352. Infanterie
Commander
Dietrich KRAIß
352. Infanterie is an Axis Infantry division in Steel Division . Amalgamating survivors from several Eastern Front divisions, the 352. took position at Omaha Beach just prior to D-Day without the Allies having noticed it. Well trained and armed, and with a strong core of veterans, the division stood its ground all day, inflicting such losses on the Americans that it almost foiled the allied invasion on the first day.
Kraiß's defensive skills, honed on the Russian Front, almost foiled the Allied plans on D-Day when his division stopped cold the first two American waves at Omaha.
Another WW1 infantry veteran, Kraiß remained true to this arm in WW2, commanding several divisions on the Russian Front from March 1941.
In late 1943, he took command of 352. Infantry Division, forming in France from new recruits and remnants of several divisions destroyed in the East.
Kraiß proved successful in merging the veterans and replacements, and his division was inserted in the Atlantic Wall just prior to D-Day, right in front of what would become Omaha Beach.
While the Americans had planned to encounter only second-rate troops manning the defences, they were slaughtered on the beach by Kraiß' well-disciplined and well-trained troops. But by the end of the day, threatened on his flanks and running short of reinforcements and ammo, he had to pull his men off.
Kraiß was killed in August in the Saint-Lô sector.
Tactics [ ]
352. ID's main asset is its numerous and cheap infantry, lacking in the offensive but well suited and supported for defence in Phase A.It slowly grows more powerful in Phase B & C, with some very strong artillery and anti-tank units.
Is best played as rolling barrage, with massive artillery strikes preceding infantry advance.
Battlegroup [ ]
3 pack(s)
Aufklärer Recon pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
A
x4
30
Weapons
2x MP 40 (9mm PB)
Accuracy : 9/10
Rate of fire : 171 r/m
High Explosive : 6
Range : 100m
RECON
Transport
2 pack(s)
BMW R.75 Recon pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
A
x3
35
Weapons
MG 34 (7.92mm)
Accuracy : 5/10
Rate of fire : 326 r/m
High Explosive : 7
Range : 600m
RECON
2 pack(s)
S.MG 42 Infantry pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
A
x3
35
Weapons
Schweres MG 42 (7.92mm)
Accuracy : 5/10
Rate of fire : 357 r/m
High Explosive : 9
Range : 800m
Transport
2 pack(s)
S.MG 42 Infantry pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
B
x5
★
35
Weapons
Schweres MG 42 (7.92mm)
Accuracy : 5/10
Rate of fire : 357 r/m
High Explosive : 9
Range : 800m
Transport
3 pack(s)
IG 18 Support pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
A
x2
45
Weapons
SIG 18 (75mm)
Accuracy : 3/10
Rate of fire : 6 r/m
High Explosive : 9 (29m AoE)
Range : 800m
Transport
3 pack(s)
IG 18 Support pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
B
x4
45
Weapons
SIG 18 (75mm)
Accuracy : 3/10
Rate of fire : 6 r/m
High Explosive : 9 (29m AoE)
Range : 800m
Transport
3 pack(s)
S.IG 33 Support pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
B
x2
70
Weapons
SIG 33 L/11 (150mm)
Accuracy : 3/10
Rate of fire : 3 r/m
High Explosive : 27 (51m AoE)
Range : 1000m
Transport
3 pack(s)
PaK 38 50mm Anti-tank pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
A
x3
55
Weapons
PaK 38 (50mm)
Accuracy : 5/10
Rate of fire : 10 r/m
Armor Piercing : 10
Range : 1000m
Transport
3 pack(s)
PaK 40 75mm Anti-tank pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
B
x3
105
Weapons
PaK 40 (75mm)
Accuracy : 6/10
Rate of fire : 8 r/m
Armor Piercing : 13
High Explosive : 4
Range : 1200m
Transport
3 pack(s)
PaK 43 88mm Anti-air pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
B
x1
125
Weapons
PaK 43 (88mm)
Accuracy : 7/10
Rate of fire : 6 r/m
Armor Piercing : 22
High Explosive : 4
Range : 1200m
Transport
3 pack(s)
PaK 43 88mm Anti-air pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
