Gary Grigsby's War In The East 2 WITE2

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Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2 Order of Battle Update Announcement
Tue, 7 November 2023



A big update is on the way for War in the East 2.


If you follow the Matrix Forums (and if you're here I highly suspect you do), you will know there has been a big public Beta out for the last month with a slew of changes to WITE2. The number of bug fixes, tweaks, and scenario patches included in this beta is truly massive.

The really substantial part however is the orders of battle. There are now an increased number of divisional templates to represent the variants of organization that were adopted on the Eastern Front during World War 2. These additions are especially noticeable for German infantry and Panzer divisions, modelling the different forms of organization and equipment adopted during the war.  Just a short sample of updated features includes.

Data and Scenario Changes
• Major changes to the OB.dat file:
o Reorganization of data list by nation, unit type and size for easier and more logical viewing
o Comprehensive review and update of all Axis units (Italians are divided into Metropolitan, African and Russian variants of organization)
o Hundreds of new OBs to fill in gaps
o German Divisions now have numerous archetypes to reflect the varied nature of their organization and equipment (there used to be one standard infantry and panzer division - now there are numerous variants to use a wider variety of equipment)
o Better transition of Axis units that become equipped with Panzerfausts in late 1943 (all units should now have unit upgrades when the squads get updated to panzerfausts in Oct 43)
o Revised inclusion of German imported equipment into Axis minor OBs (Panzerschreks in Finnish units, German anti-tank guns and panzers in Italian, Rumanian, Finnish and Hungarian units)
o Different OBs with appropriate naming of motorized and non-motorized variants of units (Standard Pioneer unit versus a Motorized Pioneer unit)
o Reviewed/corrected the unit symbols used by OBs using the new editor feature and updated some units' symbols as being marine and light infantry.

These features are all already available on the beta branch of WITE2. This is available for download on the Matrix Forums or by opting into the beta via Steam.  We would like to thank everyone that helped beta test this update and the team members that developed it.

The Order of Battle update itself will be going live at the end of November, so you don't have to wait much longer to play with these changes.

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War in the East 2 Order of Battle Update Out Now
Mon, 27 November 2023



The Order of Battle Update for War in the East 2 is out now. This massive update includes the addition of new OOB's to more accurately model the condition and organization of German divisions during the Second World War.

You can download this update via either steam or the Matrix Forums right here.

The full changelog of this update can be viewed here: https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/download/file.php?id=1189456


Access to the full living update manual can be found here: whatsnew.pdf https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/download/file.php?id=1189455




The organization of the Grossdeutschland division in May, 1944

These new formations model both the differing quality of equipment different divisions were supplied with, and the time period they historically were organized.




The changing shape of the Panzer division from 1941-1945

There is also increased variety for other Axis powers OOB's. Italy now has divisions modeled for the Metropole, North Africa, and the Russian Front.




From the halls of Garibaldi to the shores of Tripoli

Finally, security divisions now make use of captured foreign tanks.




Captured French and Czech tanks as part of a security division

While the changes to the Order of Battle are the most noticeable feature with this update, there are several others worth highlighting. Aircraft with anti-armor cannons are more likely to deliberately target AFV's, all scenarios were updated to include the new Division templates, there are a host of bugfixes and scenario updates including the correction of certain formation and location names, along with changes to scenario reinforcement and supply pools.

We are very proud of this massive update, and hope you enjoy playing it.

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New v1.03.09 Public Beta Now Available!
18 Jan 2024

There's a new public beta update available now (v1.03.09). It is available to download by selecting the beta branch from the games Properties menu, listed as "beta - Open Beta". You can opt out at any time.

IMPORTANT NOTE 1: All save game and scenario files created with this or later versions may only be loaded with this or a later version. Versions prior to 1.03.03 may not load these newer save game or scenario files. Old saves and scenarios may be loaded with this and newer versions.

IMPORTANT NOTE 2: The extensive changes made to the OB and map files in 1.03.03 will require that any modded scenario created prior to 1.03.03 will need to have their generic data locked using generic data from 1.02.52 or an earlier version. If you are going to start a modded scenario that was created prior to 1.03.03, make sure that you are using a version of the scenario that had its generic data locked.


V1.03.09 – 9th January 2024

New Features and Rule Changes

• New Game Option – Reduced Retreat Attrition – When enabled, routing units will suffer less retreat attrition than normal. The default is for this to be off. This value may not be changed once a scenario has begun in PBEM and MP games.
• New Game Option – Morale Mod (by country) – This allows a value between 0 and 20 to be set for each active country. The value set is added to the ground national morale value for the country. The default is for all of these to be set to 0. This value may not be changed once a scenario has begun in PBEM and MP games.
• Leaders in charge of air command HQs will no longer gain victories and defeats.
• In order to reduce failures when attempting to save MP games, the amount of time has been increased before a save will timeout with a failure.
• Manual correction (section 23.7) - Reserve units committed to support a cross river attack are not subject to additional disruption.
• Manual correction (section 28.6.2) - Damage is calculated by factory as follows: ((100-damage)/100) x factory points and rounding up. So a 12 factory with 40 damage would produce 8 (((100-40)/100) x 12) = 7.2 rounded up to 8.
• Updated the Living Manual.pdf file in the \Manuals folder. This is up to date with changes through game version 1.03.0.


Bug Fixes and AI Improvements

• Units that are class Mech-Infantry (ground elements of type Mech-Infantry, Cavalry, and several others) are firing in combat with 20% of their correct effectiveness. Fixed.
• Routed units in theater boxes will automatically unrout in the logistics phase.


