StuH42 in anti-tank mode GROUND DEFENSE to 15 ammo to 5 SOFT ATTACK to 10 HARD ATTACK to 5.StuG IV in anti-tank mode GROUND DEFENSE to 15 HARD ATTACK to 15.StuG IV is now a base line anti-tank unit with an optional artillery switch mode.Stug IIIG release date January 1943 GROUND DEFENSE to 16 ammo to 7 HARD ATTACK to 16 initiative to 7.StuG IIIF/8 release date July 1942 GROUND DEFENSE to 15 ammo to 6 SOFT ATTACK to 3 HARD ATTACK to 15.StuG IIIF release date March 1942 ammo to 7, SOFT ATTACK to 3.Marder IIIM release date March 1943 GROUND DEFENSE to 11 SOFT ATTACK to 2 ammo to 7 HARD ATTACK to 15.Marder IIIH release date July 1942 GROUND DEFENSE to 13 SOFT ATTACK to 3 ammo to 7.Marder IID release date March 1942 ammo to 5.Marder IIA release date Feb 1942 GROUND DEFENSE to 10 ammo to 7.Panzer II Luchs GROUND DEFENSE to 10 SOFT ATTACK to 6 HARD ATTACK to 5.Add expiration date 1/1/43 to the following SE units: SE Infantry, SE Grenadier, SE Mountain Infantry, SE IIIF, SE IIIG, SE IIIH, SE IIIJ, SE IVD, SE IVE, SE IVF,.
SE Panzer IIIN will now have 8 ammo +1 over the base model, which has been increased to 7.Panzer IIIM GROUND DEFENSE to 15 SOFT ATTACK to 5.
Panzer IVJ GROUND DEFENSE to 17 HARD ATTACK to 15.Panzer IVH GROUND DEFENSE to 16 HARD ATTACK to 14.Panzer IIIN CLOSE DEFENSE to 4 SOFT ATTACK to 9 Ammo to 7 HARD ATTACK to 9.Maus AIR DEFENSE to 20 CLOSE DEFENSE to 6.Tiger II CLOSE DEFENSE to 5 Air Defense to 18.Panther D release date changed to May 1943.Panzer IV F/2, Panzer IV G, Panzer IV H, Panzer IV J, Panzer III J/1, Panzer III L, Panzer III M, Tiger I, Tiger II, T-34/43, T-34-85, KV-1A, KV-1B, KV-1C, KV-2, Soviet M4 Sherman, M4 Sherman, M4A1, M4A3, M4A3E2, M4A3E2(76), M4A3(76)W, M4A1(76)W, Crusader Mk.III, Churchill Mk.II, Churchill Mk.IV, Churchill Mk.VI, Churchill Mk.VII, Cromwell Mk.IV, Cromwell Mk.VII, Challenger (A30), Sherman Firefly, Sherman Mk.I, Jagdtiger, Jagdpanther, Elephant, Nashorn, IS-2, SU-100, ISU-122, M26, M36, Achilles, Archer & Comet.
Heavy Tanks and Heavy Anti-tank units have had their prices increased.
All aircraft for all nations have received +6 Ground Defense to reduce damage taken from units such as Infantry with attack value.Promote additional use of units that traditionally do not see use through stat and price balancing.Normalize Air Defense values for heavy armor of all nations to increase effectiveness of tactical bombers in Mid and Late War.Thanks to everyone who gave us their feedback. This is based on extensive feedback from thousands of players. There are many many changes which are designed to hone the game balance and especially to make the late war combats as engaging as the early ones. Kerensky has written up details of all the balance changes we’ve made for this patch. Here is a preview of the balance changes in v1.04 which is coming very soon.