Spearhead
Operation Desert StormUnited States · Historical unit: 3rd Armored Division
On December 16, 1944, the German army launched a surprise counterattack in the Ardennes Forest. The U.S. 3rd Armored Division, as an elite reserve of the 1st Army, was urgently dispatched to the northern front.
It quickly coordinated with other units at several key strategic points to launch a counteroffensive, successfully disrupting the German offensive.
In 1945, Spearhead drove across Germany as the tip of the Allied breakthrough, crushing the last pockets of Wehrmacht resistance.
Units in formation
General Buff
All Spearhead units attack +10.
Tactical Effects
Infantry-Tank Coordination
If an adjacent friendly Spearhead infantry unit is present, tank units critical damage +20%.
Swarm Maneuvers
For each friendly Spearhead unit within 2 hexes, infantry units mobility +2.
Defensive Position Support
If an adjacent friendly Spearhead unit is present, artillery units damage received -15%.
This formation can only be formed in Legend, Conquest, or Army Group modes when you are the corresponding country.
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