6th Airborne (SD2)

6th Airborne (SD2) is a B-rated Allies Infantry division in Steel Division II, available as part of the Tribute to D-Day pack. It was the first Allied division to enter action on D-Day, the 6th Airborne was tasked with securing the left flank of the invasion. It was quite heavily equipped for an airborne unit, with medium AT guns & light tanks being brought by air by heavy Hamilcar cargo gliders.

Its commander, Sir Richard Gale, was an advocate of quality over number, Gale favoured extensive training to drill his troops to perfection, with an emphasis on shock manoeuvres. He was a decorated WW1 veteran who served in India during the Interwar, only returning to England as major in 1936. Well-regarded by his superiors, Gale was given command of 1st parachute Brigade upon its formation in 1941, and then was promoted to command the newly formed 6th Airborne Division in 1943. He spent the next year organising and training his division to accomplish the many missions required of it on D-Day. Later in the war, he went on to command I Airborne Corps.

Battlegroup[ | ]

Deployment types[ | ]

Type	Phase A	Phase B	Phase C
Balanced	110	135	155
Vanguard	140	135	100
Maverick	120	170	80
Juggernaut	110	115	175
Flat line	125	125	125
V For Victory	135	90	160

Slots[ | ]

Activation Points	Battlegroup slots
Activation Points	Recon	Inf	Tank	Sup	AT	AA	Art	Air	Defense
Total	9	10	4	7	5	3	6	8	6
1 AP	5	7	1	3	2	0	3	4
2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
3	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
4				1				1

Units[ | ]

Recon[ | ]

Unit	Cost	Cards			Phase B			Phase C
Unit	Cost	Cards
Carrier Recce	10	[1]	8	4
Eclaireurs (Bel)	15	[4]			8	6	4	12	9	6
AB Scouts (UK)	20	[4]	4	3		8	6		12	9
AB Sniper	20	[2]		2			4			6
Scouts (Bel)	20	[4]			10	8	6	15	12	9
Pathfinders	25	[2]	3	2		6	4		9	6
Daimler Littlejohn	30	[2]				6	3		9	5
Tetrarch Littlejohn	40	[1]	3	2

Infantry[ | ]

Unit	Cost	Cards	Phase A			Phase B			Phase C
Unit	Cost	Cards
Glider Crew	15	[1]	12			18
Airlanding	20	[2]		12	10		18	14		24	19
AB Can. Leader	25	[1]			3
AB Can. Paras	25	[1]		6	4		12	8		18	12
AB Engineers (UK)	25	[1]		5	3		10	7		15	10
AB Leader (UK)	25	[2]			3			6			9
AB Paras (PIAT)	25	[1]		6	4		12	8		18	12
Cmdt Gren.-Volt.	25	[1]					6	4		9	6
Grenadiers-Volt.	25	[1]				16	12	8	24	18	12
Rifle Leader (UK)	25	[1]		3	2		6	4		9	7
AB Paras	30	[4]		6	4		12	8		18	12
Ox & Bucks	30	[1]		6	5

Tank[ | ]

Unit	Cost	Cards			Phase B			Phase C
Unit	Cost	Cards
CMD Tetrarch	25	[1]	2	1
Tetrarch	25	[1]	10	8		15	12
Cromwell V (UK)	50	[1]			16	12	8
Challenger	85	[1]						8	4	2

Support[ | ]

Unit	Cost	Cards	Phase A			Phase B			Phase C
Unit	Cost	Cards
AB 2-in Mortar	15	[6]		6	4		12	8		18	12
AB Flamethrw.	15	[1]	6	4	2	9	6	3	12	8	4
AB Jeep Supply	20	[2]	4			8
AB Vickers HMG	25	[2]		5	3		10	7
Vickers HMG (UK)	25	[2]					12	8		18	12
AB M1A1 Pack 75mm	35	[1]	4	3	2	8	6	4	12	9	6
Bedford Supply (UK)	40	[3]				4			6
AB Jeep Commander (UK)	100	[1]			1
AB Commander	110	[1]			1
Dingo (Belg)	120	[1]			1

Anti-tank[ | ]