Data and Scenario Changes

• Device.dat changes:
o 50mm Type 89 Grenade Launcher (0174 & 0183) – Duplicated Japanese devices both removed as no use in WitE2.
o 7.5mm FM Mle 24/29 AAMG (0223 & 0231) – Duplicated device both removed as no use in WitE2.
o 6.5mm Breda BMG (0258) & (0280) – Duplicated device both removed as no use in WitE2.
o 7.5mm MAC 31 BMG (0290) – Duplicated device removed.
o 7.62mm DT TMG (0296) – Duplicated device removed.
o 12.7mm DShK TMG (0297) – Duplicate device removed.
o 20mm Flak30 L/65 Gun (0651) – Duplicate device removed.
o 8mm 35M Rifle (0652) – Duplicate device removed.
o 7.92mm ZB M1924 Rifle (0659) – Duplicate device removed.
o 7.92mm vz.26 BMG (0662) – Duplicate device removed.
o 165 USG Drop Tank (0722) – Duplicate device removed.
o 5in/38 Mk 12 Gun (1055) – Duplicate device removed.
• Ground.dat changes:
o Panzer IIf (0003) – Scrap date changed from 1944 to 1945.
o Flammpanzer II (0005) – Upgrade to Flammpanzer III (0012) removed.
o Panzer IIIe (0006) – Upgrade path changed from Panzer IIIg (0007) to Panzer IIIf (0438).
o Panzer IIIg (0007) – Upgrade path changed from Panzer IIIm (0010) to Panzer IIIh (0008) and Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1942.
o Panzer IIIh (0008) – Maximum Imports increased from 0 to 150; Import From ID changed from 0 to 0007 (Panzer IIIg); Last Year changed from 1941 to 1942; Scrap date changed from 1944 to 1943; Last Month changed from 3 to 6 and Build Limit increased from –1 to 3.
o Panther D (0022) – Upgrade path to Panther G (0024) removed.
o Stug IIIf (0030) – Upgrade path changed from Stug IIIf/8 (0451) to Stug IIIg (0031).
o Labor Squad (0133) – Ammo Use increased from 2 to 3.
o 65mm M13 Infantry Gun (0195) – Build Limit decreased from 1 to -1 (production deactivated).
o T-35 (0227) – Gun changed from 37mm KwK34(t) L/40 (0310) to 37mm vz.34 L/40 (0309); ACC increased from 425 to 475; CMG changed from 7.92mm MG37(t) (0267) to 7.92mm vz.37 (0266) and BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm vz.26 (0268).
o T-38 (0231) – BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm vz.26 (0268).
o TACAM T-60 (0237) – BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm vz.26 (0268).
o TACAM R-2 (0238) – BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm vz.26 (0268).
o 20mm Oerlikon AA Gun (0242) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 37mm Bofors AT Gun (0243) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 47mm Breda AT Gun (0244) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 60mm Mle 1935 Mortar (0247) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 81mm Mle 27/31 Mortar (0248) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 120mm Resita Mortar (0249) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 37mm M1939 AA Gun (0258) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 25mm Mle 1939 AA Gun (0259) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 25mm Puteaux AT Gun (0261) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 75mm Mle 1897 Field Gun (0262) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 100mm vz.30 Howitzer (0263) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 122mm M-10 Howitzer (0264) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 13.2mm Mle 1930 AAMG (0265) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 105mm leFH18 Howitzer (0268) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 149mm vz.37 Howitzer (0269) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 45mm M37 AT Gun (0271) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o Labor Squad (0272) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 75mm Vickers AA Gun (0273) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o T-38E (0281) – BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm vz.26 (0268).
o OA vz.30 Armored Car (0331) – BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm vz.26 (0268).
o 128mm Flak40 AA Gun (0340) – Fuel Use increased from 0 to 22.
o 76.2mm FK295(r) (0443) added – Captured Soviet 76.2mm M1902 Field Gun added; 500 imported at 10 per month from 1/42.
o 47mm M35 Infantry Gun (0444) added – Identical to 47mm M35 AT Gun but classified as Infantry Gun Type (62) with Build Limit of 2 per turn thru 9/43.
o 47mm M1937 AT Gun (0448) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 47mm M1935 Infantry Gun (0460) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 105mm Mle 1913 Field Gun (0468) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 105mm Mle 1936 Field Gun (0470) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o SU-57 (0726) – Upgrade path to SU-76M (0731) added.
o Engineer-Sapper Squad (0733) – Ammo Use increased from 2 to 3.
o T-40 M1941 (0739) – Upgrade path to T-60 M1941 removed.
o OT-34 (0748) – Upgrade path to OT-34/85 (0728) removed.
o M4A2 Sherman (0751) – Upgrade path to M4A2(76)W (0752) removed.
o Churchill IV (0762) – Scrap date changed from 1945 to 1944.
o IS-1 M1943 (0763) – Upgrade path changed from IS-2 M1943 (0829) to IS-2 M1944 (0759) and Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1944.
o ZiS-30 (0764) – Upgrade path to SU-76 (0765) added and Scrap date changed from 1941 to 1942.
o SU-76 (0765) – Upgrade path to SU-76M (0731) removed and Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1945.
o SU-85 (0766) – Upgrade path changed from SU-85M (0830) to SU-100 (0767).
o SU-122 (0768) – Upgrade path changed from ISU-152 (0771) to ISU-122 (0769).
o 76.2mm 3-K AA Gun (0811) – Fuel Use increased from 6 to 22.
o Motorcycle Squad (0813) – Fuel Use increased from 10 to 12.
o T-50 M1941 (0826) – Upgrade path changed from T-34 M1942 (0746) to T-70 M1942 (0741).
o 152mm D-1 Howitzer (0827) – Size increased from 1 to 2 and Fuel Use increased from 6 to 22.
o KV-8 (0842) – Scrap date changed from 1944 to 1945.

• 2 new photos for ground elements 043 and 0444.

• 1941 Campaign(s) changes:
o Assigned non-PVO Soviet fighter AOGs, and non-Long Range Air Command bomber AOGs, directly to ground support Air Directives.
o Fixed experience of support elements in German 3rd and 6th Panzer Divisions.
o Added 25,000 vehicles to the German vehicle pool.

• Stalingrad to Berlin Campaign(s), Vistula to Berlin Campaign, Steel Inferno 1943 and 1944 Campaigns changes:
o Changed all airbases in Slovakian to German nationality
o 6th SS Mountain Division now leaves Norway for WE rather than the Map.
o The 7th Mountain Division was left out of each Campaign. It begins in Finland and will move to Norway.
o Added Air Directives for the different PVO Air Commands.

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Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2 Morale Update
Mon, March 25, 2024



Good news for all you Gary Grigsby fans out there, a new update for War in the East 2 is now live.

The Morale update adds a new optional rule about, well... morale. You can find the new morale settings, which allow you to adjust national morale by country in new games, if you scroll down in the game options. Also introduced with 01.03.09 is a new optional rule that re-balances retreat attrition. When enabled, routing units will suffer less retreat attrition than normal. The default is for this to be off. With this option enabled you are under far greater pressure to actually encircle enemy formations to destroy them, rather than purely by pursuit.

1.03.10 rebalanced air/ground attacks. The number of requested bomber aircraft for Ground Attack Air Directives must now be set to at least 10 (or set to 0 for Automatic). This update also saw improvements to the multiplayer UI, making it easier to report and log any errors you may encounter.

You can find the full changelog posted below.

IMPORTANT NOTE 1
: All save game and scenario files created with this or later versions may only be loaded with this or a later version. Versions prior to 1.03.03 may not load these newer save game or scenario files. Old saves and scenarios may be loaded with this and newer versions.

IMPORTANT NOTE 2
: The extensive changes made to the OB and map files in 1.03.03 will require that any modded scenario created prior to 1.03.03 will need to have their generic data locked using generic data from 1.02.52 or an earlier version. If you are going to start a modded scenario that was created prior to 1.03.03, make sure that you are using a version of the scenario that had its generic data locked.

Change History
V1.03.11 – 25th March 2024
• 1.03.10 public beta version made official

V1.03.10 – 6th February 2024
New Features and Rule Changes

• Changes/improvements to the Multiplayer Server system:
o Any error from the server will display a message window that requires the player to press
a key to close. Please note the error message if you are going to report an issue to
technical support.
o Game now logs server requests/responses/errors in a server.log file that is stored in the
main game directory (Gary Grigsby’s War in the East 2). Whenever the game is restarted
and the first server request is made, it will create a new file. It will store the previous
server file as server-prev.log. If you report a tech support issue with your server game,
please attach your server.log and/or server-prev.log file to your report.
o Other changes were made to reduce the number of automatic retries, reduce the amount
of logins, and avoid token expiration issues.

• Rule Change – The number of requested bomber aircraft for Ground Attack Air Directives must
now be set to at least 10 (or set to 0 for Automatic).

Bug Fixes and AI Improvements
• Halftracks with mortars are not using their mortars in combat. Fixed.

Data and Scenario Changes
• Ob.dat changes:
o Some spelling updates
o 42 A.S. Ital. Semi-Mot Infantry Division now uses the Italian version of the 88mm Flak
o 43 LW Flak Regiment used the single barrel version of the 128mm Flak
o 42c Tier 1 Motorized Division has the proper 50mm GrW used
o 43 Guards Airborne Division and OB Chains have been synched to prevent unlimited
building

• Device.dat file changes:
o 75mm vz.15 L/15 Gun (0348) – Rate of Fire decreased from 20 to 10.
o 75mm M34 L/46 Gun (0375) – Rate of Fire increased from 10 to 20.
o 37mm da 37/45 L/45 Gun (0672) – Rate of Fire increased from 10 to 15.
o 76.2mm KT-28 L/25 Gun (0351) – Renamed 76.2mm KT-28 L/16.5 Gun.
o 76.2mm L-10 L/30.5 Gun (0378) – Renamed 76.2mm L-10 L/26 Gun.
• Gtype.dat file change - SP Rocket Launcher (0056) – Combat Value increased from 1 to 3.

