SD2:Pionier (SVT)

 is a German Infantry unit in Steel Division II.

Background
Pionier units are combat engineers of the German war machine, and represent a ferocious close combat unit - as long as no armor is around, of course. Pioniers represent a middle ground that has both close range firepower, and the ability to combat long range opponents. Each German Division have a Pionier-Bataillon with three battalions organic to the Division. A Grenadier Regiment has a Pioneer Platoon in the Regimental Headquarters while the Panzergrenadier Regiment has a Pioneer Company.

20. Panzer had Panzer-Pionier-Battalion 92 which was destroyed in Bobruisk while the 14. Infanterie had Pionier-Bataillon 14. Unlike their Normal counterparts these Pioners are equipped with captured Soviet equipment.

Strategy
Like their normal counterparts this Pioneer can be use as line infantry that has CQC capability with their HE grenade. Their SVT-40 are superior to the Karabiner 98K used by the regular countparts.

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I don`t know why, this SVT pionier squad seems having low suppressing effect than the pionier squad equiped with the MG-34/42. I know SVT-40 provides more firing power then the common KAR98K sqaud, but when I compare the two squads` suppressing effect, I always find the one with the MG-34/42 can suppress enemy troops quicker. Maybe during the battle, machine guns are key, not those rifles. And the DP-28 has low firing rate and needs more time to reload.