https://www.reddit.com/r/mountandblade/comments/g1ugwa/in_depth_sturgian_unit_testing/. Author(s): Scott Peers By the end of the war, though, Soviet guards armies typically enjoyed superior artillery support to that of the shock armies. Mount & Blade Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. A Soviet ad hoc combat group was a mixed-arms unit of about 80 men in assault groups of six to eight men, closely supported by field artillery. Last Updated: 14-10-2020 / 05:18 GMT Control trade routes to manipulate production and distribution of resources, join factions to gain renown and influence world politics, or create your own clan to build a world of your own. #5.

On the Western Front in 1915, the Germans formed a specialized unit called the Rohr Battalion to develop assault tactics. When travelling through snowy regions on the overworld map, Sturgians move 10% less slowly than other factions. If you are reporting a bug, please head over to our. Any specialized, elite unit formed to fight an engagement via overwhelming assault (usually) would be considered shock troops, as opposed to "special forces" or commando-style units (intended mostly for covert operations). According to Ward, the Australian and Canadian divisions deployed amongst British forces in France quickly came to be regarded as the best shock troops in the Allied ranks due to their ferocity in battle, and were employed accordingly.

sturgians are typically my most common deaths when i recruit them. Guide for skill values of Sturgian Shock Troop. They are often better trained and equipped than other infantry, and expected to take heavy casualties even in successful operations. Shock armies were instrumental in the execution of deep operation (also known as Soviet deep battle – Russian: Глубокая операция, glubokaya operatsiya). Even after abandoning the use of the original black-powder grenade, armies retained the grenadier companies and regiments as specialist assault troops.

"Shock troop" is a calque, a loose translation of the German word Stoßtrupp. Sturgians still can do the work if you have no other choice at all, just don't expect much. In recent times, the Jihadist groups of the al-Nusra Front and ISIL have pioneered their own variant of shock troops called Inghimasi.

Good job taleworlds. [citation needed], During the Paraguayan War (1864–1870), in which Paraguay fought against Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, the Paraguayans deployed shock troops (composed of a mixture of dismounted cavalry and fit men who could row and swim) armed with sabres, cutlasses, knives, bayonets, pistols, and hand grenades. The Sturgian Shock Troop is quite impressive, definitely a good choice to have. Soviet shock armies were characterized by a higher allocation of army-level artillery units to break German defense positions by weight of fire, and often had heavy tank regiments or heavy self-propelled gun regiments to add additional direct fire-support. Ottoman Army used Deli (Ottoman troops) as shock troops as well. Are you using the stats from 1.2 or 1.3 (beta)? During the Brusilov Offensive of 1916, the Russian general Aleksei Brusilov developed and implemented the idea of shock troops to attack weak points along the Austrian lines to effect a breakthrough, which the main Russian Army could then exploit. That way you keep both your unique spear and shield unit as well as your skirmishing unit. [1] Military units that contain assault troops are typically organized for mobility with the intention that they will penetrate enemy defences and attack into the enemy's vulnerable rear areas.