• Ground.dat file changes:
o Panzer IIIe (0006) – Ammo Use increased from 20 to 24.
o Panzer IVf2 (0019) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Panzer IVg (0020) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Panzer IVh (0021) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Panther D (0022) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Panther A (0023) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Panther G (0024) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Sturmpanzer IV (0027) – Ammo Use decrease from 184 to 168.
o Stug IIIf (0030) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o Stug IIIg (0031) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o Jagdpanzer IV (0032) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o Panzerjaeger II (0034) – Ammo Use decreased from 193 to 187.
o Marder II (0035) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o Marder III (0036) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o Panzerjaeger 38t (0037) – Ammo Use decreased from 193 to 187.
o Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer (0039) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o Jagdpanzer IV/70(V) (0041) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o Hummel (0046) – Ammo Use decreased from 424 to 384.
o Lorraine (SdKfz-135/1) (0047) – Ammo Use decreased from 424 to 288.
o sIG33 (0052) – Ammo Use decreased from 278 to 252.
o sIG33 Grille K (0053) – Ammo Use decreased from 278 to 252.
o SdKfz-234/3 Armored Car (0059) – Ammo Use increased from 174 to 203.
o SdKfz-234/4 Armored Car (0060) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o SdKfz-233 Armored Car (0066) – Ammo Use increased from 160 to 203.
o 75mm PaK40 AT Gun (0069) – Ammo Use decreased from 231 to 225.
o 76.2mm PaK36(r) AT Gun (0070) – Ammo Use decreased from 210 to 204.
o 88mm Pak43 AT Gun (0071) – Ammo Use increased from 240 to 264.
o 75mm leIG18 Infantry Gun (0074) – Ammo Use decreased from 218 to 210.
o 150mm sIG33 Infantry Gun (0075) – Ammo Use decreased from 276 to 252.
o SdKfz-251/22 Halftrack (0107) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o 150mm K39 Field Gun (0108) – Ammo Use decreased from 210 to 190.
o 75mm leFK18 Field Gun (0109) – Ammo Use decreased from 149 to 126.
o 150mm sFH Howitzer (0112) – Ammo Use decreased from 412 to 384.
o Panzer IVj (0125) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Stug IIIg (0140) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o 75mm K/40 AT Gun (0145) – Ammo Use decreased from 231 to 225.
o 150mm H/15 Howitzer (0164) – Ammo Use increased from 309 to 376.
o Panzer IVj (0166) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Stug IV (0170) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o StuIG33B (0175) – Ammo Use increased from 185 to 168.
o M-11/39 (0179) – Ammo Use increased from 17 to 20.
o M-13/40 (0180) – Ammo Use decreased from 50 to 33.
o M-15/42 (0181) – Ammo Use decreased from 41 to 27.
o Semovente L40 da 47 (0183) – Ammo Use decreased from 69 to 39.
o 47mm M35 AT Gun (0192) – Ammo Use decreased from 68 to 45.
o 75mm M34 AA Gun (0213) – Ammo Use increased from 140 to 280.
o Panzerjaeger 38(t)H (0216) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o sIG33 Grille H (0218) – Ammo Use decreased from 278 to 252.
o T-4(g) (0233) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o T-4(h) (0234) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o TA(g) (0236) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o TACAM T-60 (0237) – Ammo Use decreased from 228 to 182.
o TACAM R-2 (0238) – Ammo Use decreased from 228 to 182.
o 20mm Oerlikon AA Gun (0242) – Ammo Use increased from 21 to 60.
o 37mm Bofors AT Gun (0243) – Ammo Use increased from 20 to 24.
o 47mm Breda AT Gun (0244) – Ammo Use decreased from 68 to 45.
o 25mm Mle 1939 AA Gun (0259) – Ammo Use decreased from 162 to 90.
o 75mm Mle 1897 Field Gun (0262) – Ammo Use increased from 192 to 196.
o Panzer IVh (0284) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Stug IIIg (0286) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o 75mm PaK40 AT Gun (0291) – Ammo Use decreased from 231 to 225.
o 75mm 15M Mountain Gun (0313) – Ammo Use decreased from 280 to 140.
o 37mm vz.37 AT Gun (0320) – Ammo Use increased from 25 to 30.
o LT-40 (0335) – Ammo Use decreased from 15 to 12.
o Marder III (0336) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o Panzer IVj (0337) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Panzer IVh (0348) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Stug IIIg (0351) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o 47mm PaK181(f) AT Gun (0357) – Ammo Use decreased from 60 to 45.
o 40mm 40M AT Gun (0359) – Ammo Use decreased from 100 to 40.
o 75mm leIG18 Infantry Gun (0364) – Ammo Use decreased from 218 to 210.
o 150mm sIG33 Infantry Gun (0365) – Ammo Use decreased from 276 to 252.
o 75mm Pak40 AT Gun (0366) – Ammo Use decreased from 231 to 225.
o 75mm GebG36 Mountain Gun (0373) – Ammo Use increased from 91 to 98.
o Panzer IIf (0379) – Fuel Use increased from 22 to 23.
o Marder I (0401) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o GW 39H(f) (0402) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o GW FCM(f) (0404) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o sIG33/2 Hetzer (0410) – Ammo Use decreased from 278 to 252.
o Panzer Ia (0415) – Ammo Use increased from 3 to 5.
o Tauchpanzer IIIf (0417) – Ammo Use increased from 20 to 24.
o sIG33 II (0420) – Ammo Use decreased from 278 to 252.
o SdKfz-8 Flak18 (0422) – Ammo Use increased from 240 to 480.
o SdKfz-9 Flak18 (0423) – Ammo Use increased from 240 to 480.
o 47mm M35 Infantry Gun (0444) – Ammo Use increased from 68 to 75.
o 47mm M1937 AT Gun (0448) – Ammo Use decreased from 60 to 45.
o Stug IIIf/8 (0451) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o 47mm M1935 Infantry Gun (0460) – Ammo Use increased from 30 to 75.
o SdKfz-251/9D Halftrack (0461) – Ammo Use increased from 154 to 203.
o 75mm leIG37 Infantry Gun (0467) – Ammo Use decreased from 174 to 168.
o 75mm K/17 Field Gun (0485) – Ammo Use increased from 132 to 196.
o 75mm PaK40 AT Gun (0495) – Ammo Use decreased from 231 to 225.
o Recon Squad (0496) – Hand Grenade (0176) facing changed from Fwd to Side.
o Panzer IVg (0506) – Last Year changed from 1943 to 1945; Last Month changed from 4
to 8 and Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Stug IIIg (0507) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o 37mm vz.37 AT Gun (0511) – Ammo Use increased from 25 to 30 and Build Limit
decreased from 1 to -1 (production deactivated).
o 75mm PaK97/38 AT Gun (513) – Build Cost increased from 5 to 22.
o 75mm PaK40 AT Gun (0514) – Ammo Use decreased from 231 to 225.
o 75mm leFK18 Field Gun (0519) – Ammo Use decreased from 149 to 126.
o 75mm M15 Mountain Gun (0520) – Ammo Use decreased from 280 to 140.
o 105mm Skoda Field Gun (0521) – Build Cost increased from 2 to 57.
o 150mm sFH18 Howitzer (0524) – Ammo Use decreased from 412 to 384.
o Lorraine (SdKfz-135/2) (0544) – Ammo Use decreased from 424 to 252.
o OT-34/85 M1944 (0728) – ROF increased from -4 to -3 and Ammo Use increased from
158 to 182.
o T-34/85 M1944 (0747) – ROF increased from -4 to -3 and Ammo Use increased from 140
to 160.
o M4A2 Sherman (0751) – Ammo Use decreased from 195 to 165.
o M4A2(76)W Sherman (0752) – Ammo Use decreased from 202 to 124.
o KV-85(0757) – ROF increased from -4 to -3 and Ammo Use increased from 140 to 160.
o IS-2 M1944 (0759) – Ammo Use increased from 110 to 165.
o IS-1 M1943 (0763) – ROF increased from -4 to -3 and Ammo Use increased from 100 to
160.
o ZiS-30 (0764) – Ammo Use increased from 108 to 126.
o SU-85 (0766) – ROF decreased from -3 to -4 and Ammo Use increased from 120 to 140.
o ISU-122(0769) – Ammo Use decreased from 165 to 110.
o 57mm ZiS-2 AT Gun (0782) – Ammo Use decreased from 160 to 140.
o SU-85M (0830) – ROF decreased from -3 to -4 and Ammo Use increased from 120 to
140.
o 75mm PaK40 AT Gun (1003) – Ammo Use decreased from 231 to 225.
o 76.2mm PaK36(r) AT Gun (1004) – Ammo Use decreased from 210 to 204.
o 75mm leIG18 Infantry Gun (1005) – Ammo Use decreased from 218 to 210.
o 150mm sIG33 Infantry Gun (1006) – Ammo Use decreased from 276 to 252.
o 75mm leFK18 Field Gun (1028) – Ammo Use decreased from 149 to 126.
o 150mm sFH Howitzer (1031) – Ammo Use decreased from 412 to 384.
o SdKfz-250/11 (0441) – Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1944.
o OT-130/133 (0743) – Scrap date changed from 1940 to 1941.
o T-34 M1941 (0745) – Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1945.
o T-34 M1942 (0746) – Scrap date changed from 1944 to 1945.
o KV-1s M1942 (0750) – Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1945.
o KV-85 (0757) – Scrap date changed from 1944 to 1945.
o M-30-4 Rocket Launcher (0816) – 7.62mm M1938 Carbine (0157) facing changed from
Fwd to Side.
o KV-1 M1941 (0839) – Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1945.

