Infantry:Pioneers

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Contents 1    Pioneers Veterancy 2 Tactics 3 History 4 Built/Called In From 4.1    Reich Headquarters 4.2    Wehrmacht Reinforcements 5 Can Construct 5.1    Wehrmacht Quarters 5.2    Krieg Barracks 5.3    Sturm Armory 5.4    Panzer Command 5.5    Barbed Wire 5.6    Sand Bags 5.7    Tank Traps 5.8    Bunker 5.9    Wehrmacht Observation Post 5.10    Kampfkraft Centre 5.11    Mine 5.12    Wehrmacht 88mm Flak 36 6 Doctrinal Abilities 6.1    For the Fatherland 6.2    Blitzkrieg 6.3    Inspired Assault 7 Squad Abilities 7.1    Medical Kit 7.2    Field Medical Kit 7.3    Salvage Wrecks 7.4    Barbed Wire Cutters 7.5    Repair 7.6    Battlefield Repair 7.7    Pioneer Antispam 8 Squad Upgrades 8.1    Frankfurt 42 Mine Detector 8.2    Flammenwerfer 42 9 Squad Weapons 9.1    MP40 Sub Machine Gun Pioneer 9.2    Flammenwerfer 42

Pioneers
	Squad Size	2	Capture Rate	1	Sup Threshold	0.2
	Health	140	Sight	35	Pin Threshold	0.6
	Cost	120	Detection	7/0	Recovery Rate	0.008
Hotkey: P	Population	2
	Time	14	Retreat Modifier	0.5	Target Type	infantry
	Upkeep	6	Reinforce Cost	0.5	Critical Type	infantry
	Squad Slots	2	Reinforce Time	1

Pioneers Veterancy			[Expand][Hide]
	Health Regeneration	10.56/min
	Upgrade to Infantry Elite Target Type
	Maximum Health Unlock "Battlefield Repair"	1.2

Tactics

• Pioneers are a very important part of the early Wehrmacht game, and contribute to the Wehrmacht's force in the following ways:

1. Construction of base buildings.
2. Can upgrade to use a very unique and powerful weapon, the Flammenwerfer (Flamethrower).
3. Can capture points.
4. Can construct tactical emplacements - wire, sandbags, tank traps, mines, bunkers.
5. The ability to salvage wrecked vehicles, which adds to the Wehrmacht player's munitions reserves.

They are, however, very vulnerable and should be treated as such.

• Flammenwerfer supplement regular combat units in several ways.

1. More effective against units in cover, instead of less effective.
2. Deals area damage.
3. Highly effective against buildings and emplacements.
4. Due to the nature of the weapons, they are better paired up with Volksgrenadiers upgraded with the MP40.

Put simply, the Flammenwerfer equipped Pioneers are effective at much of what regular infantry is not, and complement them wonderfully.

• One tactic employed by some Wehrmacht players is dubbed "PioSpam," in which the player will mass large numbers of Flammenwerfer equipped Pioneers. This can be an effective tactic against a British player who plays defensively with excessive numbers of trenches and emplacements, but is typically less effective against an American player.

Note that the Pioneers have a "negative Zeal" effect, meaning the more squads in close proximity, the more damage they take. This was introduced to specifically tone down the effectiveness of the PioSpam tactic.

History

Pioniere (Pioneers) were the engineering troops of the German forces, and could be found in various units. Unlike the combat engineers of other nations, Pioneers were intended to be able to fight as infantry on their own, and were used as the premiere assault troops for clearing enemy fortifications. Pioneers in Panzer and Panzergrenadier divisions were called Panzerpioniere, and Pioneers in Flieger divisions (Airborne divisions) were called Fallschirmpioniere.

Built/Called In From

Reich Headquarters				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	1500	Target Type	building
	Cost	500	Critical Type	panel_building
	Time	61
Hotkey:	Effects: Deploy Pioneers and escalate Battle Phases to call in additional Reinforcements. — See Structure:Reich Headquarters for details.

OR

Wehrmacht Reinforcements				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	100	Activation	targeted
	Duration	0	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	40
Hotkey:	Effects: Infantry Reinforcements. Use these Units to rebuild and continue the struggle. — See Ability:Wehrmacht Reinforcements for details.

Can Construct

Wehrmacht Quarters				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	500	Target Type	building
	Cost	22015	Critical Type	building
	Time	60
Hotkey: W	Effects: Deploys Volksgrenadier Squads, Snipers, Heavy Machine Gun teams and Motorcycles. — See Structure:Wehrmacht Quarters for details.

Krieg Barracks				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	500	Target Type	building
	Cost	22025	Critical Type	building
	Time	90
Hotkey: B	Effects: Deploys Grenadier Squads, Mortar Teams, Pak 38 Anti Tank guns, and Halftracks. — See Structure:Krieg Barracks for details.

Sturm Armory				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	635	Target Type	building
	Cost	24035	Critical Type	building
	Time	120
Hotkey: S	Effects: Deploys the Officer, 234 Heavy Armored Cars, Stug tanks, and the Nebelwerfer Rocket Artillery. — See Structure:Sturm Armory for details.

Panzer Command				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	775	Target Type	building
	Cost	26050	Critical Type	building
	Time	165
Hotkey: P	Effects: Deploys the most powerful Units in the Axis Army. Panther tanks, Panzer IV tanks, Ostwind Flak tanks, and Knights Cross Holders. — See Structure:Panzer Command for details.