C
x2
125
Weapons
PaK 43 (88mm)
Accuracy : 7/10
Rate of fire : 6 r/m
Armor Piercing : 22
High Explosive : 4
Range : 1200m
Transport
2 pack(s)
FlaK 38 20mm (Sf) Anti-air pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
A
x3
40
Weapons
FlaK 38 (20mm)
Accuracy : 4/10
Rate of fire : 210 r/m
High Explosive : 3 (8m AoE)
Range : 800m
3 pack(s)
Flakvierling Anti-air pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
A
x2
70
Weapons
Flakvierling 38 (20mm)
Accuracy : 4/10
Rate of fire : 842 r/m
High Explosive : 12 (8m AoE)
Range : 800m
Transport
3 pack(s)
FlaK 36 37mm Anti-air pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
B
x2
75
Weapons
FlaK 36 37mm (37mm)
Accuracy : 3/10
Rate of fire : 92 r/m
High Explosive : 9 (11m AoE)
Range : 1000m
Transport
2 pack(s)
Flakvierling (Sf) Anti-air pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
B
x2
70
Weapons
FlaK 38 (20mm)
Accuracy : 4/10
Rate of fire : 210 r/m
High Explosive : 3 (8m AoE)
Range : 800m
Transport
3 pack(s)
Sd.Kfz. 7/2 Anti-air pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
B
x2
90
Weapons
FlaK 36 37mm (37mm)
Accuracy : 3/10
Rate of fire : 92 r/m
High Explosive : 9 (11m AoE)
Range : 1000m
3 pack(s)
FlaK 41 88mm Anti-air pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
B
x2
140
Weapons
FlaK 36 88mm (88mm)
Accuracy : 7/10
Rate of fire : 6 r/m
Armor Piercing : 15
High Explosive : 5
Range : 1200m
Transport
3 pack(s)
Grw. 81mm Artillery pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
A
x3
70
Weapons
Granatwerfer 34 (80mm)
Rate of fire : 10 r/m
High Explosive : 10 (30m AoE)
Range : 1200m
INDIRECT FIRE
Transport
3 pack(s)
FK 18 Artillery pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
A
x2
80
Weapons
Feldkanone 18 (75mm)
Rate of fire : 5 r/m
High Explosive : 9 (29m AoE)
Range : 2000m
INDIRECT FIRE
Transport
3 pack(s)
Grw. 120mm Artillery pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
A
x1
110
Weapons
Granatwerfer 42 (120mm)
Rate of fire : 8 r/m
High Explosive : 20 (42m AoE)
Range : 1600m
INDIRECT FIRE
Transport
2 pack(s)
Nebelwerfer 41 Artillery pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
B
x2
60
Weapons
Nebelwerfer 41 MRLS (150mm)
Rate of fire : 2 r/m
High Explosive : 22 (57m AoE)
Range : 1600m
INDIRECT FIRE
Transport
2 pack(s)
FK 18 Artillery pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
B
x4
80
Weapons
Feldkanone 18 (75mm)
Rate of fire : 5 r/m
High Explosive : 9 (29m AoE)
Range : 2000m
INDIRECT FIRE
Transport
2 pack(s)
Grw. 120mm Artillery pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
B
x3
110
Weapons
Granatwerfer 42 (120mm)
Rate of fire : 8 r/m
High Explosive : 20 (42m AoE)
Range : 1600m
INDIRECT FIRE
Transport
2 pack(s)
Sk 18 Artillery pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
B
x2
150
Weapons
Schwere Kanone 18 (105mm)
Rate of fire : 4 r/m
High Explosive : 15 (38m AoE)
Range : 4000m
INDIRECT FIRE
Transport
1 pack(s)
Nebelwerfer 41 Artillery pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
C
x3
60
Weapons
Nebelwerfer 41 MRLS (150mm)
Rate of fire : 2 r/m
High Explosive : 22 (57m AoE)
Range : 1600m
INDIRECT FIRE
Transport
2 pack(s)
Nebelwerfer 42 Artillery pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
B
x1
125
Weapons
Nebelwerfer 42 (300mm)
Rate of fire : 1 r/m
High Explosive : 27 (111m AoE)
Range : 1600m
INDIRECT FIRE
Transport
3 pack(s)
Beo.Schwim. (210mm) Artillery pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
C
x1
130
Weapons
Heavy 210mm battery (210mm)
Rate of fire : 6 r/m
High Explosive : 23 (67m AoE)
Range : m
ARTILLERY OBSERVER
2 pack(s)
Sk 18 Artillery pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
C
x3
150
Weapons
Schwere Kanone 18 (105mm)
Rate of fire : 4 r/m
High Explosive : 15 (38m AoE)
Range : 4000m
INDIRECT FIRE
Transport
2 pack(s)
Storch Air pack
Phase
Units
Exp.
Dep. cost
A
x2
85
RECON
Allied
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