• Map changes (hex.dat, hexart.dat and maptext.dat):
o Location changes:
0558 Messina (ITA) moved from Calabria to Sicily region
0782 Braila (RUM) moved from Dobrogea to Muntenia region
o Region changes:
Transylvania region (Rumania) slightly reduced in size
0088 Muntenia (RUM) slightly extended in Nothwest
0086 Oltenia (RUM) slightly extended in North
0087 Banat (RUM) slightly extended in North and East
0089 Crisana (RUM) slightly extended in East, slightly shrunk in South
0244 Languedoc (FRA) slightly extended to West and Northwest
o minor hex art changes:
Hex 175,217 transferred from RUM to HUN
Hex 177,220 transferred from YUG to RUM
o Omul (2505m) -> Omu (2505m)

• 1941 Campaign(s):
o RHG Command HQs changed to a different OB, restoring the 500 support squad max
size
o fixed some on-map support units without combat preparation points

• Road to Leningrad, Destruction of Southwester Front, Road to Minsk, Red Army Resurgent
scenarios:
o RHG Command HQs changed to a different OB, restoring the 500 support squad max
size

V1.03.09 – 9th January 2024
New Features and Rule Changes
• New Game Option – Reduced Retreat Attrition – When enabled, routing units will suffer less
retreat attrition than normal. The default is for this to be off. This value may not be changed once
a scenario has begun in PBEM and MP games.
• New Game Option – Morale Mod (by country) – This allows a value between 0 and 20 to be set
for each active country. The value set is added to the ground national morale value for the
country. The default is for all of these to be set to 0. This value may not be changed once a
scenario has begun in PBEM and MP games.
• Leaders in charge of air command HQs will no longer gain victories and defeats.
• In order to reduce failures when attempting to save MP games, the amount of time has been
increased before a save will timeout with a failure.
• Manual correction (section 23.7) - Reserve units committed to support a cross river attack are not
subject to additional disruption.
• Manual correction (section 28.6.2) - Damage is calculated by factory as follows: ((100-
damage)/100) x factory points and rounding up. So a 12 factory with 40 damage would produce 8
(((100-40)/100) x 12) = 7.2 rounded up to 8.
• Updated the Living Manual.pdf file in the \Manuals folder. This is up to date with changes through
game version 1.03.0.

Bug Fixes and AI Improvements
• Units that are class Mech-Infantry (ground elements of type Mech-Infantry, Cavalry, and several
others) are firing in combat with 20% of their correct effectiveness. Fixed.
• Routed units in theater boxes will automatically unrout in the logistics phase.

Data and Scenario Changes
• Device.dat changes:
o 50mm Type 89 Grenade Launcher (0174 & 0183) – Duplicated Japanese devices both
removed as no use in WitE2.
o 7.5mm FM Mle 24/29 AAMG (0223 & 0231) – Duplicated device both removed as no use
in WitE2.
o 6.5mm Breda BMG (0258) & (0280) – Duplicated device both removed as no use in
WitE2.
o 7.5mm MAC 31 BMG (0290) – Duplicated device removed.
o 7.62mm DT TMG (0296) – Duplicated device removed.
o 12.7mm DShK TMG (0297) – Duplicate device removed.
o 20mm Flak30 L/65 Gun (0651) – Duplicate device removed.
o 8mm 35M Rifle (0652) – Duplicate device removed.
o 7.92mm ZB M1924 Rifle (0659) – Duplicate device removed.
o 7.92mm vz.26 BMG (0662) – Duplicate device removed.
o 165 USG Drop Tank (0722) – Duplicate device removed.
o 5in/38 Mk 12 Gun (1055) – Duplicate device removed.

• Ground.dat changes:
o Panzer IIf (0003) – Scrap date changed from 1944 to 1945.
o Flammpanzer II (0005) – Upgrade to Flammpanzer III (0012) removed.
o Panzer IIIe (0006) – Upgrade path changed from Panzer IIIg (0007) to Panzer IIIf (0438).
o Panzer IIIg (0007) – Upgrade path changed from Panzer IIIm (0010) to Panzer IIIh (0008)
and Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1942.
o Panzer IIIh (0008) – Maximum Imports increased from 0 to 150; Import From ID changed
from 0 to 0007 (Panzer IIIg); Last Year changed from 1941 to 1942; Scrap date changed
from 1944 to 1943; Last Month changed from 3 to 6 and Build Limit increased from –1 to
3.
o Panther D (0022) – Upgrade path to Panther G (0024) removed.
o Stug IIIf (0030) – Upgrade path changed from Stug IIIf/8 (0451) to Stug IIIg (0031).
o Labor Squad (0133) – Ammo Use increased from 2 to 3.
o 65mm M13 Infantry Gun (0195) – Build Limit decreased from 1 to -1 (production
deactivated).
o T-35 (0227) – Gun changed from 37mm KwK34(t) L/40 (0310) to 37mm vz.34 L/40
(0309); ACC increased from 425 to 475; CMG changed from 7.92mm MG37(t) (0267) to
7.92mm vz.37 (0266) and BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm vz.26
(0268).
o T-38 (0231) – BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm vz.26 (0268).
o TACAM T-60 (0237) – BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm vz.26 (0268).
o TACAM R-2 (0238) – BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm vz.26 (0268).
o 20mm Oerlikon AA Gun (0242) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 37mm Bofors AT Gun (0243) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o 47mm Breda AT Gun (0244) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o 60mm Mle 1935 Mortar (0247) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 81mm Mle 27/31 Mortar (0248) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 120mm Resita Mortar (0249) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o 37mm M1939 AA Gun (0258) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o 25mm Mle 1939 AA Gun (0259) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 25mm Puteaux AT Gun (0261) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 75mm Mle 1897 Field Gun (0262) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 100mm vz.30 Howitzer (0263) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o 122mm M-10 Howitzer (0264) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o 13.2mm Mle 1930 AAMG (0265) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 105mm leFH18 Howitzer (0268) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 149mm vz.37 Howitzer (0269) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o 45mm M37 AT Gun (0271) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o Labor Squad (0272) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB
M1924 (0132).
o 75mm Vickers AA Gun (0273) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o T-38E (0281) – BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm vz.26 (0268).
o OA vz.30 Armored Car (0331) – BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm
vz.26 (0268).
o 128mm Flak40 AA Gun (0340) – Fuel Use increased from 0 to 22.
o 76.2mm FK295(r) (0443) added – Captured Soviet 76.2mm M1902 Field Gun added; 500
imported at 10 per month from 1/42.
o 47mm M35 Infantry Gun (0444) added – Identical to 47mm M35 AT Gun but classified as
Infantry Gun Type (62) with Build Limit of 2 per turn thru 9/43.
o 47mm M1937 AT Gun (0448) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o 47mm M1935 Infantry Gun (0460) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 105mm Mle 1913 Field Gun (0468) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 105mm Mle 1936 Field Gun (0470) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o SU-57 (0726) – Upgrade path to SU-76M (0731) added.
o Engineer-Sapper Squad (0733) – Ammo Use increased from 2 to 3.
o T-40 M1941 (0739) – Upgrade path to T-60 M1941 removed.
o OT-34 (0748) – Upgrade path to OT-34/85 (0728) removed.
o M4A2 Sherman (0751) – Upgrade path to M4A2(76)W (0752) removed.
o Churchill IV (0762) – Scrap date changed from 1945 to 1944.
o IS-1 M1943 (0763) – Upgrade path changed from IS-2 M1943 (0829) to IS-2 M1944
(0759) and Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1944.
o ZiS-30 (0764) – Upgrade path to SU-76 (0765) added and Scrap date changed from 1941
to 1942.
o SU-76 (0765) – Upgrade path to SU-76M (0731) removed and Scrap date changed from
1943 to 1945.
o SU-85 (0766) – Upgrade path changed from SU-85M (0830) to SU-100 (0767).
o SU-122 (0768) – Upgrade path changed from ISU-152 (0771) to ISU-122 (0769).
o 76.2mm 3-K AA Gun (0811) – Fuel Use increased from 6 to 22.
o Motorcycle Squad (0813) – Fuel Use increased from 10 to 12.
o T-50 M1941 (0826) – Upgrade path changed from T-34 M1942 (0746) to T-70 M1942
(0741).
o 152mm D-1 Howitzer (0827) – Size increased from 1 to 2 and Fuel Use increased from 6
to 22.
o KV-8 (0842) – Scrap date changed from 1944 to 1945.

