What are your favorite units in the game?

[narwan]

I don't think you did, unless there was a serious bug. Three paratroop infantry battallions (nine companies) alone cost just under 5000 points, and that's in the cheapest possible configuration. And without their support companies.

You're sure you haven't got the formation sizes mixed up?Cause you can buy just about 3 airborne COMPANIES and 6 on-map Uragan BATTERIES for 5000 points. That's what I make of it at least.

[Cameronius]

My favorite unit is a can of WHOOP ***!

[narwan]

My favourite unit is the ACMA TAP. Really, it is. Whoever thought that one up is .... uhhh... special....

[Stellar]

Must be Swedish Strv-122 MBT, This steel beast has helped me to conquer Finland, Norway, Russia and now kicking some *** in China

Also Swedish RBS-56 (Bill) missile teams rock, these have very long firing range and are very accurate, mostly seems kill enemy MBT's with one shot

From Infantry units i choose paras, small teams but very hard fighters as my enemy have found out after underestimating them.

[Mustang]

The RBS-56 Bill has a top attack capability, dosen't it? I haven't tried it, but if it does it wouldn't probably be as good as a Javelin. There isn't much to choose from between modern ATGMs as long as they have top attack.

You're right about the BM-27 thing, I opened up the game and checked it out. I bought 6 batteries and 3 companies. Still, I have an insane ammount of firepower.

Skill actually is a big deal when it comes to infantry combat, except for very close-in combat. Inexperienced troops have poor marksmanship and will loose in any battle greater than one hex away, even with superior numbers.

I don't like any of the Western tanks because most of them lack either VIRSS or Arena systems, which are a must against top-attack ATGMs.

[pdoktar]

With the "short" L44 gun? Try the Leo 2A6.

[Mustang]

Another good tank is the Merkava 4. The armor is excellent and the Merkava 4B has LAHAT top-attack missiles. An excellent tank.

[Pazam]

For tanks, I'm in love with the Israeli Merkava models 3 or if you can afford them the Merkava 4. They have great armor, fire-control and in real-life action can also transport infantry.

If you are looking for an M60-type tank, the Israeli Magach 6 Gal is the best. It has reactive armor [Israel was the first country to use them], a great fire control system [the Gal is actually state of the art and under-represented in the game], and best of all plenty of room inside to store food for the tank crew :-)

[PlasmaKrab]

You can get even better with the Sabra, which is basically an ugraded Magach-7 with the Merkava's 120mm gun.
Should come in service any time in the Turkish forces if I'm not mistaken, but I couldn't find it in the game (the T-84 Yatagan is pretty funny though!).
Not yet in Israeli service, but I wouldn't bet it will never be...
BTW the ultimate Magach seems to be the -7 Alef, but that depends on which timeframe you're playing. Or is the Gal undertated?

Anyway the Merkava-4 still ranks among the very best tanks in the world IMHO, and that is pretty well pictured in the game.

[Pazam]

The Magach 6 Gal actually has a better fire control system than the Magach 7 of any type, but inferior armor. The Magach 6 Batash is a Gal version with added passive armor and the reactive armor removed. The game doesn't quite represent this correctly, but not everybody has driven one :-)

The Sabra is an upgrade to the M60 that Israel offers to countries and is probably not going to be available to the IDF. The Merkava appears to be Israel's choice in MBT and all of the Magach versions are actually being replaced in service in the IDF.

For APC, Israel is also King. The Achzarit takes the hull of a T55 MBT, removes the turret, and thereby gives the soldiers inside the armor protection of a tank. While a bit underarmed, compared with a Bradley, I'd still prefer to be inside one of these and not be a shooter than shoot it out with the enemy but have a lot less protection.