrade experience for infantry, team weapons, and light vehicles increased from 500 to 800.
Training upgrade experience for medium and heavy vehicles increased from 500 to 1250.

Vickers Heavy Machine Gun Team
Mid and far range lethality increased by 5/7.5%.

Commandos
‘Cooked’ Mills Bomb fuse time decreased from 1.6 to 1.

Commando LMG Section
Now use unique Lee Enfields that have increased accuracy and damage over the standard Infantry Section at all ranges.
+31% increased lethality at short-range, +34% at mid-range, +20% at long-range.



*Deutsches Afrikakorps*

Kradschützen Motorcycle Team
Speed increased from 10.5 to 11.5

8 Rad Armored Car
Scatter angle and Scatter max increased from 2 to 3.5.
Speed increased from 6.75 to 7

250 Light Carrier & Mortar variant
Speed increased from 6.5 to 7.35
Now gains shared veterancy.

250/9 Armored Half-track
Speed increased from 6.5 to 7.6

Flakvierling Half-track
Speed increased from 6 to 6.9

2.5-tonne Medical Truck & 2.5-tonne Truck
Speed increased from 5.2 to 7.4

18-tonne Recovery Half-track
Speed increased from 4.5 to 6.3

Panzer III & variants
Speed decreased from 6.5 to 6.25

Armored Reserves
Requires only the Panzerarmee Kommand to be purchased.

Assault Grenadiers
Grenade Assault cost decreased from 45 to 35

**FACTION CHANGES**


*US Forces*

Air Support Center
P-47 Strafing Run : cost decreased from 60 to 45 munitions

Airborne Battlegroup
Smoke Bombing Run : cost decreased from 50 to 40 munitions
Dual P-47 Rocket Strike Command Point cost increased from 3 to 2

*Wehrmacht*

Breakthrough Battle group
Smoke Bombing Run : cost decreased from 50 to 40 munitions
Incendiary Bombing Run : cost decreased from 110 to 100 munitions & Recharge time decreased from 120 to 90 seconds

Luftwaffe Battlegroup
Stuka Strafing Run : cost decreased from 75 to 60 munitions

**FACTION CHANGES**


*US Forces*

1⁄4-ton 4x4 Truck : speed increased from 9 to 8.4 & Population cost decreased from 4 to 3

M29 Weasel Recon Vehicle : Manpower cost decreased from 240 to 220

Armored Battlegroup
M8 Scott SPG Command Point cost decreased from 3 to 2

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**FACTION CHANGES**


*US Forces*

1⁄4-ton 4x4 Truck : speed increased from 8 to 9


*British*

Name changed for Field Hospital to Forward Field Infirmary & Model Changed to British Field Infirmary