• 2 new photos for ground elements 043 and 0444.

• 1941 Campaign(s) changes:
o Assigned non-PVO Soviet fighter AOGs, and non-Long Range Air Command bomber
AOGs, directly to ground support Air Directives.
o Fixed experience of support elements in German 3rd and 6th Panzer Divisions.
o Added 25,000 vehicles to the German vehicle pool.

• Stalingrad to Berlin Campaign(s), Vistula to Berlin Campaign, Steel Inferno 1943 and 1944
Campaigns changes:
o Changed all airbases in Slovakian to German nationality
o 6th SS Mountain Division now leaves Norway for WE rather than the Map.
o The 7th Mountain Division was left out of each Campaign. It begins in Finland and will
move to Norway.
o Added Air Directives for the different PVO Air Commands.

[Asid]

Next update info and looking for a few good testers
Fri Jun 21, 2024

We have a new update in testing now, unfortunately, we have few remaining active testers. We'd like to find a small number of players interested in testing out the changes. I'll list the complete set of changes below, but first want to provide some important additional info for those considering helping out:

1) Once you start a game, or load an old game, using the new 1.04.00 Beta exe, you cannot go back and use an earlier exe. For that reason, I would not suggest players use this for an existing MP game, at least not until we've had some additional testing. MP games can only revert 1 turn, so if you run into a new bug, you won't be able to back up and use an earlier version if you've progressed more than 1 turn.

2) We don't yet have a test version on Steam. If you are a Steam user, and don't know how to manually update your Steam WitE2 version, you must have the Matrix copy of the game and use that for testing.

3) This version has a number of new game options, and these cannot be changed after start for PBEM and MP games. These new options will default at the standard (no change) setting when an existing save game is loaded in.

4) We are looking for both players who want to start new games, and those playing existing games (both AI and PBEM) who are willing to continue. AI players can alter the game options at any point during a game, so we could use a few testers willing to try things out and change them up mid-game.

5) As usual, programming time is limited, so for this round of testing, we are not looking for testers that want to push for more game changes or new features. We're just looking to find new bugs and data issues that have resulted from the most recent changes. We do read tester posts, and those testers (and non-testers) that have shown they have dug in and understand how the system works, have been very important in helping us make some game changes. Some things are just impossible to change, and some are not worth trying to change because the odds of improvement are low, and often much lower than the odds of making things worse. A great example of public forum help in this 1.04.00 update is the set of pilot changes made based on the ongoing air war AAR and the comments/analysis of M60A3TTS (thanks to M60 and jubjub).

So, if you've read all of this, and are still interested in testing the update, email us at 2by3@2by3games.com and tell us what scenario you're going to start with, whether it will be an Ai game or one against a human (if you can find an opponent), and/or whether you plan on continuing an existing game. Hope I haven't discouraged all of you. 


As for what's in the update, here's the patch notes:


V1.04.00 – 14th June 2024

New Features and Rule Changes
IMPORTANT NOTE: All save game and scenario files created with this or later versions may only be loaded with this or a later version. Versions prior to 1.04.00 may not load these newer save game or scenario files. Old saves and scenarios may be loaded with this and newer versions.
•   The game options screen now has three tabs, with options categorized as gameplay, difficulty, or balance. Note that clicking on Reset to Default will reset all game options to their default values, not just those visible on screen.
•   New Game Option – Combat Delay Effects, with 3 settings:
o   STANDARD (default) - no change in combat delay (CD) movement point (MP) costs.
o   REDUCED - Extra MP cost for each CD point is divided by 2 (and truncated). Examples: For non-motorized 1 CD adds 0 MP cost, 2 CD adds 1 MP cost. For motorized 1 CD adds 1 MP cost (1*3/2), 2 CD is 3 MP cost (2*3/2)
o   MINIMAL - 0 MP cost for CD points (it still impacts not being able to attack a hex that has 9 combat delay)
This allows players to create a game with more maneuver and chance for encirclements. Combined with turning on Reduced Retreat Attrition, setting to Reduced should open up the game while reducing the value of grinding attacks. The minimal setting is only recommended for novice players.
•   New Game Option – Campaign End Conditions, with 3 settings:
o   STANDARD (default) – no change to campaign end conditions
o   EXTENDED PLAY - If the game ends due to Sudden Victory/Sudden Loss/31 December 1944 High Water Mark check, the game will pause. The victory screen will appear with the victory level displayed, and the player will be able to enter extended play and continue the game. Each player will see the victory screen at the start of their turn one time, and be able to continue the game. When the campaign ends due to Belin falling or time expiring, the game will display the same victory level displayed at the start of extended play.
o   NO EARLY END – The game ignores the Sudden Victory/Sudden Loss/31 December 1944 HWM check conditions completely.
IMPORTANT: The No Early End versions of the 1941 and Stalingrad to Berlin Campaigns are considered to be superseded by the new Campaign End Conditions game option.  We strongly recommend using this game option along with the regular scenarios instead of using the "No Early End" scenarios, but they remain available for players who prefer them. Also, note that the turn summary screen graphic that show the sudden victory and sudden loss levels still shows these values when using the No Early End game option. Players should view the victory screen to see if there are any active sudden victory and sudden loss victory checks.
•   New Game Option – Vehicle Repair Rate – This allows players to adjust the vehicle repair rates (percentages) for Axis and Soviet vehicles (to any value from 5 to 50). There is a repair rate for each side for 1941-42, and another for each side for 1943-45. Default values for Axis are 5% in 41-42 and 10% for 43-45. Default values for Soviet are 25% in 41-42 and 25% in 43-45. A small change could have a large impact over time on the number of vehicles in repair at any given time. Players looking to weaken Soviet logistics in 1943-45 could try adjusting to 20%.
•   New Game Option – Miscellaneous Leader Deaths, with 3 settings:
o   STANDARD (default) – no change in leader deaths not caused by HQ displacement or air attack
o   REDUCED – ½ the chance of leader deaths not caused by HQ displacement or air attack
o   NONE – No chance of leader deaths not caused by HQ displacement or air attack
Note: All leaders that become unavailable, due to HQ displacement, air attack, or miscellaneous deaths, are listed as KIA in the game. However, those that become unavailable due to the miscellaneous leader deaths represent unavailability due to accidents, natural death, other enemy action (artillery while visiting the front, etc.), retirement, and prolonged illness. The last paragraph of section 15.8 of the manual inaccurately described these losses as “killed due to other enemy action”, but in fact they are meant to reflect additional reasons for leaders becoming unavailable. It is these losses that we are now defining as miscellaneous leader deaths (although as stated above they don’t all involve death).
•   New Game Option – Amphibious Invasions, with 3 settings:
o   STANDARD (default) – no change in amphibious invasion rules
o   LIMITED – Only hexes in the regions of Crimea, Georgia, and Krasnodar may be targets of an amphibious invasion (Ctrl-m shows all regions)
o   NONE – No amphibious invasions are allowed
•   New Game Option – No Temporary Motorization (default off). When checked, players may not temporarily motorize any units.
•   New Game Option – No Airborne Operations (default off). When checked, players may not drop airborne units (airborne tab will not appear in F9 window).
•   The country specific Morale Mod game option has been expanded so it now includes entries for 1941-42 and for 1943-45. The values entered alter each country’s ground national morale for the indicated years.
•   Added a new toggle item to the main editor menu: Allow Axis Unit Build Yes/No (default value is No). When Yes:
o   the build unit button is visible to Axis players so they can access the build unit menu
o   any Axis units that are built will go to the Axis reserve
o   fortress and fortified zone units are never buildable on the build menu (like Soviet fort and fortified regions are not buildable on the build menu)
It is also now possible, in the Ob chain portion of the editor, to assign each OB chain an Axis special flag (Axis- Elite, SS-Elite, SS-Non-Elite, LW, LW-Elite). When a new unit is built, it will be given the special flag set in the OB chain.
Note: This new feature is for modders who will need to create their own data for what is buildable for the Axis player. This can be done by changing the OB chain data in a scenario file and then locking the generic data in that scenario.
•   Made changes to cargo and troop ship monthly replacements, and to some cargo ship minimums:
o   Changed cargo ship (monthly) replacements in 3 areas:
for Axis in Baltic Sea from 1 to 3
for Soviet in Caspian Sea from 2 to 3
for Soviet in Black Sea from 4 to 3
o   Increased the 5 cargo ship minimum to 10 in 4 areas
for Soviet in Baltic Sea
for Soviet in Black Sea
for Soviet in Caspian Sea
for Axis in Baltic
o   Added 1 troop ship (monthly) reinforcement in 3 areas:
for Soviet in Caspian Sea
for Soviet in Lake Ladoga
for Soviet in Sea of Azov
•   Made several changes to the way pilots are treated:
o   Adjusted the way pilots are handled when air group is sent from map to TB:
Wounded and other inactive pilots are detached from air group. Wounded should become available once healed (as always). This prevents wounded pilots from being lost when air groups are sent to a TB.
Excess pilots with higher experience are detached from the group first (average group experience in the TB can go down due to this)
o   Increased the pilot experience spread when an air group is sent from TB to map (chance for more higher and lower experienced pilots)
o   When wounded, the pilot will immediately detach from the group
o   When air groups in TBs shrink in size, excess pilots are sent to the “free” pool and given experience equal to the air group experience (they used to be lost)
•   Reduced the likelihood of some ground element substitutions, and eliminated multiple substitutions in the same turn, within a unit, in any specific ground element slot.
•   The baseline chance a non-isolated displaced/relocated HQ will lose a leader was changed in July 1941 from 10% to 7.5%, and for all later dates from 15% to 10%.
•   Errata – Freight in depots may be destroyed by air attacks targeting a port or a railyard. Destroyed freight can cause the loss of equipment and/or supplies/ammo/fuel.
•   Errata – Soviet Mountain divisions may attach one support unit.