Unit	Cost	Cards	Phase A			Phase B			Phase C
Unit	Cost	Cards
AB PIAT	10	[1]	6	4	2	12	8	4	18	12	6
AB 6-pdr 57mm	55	[2]		3	2		6	4		9	6
AB PaK 75mm	60	[1]			1
17-pdr 76.2mm (UK)	80	[3]				4	2	1	6	3	1

Anti-air[ | ]

Unit	Cost	Cards	Phase A			Phase B
Unit	Cost	Cards
CMP Polsten (Belg)	40	[1]					6	5
AB Polsten 20mm	40	[2]	6	4	2	9	6	3
Tri-Polsten 20mm (UK)	85	[1]	2	1		4	2	1

Artillery[ | ]

Unit	Cost	Cards	Phase A			Phase B			Phase C
Unit	Cost	Cards
AB Spotters (UK)	15	[1]	3	2	1	6	4	2
AB Artillery CMD (UK)	50	[1]		2	1		4	2		6	3
AB M1A1 How 75mm (UK)	55	[1]		5	3		10	7		15	10
3-in Mortar 81mm (UK)	65	[2]	4	3	2	8	6	4	12	9	6
25-pdr 87,6mm (Belg)	75	[2]				6	4	2	12	8	4
RM Centaur IV	75	[1]	2	1		4	2	1	6	3	1
AOP Carrier (203mm)	170	[1]		1			2			3
Willys OP (381mm)	170	[1]		1			2			3

Air[ | ]

Unit	Cost	Cards	Phase A			Phase B			Phase C
Unit	Cost	Cards
Auster Mk III (UK)	15	[1]	6	4	2	9	6	3
Mosquito PR Mk XVI Recon Plane	65	[1]	2	1		4	2
Mosquito FB. VI Dogfighter (UK)	75	[1]		4	3		6	4		8	5
Mosquito FB. VI Heavy Bomber 113kg (UK)	110	[2]	1			4	2	1	6	3	2
Mosquito FB. VI Napalm Bomber (UK)	115	[1]	2	1		4	2	1
Tempest Mk. V Dogfighter	140	[2]	4	3	1	6	4	2	8	5	3
Tempest Mk. V Light Bomber 113kg	145	[1]	3	2	1	4	3	2	6	5	3
Tempest Mk. V Medium Bomber 227kg	155	[1]	1			2	1		4	2	1
Typhoon Mk. IB AT Rocket	160	[2]	2	1		4	2	1	6	3	1

Defense[ | ]

Unit	Cost	Cards	Phase A
Unit	Cost	Cards
Barbed wire	0	[1]	3000
Gun pit	0	[2]	6
Trenches	0	[2]	1500
Bunker Vickers	5	[4]		3	2
Bunker AT 6-pdr	35	[2]	2	1

Transport[ | ]

	2-in Carrier x 8	AB Jeep Supply x 8	AB Jeep Vickers x 12	Bedford x 100	Carrier CMD x 6	CMP (Bel) x 80	CMP (UK) x 100	Daimler Scout Car x 10	MMG Carrier (Bel) x 12	MMG Carrier (UK) x 8	Univ. Carrier (Bel) x 12	Univ. Carrier (UK) x 12	Willys MB (Bel) x 60	Willys MB (UK) x 100
Eclaireurs								X	X		X		X
AB Scout				X			X					X		X
AB Sniper	X		X							X		X		X
Scouts						X					X		X
Pathfinders				X			X
Glider Crew				X			X
Airlanding				X			X
AB Can. Leader							X							X
AB Can. Paras				X			X
AB Engineers				X			X
AB Leader							X							X
AB Paras (PIAT)				X			X
Cmdt Gren.-Volt.						X							X
Grenadiers-Volt.						X
Rifle Leader					X		X							X
AB Paras				X			X
Ox & Bucks				X			X
AB 2-in Mortar														X
AB Flamthrw.														X
AB Vickers HMG				X			X							X
Vickers HMG				X			X							X
AB M1A1 Pack 75mm		X		X			X							X
AB Commander							X							X
AB PIAT														X
AB 6-pdr 57mm				X			X
AB PaK 75mm				X			X
17-pdr 76.2mm							X
Polsten 20mm				X			X							X
Tri-Polsten 20mm				X			X
AB Spotters														X
AB Artillery CMD							X
AB M1A1 How 75mm		X		X			X							X
AB 3-in Mortar 81mm				X			X							X
25-pdr 87.6mm (Bel)						X