Barbed Wire				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	110	Target Type	defenses
	Cost		Critical Type	defenses
	Time	5
Hotkey: W	Effects: Barbed Wire fences stop Enemy Troops from entering your Territory. — See Structure:Barbed Wire for details.

Sand Bags				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	220	Target Type	defenses
	Cost		Critical Type	defenses
	Time	12
Hotkey: S	Effects: Sand bags provide Troops with cover. — See Structure:Sand Bags for details.

Tank Traps				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	750	Target Type	defenses
	Cost		Critical Type	defenses
	Time	30
Hotkey: T	Effects: Tank Traps are used to stop Enemy armor from penetrating friendly Territory. — See Structure:Tank Traps for details.

Bunker				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	600	Target Type	building_bunker
	Cost	150	Critical Type	building
	Time	60
Hotkey: B	Effects: Primary defensive Structure. Can upgrade to an Aid Station, Repair Station or an MG Emplacement. — See Structure:Bunker for details.

Wehrmacht Observation Post				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	420	Target Type	building_checkpoint
	Cost	200	Critical Type	light_building
	Time	30
Hotkey: P	Effects: Secure Sectors, which increases Resource production of that Sector and prevents enemy units from capturing that Sector. — See Structure:Wehrmacht Observation Post for details.

Kampfkraft Centre				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	475	Target Type	building
	Cost	100	Critical Type	building
	Time	60
Hotkey: K	Effects: Contains the upgrades to request experienced Veteran Troops and Tanks. Veterans are well trained to deal with battlefield situations. — See Structure:Kampfkraft Centre for details.

Mine				[Expand][Hide]
	Weapon:Mine
	See Weapon:Mine for details.

Wehrmacht 88mm Flak 36				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	325	Population	11
	Cost	40075	Target Type	flak
	Time	60
Hotkey: F	Effects: The 88mm Flak 36 provides fearsome Anti Tank and Anti Air firepower. — See Vehicle:Wehrmacht 88mm Flak 36 for details.

Doctrinal Abilities

For the Fatherland				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	45	Activation	timed
	Duration	30	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	30
Hotkey:	Effects: All Infantry are ideologically motivated, and fight better in their own Territory. — See Ability:For the Fatherland for details.

Blitzkrieg				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	150	Activation	timed
	Duration	30	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	60
Hotkey:	Effects: All Tanks and Armored Vehicles move more quickly, crush everything in their path, and fire more frequently. Infantry sprint to keep pace. — See Ability:Blitzkrieg for details.

Inspired Assault				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	50	Activation	timed
	Duration	20	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	45
Hotkey:	Effects: All infantry will unleash a fearsome assault for the Leader at the cost of their safety, increases rate of fire and damage, but more susceptible to being hit. — See Ability:Inspired Assault for details.

Squad Abilities

Medical Kit				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	35	Activation	timed
	Duration	60	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	60
Hotkey: K	Effects: Use of the Medical Kit will heal your Squad over time. This Medical Kit can only be used in friendly territory. — See Ability:Medical Kit for details.

Field Medical Kit				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	35	Activation	timed
	Duration	60	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	60
Hotkey: K	Effects: Use of the Medical Kit will heal your Squad over time. This Medical Kit can be used anywhere. — See Ability:Field Medical Kit for details.

Salvage Wrecks				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost		Activation	targeted
	Duration	_	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	0
Hotkey: S	Effects: Salvage Munitions from Wrecked Vehicles. — See Ability:Salvage Wrecks for details.

Barbed Wire Cutters				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost		Activation	targeted
	Duration	_	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	0
Hotkey: C	Effects: Wire Cutters are used to cut through Barbed Wire fences. — See Ability:Barbed Wire Cutters for details.

Repair				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost		Activation	targeted
	Duration	0	Target	tp_entity_and_squad_entity
	Recharge	0
Hotkey: E	Effects: Repair a Structure or Vehicle for a nominal Resource cost. — See Ability:Repair for details.

Battlefield Repair				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost		Activation	targeted
	Duration	0	Target	tp_entity_and_squad_entity
	Recharge	0
Hotkey: E	Effects: Elite Pioneers can repair a Structure or Vehicle under battle conditions. — See Ability:Battlefield Repair for details.

Pioneer Antispam				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost		Activation	always_on
	Duration	_	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	0
Hotkey:	Effects: $0 no key — See Ability:Pioneer Antispam for details.

Squad Upgrades

Frankfurt 42 Mine Detector				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	35	Time	20
Hotkey: M	Effects: Equip your Pioneers with the Frankfurt 42 Mine detector. — See Upgrade:Frankfurt 42 Mine Detector for details.

Flammenwerfer 42				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	50	Time	30
Hotkey: F	Effects: Equip Pioneers with the Flammenwerfer 42 portable Flamethrower. — See Upgrade:Flammenwerfer 42 for details.

Squad Weapons

MP40 Sub Machine Gun Pioneer				[Expand][Hide]
	Weapon:MP40 Sub Machine Gun Pioneer
	See Weapon:MP40 Sub Machine Gun Pioneer for details.

Flammenwerfer 42				[Expand][Hide]
	Weapon:Flammenwerfer 42
	See Weapon:Flammenwerfer 42 for details.