Bug Fixes and AI Improvements
•   Fixed Air Directive labels on the map so they do not cover up waypoints. It is now possible to adjust the waypoints even in a hex containing the air directive label.
•   Fixed several display errors in the CR/Equipment/Ground element compare display.
•   Switching air battle reports from the battle report window, by clicking on the quick link in the center of the battle report, can cause an interface glitch. Fixed.
•   Entrained units that rename from on map combat units to a support unit keep their Loaded status for the rest of the game. Fixed.


Data and Scenario Changes
•   Device.dat
o   160mm Stielgranate 41 (0562) – Blast Radius increased from 0 to 1 and Anti-Soft increased from 0 to 21.
•   Gtype.dat
o   Light Tank (0012 ) – Foreign Light Tank substitution removed.
o   Medium Tank (0013) – Foreign Medium Tank substitution removed.
•   Ground.dat
o   37mm PaK36 AT Gun (0067) – Upgrade to 160mm Stielgranate AT Gun removed and Scrap date changed from 1942 to 1943.
o   160mm Stielgranate AT Gun (0150) – Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1944.
o   BAB C Armored Car (0176) – Name changed to BAF C Armored Car; icon changed to BAF C and Type changed from Foreign Armored Car to Armored Car.
o   120mm GrW 42 Mortar (0295) – First Year changed from 1944 to 1943 and Build Limit changed from 1 to 2.
o   160mm Stielgranate AT Gun (0435) – Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1944.
o   Panzer T-34B 747(r) (0457) – Type changed from Foreign Medium Tank to Medium Tank.
o   Panzer T-34D 747(r) (0458) – Type changed from Foreign Medium Tank to Medium Tank.
o   76mm IG 290r Infantry Gun (0547) – Captured Soviet 76.2mm M27 Infantry Gun added with Maximum Imports of 900 beginning 1/42 to 8/45 and “built” at a rate of 5 per week.
o   M3A1 Stuart (0742) – 37mm M6 gun ACC decreased from 625 to 125.
o   M3 Lee (0749) – 37mm M6 gun ROF decreased from -4 to -6 and ACC decreased from 625 to 125; 75mm M3 gun ROF decreased from -4 to -6 and ACC decreased from 600 to 100.
•   Cityowner.dat
o   Corrected six city capture dates that listed 1941 instead of proper 1942.
•   1941 Campaign(s)
o   Axis pool changes:
SdKfz 6/2 SP Flak pool raised from 12 to 30
SdKfz 7/1 SP Flak pool erased
SdKfz 10/4 SP Flak pool raised from 65 to 250
o   Soviet Unit changes:
10 Mech Corps   (reinforcing mech unit in FE), add TB-lock, remove rebuild restriction
142 Rifle Div locked in NF TB, map release delayed to 11/44
deleted duplicates of 51,60,129,184,277 Engineer-Sapper Bns
o   Axis unit changes:
101-103 RHG Cmd rename RHG Command North/Center/South in 7/41
Nord SS mot Div TB-locked, tagged
Rhodos Sturm Div available mid 3/43, Brandenburg PzG Div rename -> mid 10/44 downgrade to Bde, Map transfer removed, TB locked
2 Mountain Div   delay WE transfer to late 1/45, TB-locked, tagged
6 Mountain Div   TB-locked, tagged
52 Security Div   arrival moved forward to early 12/43, arrives to Soviet Garrison, TB-locked, disbands at the end of 1944
163,169 Inf Div   TB-locked, tagged
207 Security Div disbands at the end of 1944
213 Security Div disbands at the end of 1944
221 Security Div disbands at the end of 1944
285 Security Div disbands at the end of 1944
325 Security Div built to higher infantry strenght (created from existing units), TB-locked, disbands at the end of 1944
390 Security Div arrival moved forward to 9/42 and directly to Soviet Union Garrison TB, TB-locked
391 Security Div arrival moved forward to 9/42 and directly to Soviet Union Garrison TB, TB-locked
403 Security Div disbands at the end of 1944
444 Security Div disbands at the end of 1944
454 Security Div disbands at the end of 1944
Hermann Goering Bde renamed General Goering, remove arriving flak guns (supplied by disbanding Flak bns), add renames to follow historical name changes
Rhodos Sturm Bde disabled, modelled by downgrade from Rhodos Sturm Div
16 SS Sturm Bde OB change from 1209 to 1206 to restore conversion to 16 SS PzG Div
108 Panzer Bde    disband delayed to 1st turn of 1945, add 11/44 rename to 150 Panzer Bde
201 Security Bde arrives directly to Soviet Union Garrison TB, TB-locked, disbands at the end of 1944
203 Security Bde arrives directly to Soviet Union Garrison TB, TB-locked
HG Falls Flak Rgt delayed to 3/1944
139 Mount Reg   TB-locked, tagged
Flandern SS Inf Bn OB changed in Sturm Bde rename from 1206 to 1209 to prevent improper PzG Div conversion
Norway Inf Bn disbands 3/43 (became part of 11 SS PzG Div)
1 Rum. Security Div arrives directly to Soviet Union Garrison TB, TB-locked
3 Rum. Security Div arrives directly to Soviet Union Garrison TB, TB-locked
2 Hun. Armored Div arrives directly to Western Europe TB, TB-locked, to Map late 3/44
201 Hun. Security Div   arrives directly to Soviet Union Garrison TB, TB-locked, disbands at the end of 1944
1 Hun. Cavalry Bde restore reformation into Hussar Div
3 Gennaio CCNN Bde disbands at end of 6/43, rebuilt as Axis-Elite
23 Marzo CCNN Bde rebuilt as Axis-Elite
Hun. Constr Bns unfrozen, arrive directly to map, those for 2nd Army arrive in mid 42
63 CCNN Legion disbands mid 6/42
79 CCNN Legion delayed, arrives to map with Expeditionary Corps, disbands mid 6/42
Croat CCNN Legion moves to Balkans instead of Italy
o   New Axis Units:
Brandenburg Mot. Div   Elite Division (former special forces) arriving 4/44 to Balkans, to map 1/45
1,2,4 Ital. Bersaglieri Regiments, locked in Balkans
o   Increased Soviet manpower gain from Soviet Partisan War Ends event 136 from 100,000 to 250,000
o   Germany Fully Mobilizes event now reduces German ground national morale by 2 instead of 5
•   Road to Minsk, DSWF
o   Adjusted starting Axis air directives to better mirror C41 starting air directives
o   Selected drop tank load outs for German fighters
•   Road to Leningrad
o   Adjusted starting Axis air directives to better mirror C41 starting air directives
o   Selected drop tank load outs for German fighters
o   Added German 96th Infantry Division which arrives on turn 4
•   Red Army Resurgent
o   Added two additional Soviet National Supply Source depots, Elton (North) and Surakhami (South)
•   Red God of War
o   Renamed XLIII Corps to XXXXIII Corps
•   Stalingrad to Berlin Campaign(s)
o   Most German Infantry Corps have a TOE around 80
o   Most German Panzer Corps have a TOE around 90
o   Almost all Soviet Armies and Fronts have a TOE near 100
o   16th SS Mot. Sturm Bde renames to 16th SS PzGr Division
