9-ya Gvard. Kavalerii

 is a Soviet Infantry division in Steel Division II. Well doted in light automatic or semi-automatic weapons, the fierce Kuban Cossacks are best employed in close-quarter.

Cavalry divisions, a trademark of the Red Army, have a specific organization, different from regular Soviet infantry divisions: they’ve got their own tank battalions, fielding mostly T-70 & Valentine light tanks, with some Emcha (M4A2 Sherman) medium ones. They also have their own SU-76 assault guns support and Katyusha rocket-launcher to beef up their light towed artillery. Finally, they come accompanied by an OSNAZ light amphibious battalion, the ancestors of the modern Spetsnaz.

Strong in reconnaissance and infantry, it is a division for ambushes and close-quarter combat.

Aces

 * La-7 Kozhedub, replacing one card of La-7 Dogfighter.