o   133rd Littorio Ital. Armored Division removed from AF TB
o   X Ital. Corps removed from AF TB
o   All three RHG Commands moved to OB #8 with 500 support squads not 1,000
o   Rumanian 9th Fighter Group added
o   The following German Corps HQs are Axis Elite:
III Panzer Corps
LVII Panzer Korps
XXXXVIII Panzer Corps
XXXIX Panzer Corps
XXXXVII Panzer Corps
o   Made sure the name changes for the SS Motorized Werfer Bns and Heavy Panzer Bns from the 100s to the 500s were consistent
o   Made change to 16th SS Sturm Bde
o   Made changes to 2nd RFSS Mot Bde which changes to 2nd SS Latvian Mot Bde and finally the 19th SS Latvian Grenadier Division across all Campaigns
o   Made changes to the 1st RFSS Mot Bde which changes to the 18th SS PzGr Division across all Campaigns
o   Made changes to Flandern SS Infantry Battalion which becomes the 6th SS Flan. Mot Sturm Bde and finally the 27th SS Flan. Grenadier Division across all Campaigns
o   Renamed XLIII Corps to XXXXIII Corps
o   Added Soviet manpower gain of 250,000 to Soviet Partisan War Ends event 136
o   Germany Fully Mobilizes event now reduces German ground national morale by 2 instead of 5
o   Minor changes to Escorts Over Germany, Battle of Berlin, and Final Effort events
o   Fixed 287th Arab PzGrd battalion.
o   Made all Bulgarian Fighter units Bf-109G-2s
•   Vistula to Berlin Campaign
o   III and XXIV Panzer Corps are Axis Elite.
o   Made TO&E changes to the SS Motorized Werfer Bns
o   Made changes to 2nd RFSS Mot Bde which changes to 2nd SS Latvian Mot Bde and finally the 19th SS Latvian Grenadier Division across all Campaigns
o   Synchronized the Disbandment of the 11th SS Panzer Army which becomes the arriving German 11th Army in AR and then WE
o   Added as a Reinforcement SS Detachment Steiner Army on April 21, 1945
o   Corrected many inappropriate starting Detection Levels
o   Moved many German Support Units into entrenched hexes
o   Removed the small number of Fw-190A-9s in the Game and replaced them with Fw-190A-9 1944s which also left 450 aircraft as Pool replacements
o   Added Fw-190G’s and Fw-190Fs to the Pool which can be used to replace Ju-87D-5 Night Bombers.
o   Combined the previously Broken-Down 7th Panzer Division with the 507th Heavy Panzer Battalion
o   Added NSGr. 30 as a reinforcement
o   Germany Fully Mobilizes event now reduces German ground national morale by 2 instead of 5
•   Steel Inferno – Road to Karelia
o   Adjusted starting Axis air directives to better mirror C41 starting air directives
o   Selected drop tank load outs for German fighters
o   Added German 96th Infantry Division which arrives on turn 4
•   Steel Inferno – Case Blue Phase II scenarios
o   Corrected leader in V Rum. Corps HQ
•   Steel Inferno - Drama on the Danube scenarios
o   Germany Fully Mobilizes event now reduces German ground national morale by 2 instead of 5
•   Steel Inferno - 1943 Campaign
o   16th SS Sturm Bde renames to 16th SS PzGr Division
o   All three RHG Commands moved to OB #8 with 500 support squads not 1,000
o   The following German Corps HQs are Axis Elite:
III Panzer Corps
XXXXVIII Panzer Corps
XXXXVII Panzer Corps
o   Many Soviet Fronts that were previously at 100% strength have been weakened as follows:
Volkhov Front          80%
Northwest Front       85%
Kalinin Front            85%
Western Front          90%
Bryansk Front          90%
Southwest Front       90%
Southern Front         90%
o   Made sure the name changes for the SS Motorized Werfer Bns and Heavy Panzer Bns from the 100s to the 500s were consistent
o   Made change to 16th SS Sturm Bde to
o   Made changes to 2nd RFSS Mot Bde which changes to 2nd SS Latvian Mot Bde and finally the 19th SS Latvian Grenadier Division across all Campaigns
o   Made changes to the 1st RFSS Mot Bde which changes to the 18th SS PzGr Division across all Campaigns
o   Made changes to Flandern SS Infantry Battalion which becomes the 6th SS Flan. Mot Sturm Bde and finally the 27th SS Flan. Grenadier Division across all Campaigns
o   Renamed XLIII Corps to XXXXIII Corps
o   Added Soviet manpower gain of 250,000 to Soviet Partisan War Ends event 136
o   Germany Fully Mobilizes event now reduces German ground national morale by 2 instead of 5
o   Minor changes to Escorts Over Germany, Battle of Berlin, and Final Effort events
o   Made all Bulgarian Fighter units Bf-109G-2s
•   Steel Inferno - Campaign 1944 (May Start)
o   102nd RHG Command moved to OB #8 with 500 support squads not 1,000
o   The following German Corps HQs are Axis Elite
III Panzer Corps
XXXXVIII Panzer Corps
XXXXVII Panzer Corps
XXIV Panzer Corps
o   II/32nd LW Flak was Depleted.  Fixed.
o   662nd Pion Bn was 41 Pion TOE.  Changed to 43b TOE.
o   I/34th LW Flak was Depleted.  Fixed.
o   253rd Infantry Division from Reserve to Refit.
o   I Cavalry Corps HQ had No Movement Points.  Fixed.
o   Removed 502nd SS Motorized Werfer Bn as the 102nd SS Motorized will change its name to the 502nd SS
o   6th SS Flandern PzGr had a TOE Upgrade.
o   101st Jaeger Division from Reserve to Refit
o   741st Pioneer Bn from 41 Pion TOE to 43b TOE.
o   Added Depots and Freight at Campulung, Roman, and Bacau in Romania.
o   Made sure the name changes for the SS Motorized Werfer Bns and Heavy Panzer Bns from the 100s to the 500s were consistent
o   Made changes to 2nd RFSS Mot Bde which changes to 2nd SS Latvian Mot Bde and finally the 19th SS Latvian Grenadier Division across all Campaigns
o   Made changes to the 1st RFSS Mot Bde which changes to the 18th SS PzGr Division across all Campaigns
o   Made changes to Flandern SS Infantry Battalion which becomes the 6th SS Flan. Mot Sturm Bde and finally the 27th SS Flan. Grenadier Division across all Campaigns
o   Changed XI Motorized Sturm Brigade Rifle Squad 43 to Motorized Rifle Squad 44
o   Added Soviet manpower gain of 250,000 to Soviet Partisan War Ends event 136
o   Germany Fully Mobilizes event now reduces German ground national morale by 2 instead of 5
o   Changed 92nd Motorized Sturm Brigade to 92nd PzGr Division and made it Axis Generic
o   Minor changes to Final Effort event.
•   New/revised artwork:
o   Ground Element Photo GP0547
o   Ground Icon G0176
o   Unit symbols for General Goering Mot. Brigade/Division

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v1.04.01 Official Update Live Now - Changelog
Wed Sep 18, 2024


A major update for WITE2 is live now for Steam and Matrix users.

You can download the build HERE or from the File Downloads for WITE2 in the My Page section of the Matrix website.

V1.04.01 – 9th September 2024

New Features and Rule Changes
• 1.04.00 public beta version made official
• Updated the Living Manual.pdf file in the \Manuals folder. This is up to date with changes through game version 1.04.00.

V1.04.00 – 14th June 2024

New Features and Rule Changes

IMPORTANT NOTE: All save game and scenario files created with this or later versions may only be loaded with this or a later version. Versions prior to 1.04.00 may not load these newer save game or scenario files. Old saves and scenarios may be loaded with this and newer versions.
• The game options screen now has three tabs, with options categorized as gameplay, difficulty, or balance. Note that clicking on Reset to Default will reset all game options to their default values, not just those visible on screen.

• New Game Option – Combat Delay Effects, with 3 settings:
o STANDARD (default) - no change in combat delay (CD) movement point (MP) costs.
o REDUCED - Extra MP cost for each CD point is divided by 2 (and truncated). Examples: For non-motorized 1 CD adds 0 MP cost, 2 CD adds 1 MP cost. For motorized 1 CD adds 1 MP cost (1*3/2), 2 CD is 3 MP cost (2*3/2)
o MINIMAL - 0 MP cost for CD points (it still impacts not being able to attack a hex that has 9 combat delay)
This allows players to create a game with more maneuver and chance for encirclements. Combined with turning on Reduced Retreat Attrition, setting to Reduced should open up the game while reducing the value of grinding attacks. The minimal setting is only recommended for novice players.

• New Game Option – Campaign End Conditions, with 3 settings:
o STANDARD (default) – no change to campaign end conditions
o EXTENDED PLAY - If the game ends due to Sudden Victory/Sudden Loss/31 December
1944 High Water Mark check, the game will pause. The victory screen will appear with the
victory level displayed, and the player will be able to enter extended play and continue the game. Each player will see the victory screen at the start of their turn one time, and be able to continue the game. When the campaign ends due to Belin falling or time expiring, the game will display the same victory level displayed at the start of extended play.
o NO EARLY END – The game ignores the Sudden Victory/Sudden Loss/31 December 1944 HWM check conditions completely.
IMPORTANT: The No Early End versions of the 1941 and Stalingrad to Berlin Campaigns are considered to be superseded by the new Campaign End Conditions game option. We strongly recommend using this game option along with the regular scenarios instead of using the "No Early End" scenarios, but they remain available for players who prefer them. Also, note that the turn summary screen graphic that show the sudden victory and sudden loss levels still shows these values when using the No Early End game option. Players should view the victory screen to see if there are any active sudden victory and sudden loss victory checks.

• New Game Option – Vehicle Repair Rate – This allows players to adjust the vehicle repair rates (percentages) for Axis and Soviet vehicles (to any value from 5 to 50). There is a repair rate for each side for 1941-42, and another for each side for 1943-45. Default values for Axis are 5% in 41-42 and 10% for 43-45. Default values for Soviet are 25% in 41-42 and 25% in 43-45. A small change could have a large impact over time on the number of vehicles in repair at any given time. Players looking to weaken Soviet logistics in 1943-45 could try adjusting to 20%.

• New Game Option – Miscellaneous Leader Deaths, with 3 settings:
o STANDARD (default) – no change in leader deaths not caused by HQ displacement or air attack
o REDUCED – ½ the chance of leader deaths not caused by HQ displacement or air attack
o NONE – No chance of leader deaths not caused by HQ displacement or air attack
Note: All leaders that become unavailable, due to HQ displacement, air attack, or miscellaneous deaths, are listed as KIA in the game. However, those that become unavailable due to the miscellaneous leader deaths represent unavailability due to accidents, natural death, other enemy action (artillery while visiting the front, etc.), retirement, and prolonged illness. The last paragraph of section 15.8 of the manual inaccurately described these losses as “killed due to other enemy action”, but in fact they are meant to reflect additional reasons for leaders becoming unavailable. It is these losses that we are now defining as miscellaneous leader deaths (although as stated above they don’t all involve death).

• New Game Option – Amphibious Invasions, with 3 settings:
o STANDARD (default) – no change in amphibious invasion rules
o IMITED – Only hexes in the regions of Crimea, Georgia, and Krasnodar may be targets of an amphibious invasion (Ctrl-m shows all regions)
o ONE – No amphibious invasions are allowed

• New Game Option – No Temporary Motorization (default off). When checked, players may not temporarily motorize any units.
• New Game Option – No Airborne Operations (default off). When checked, players may not drop airborne units (airborne tab will not appear in F9 window).
• The country specific Morale Mod game option has been expanded so it now includes entries for 1941-42 and for 1943-45. The values entered alter each country’s ground national morale for the indicated years.

• Added a new toggle item to the main editor menu: Allow Axis Unit Build Yes/No (default value is No). When Yes:
o the build unit button is visible to Axis players so they can access the build unit menu
o any Axis units that are built will go to the Axis reserve
o fortress and fortified zone units are never buildable on the build menu (like Soviet fort and fortified regions are not buildable on the build menu)
It is also now possible, in the Ob chain portion of the editor, to assign each OB chain an Axis special flag (Axis- Elite, SS-Elite, SS-Non-Elite, LW, LW-Elite). When a new unit is built, it will be given the special flag set in the OB chain.
Note: This new feature is for modders who will need to create their own data for what is buildable for the Axis player. This can be done by changing the OB chain data in a scenario file and then locking the generic data in that scenario.

• Made changes to cargo and troop ship monthly replacements, and to some cargo ship minimums:
o Changed cargo ship (monthly) replacements in 3 areas: for Axis in Baltic Sea from 1 to 3 for Soviet in Caspian Sea from 2 to 3 for Soviet in Black Sea from 4 to 3
o Increased the 5 cargo ship minimum to 10 in 4 areas for Soviet in Baltic Sea for Soviet in Black Sea for Soviet in Caspian Sea for Axis in Baltic
o Added 1 troop ship (monthly) reinforcement in 3 areas: for Soviet in Caspian Sea for Soviet in Lake Ladoga for Soviet in Sea of Azov

• Made several changes to the way pilots are treated:
o Adjusted the way pilots are handled when air group is sent from map to TB:
Wounded and other inactive pilots are detached from air group. Wounded should become available once healed (as always). This prevents wounded pilots from being lost when air groups are sent to a TB. Excess pilots with higher experience are detached from the group first (average group experience in the TB can go down due to this)
o Increased the pilot experience spread when an air group is sent from TB to map (chance for more higher and lower experienced pilots)
o When wounded, the pilot will immediately detach from the group
o When air groups in TBs shrink in size, excess pilots are sent to the “free” pool and given experience equal to the air group experience (they used to be lost)

• Reduced the likelihood of some ground element substitutions, and eliminated multiple substitutions in the same turn, within a unit, in any specific ground element slot.
• The baseline chance a non-isolated displaced/relocated HQ will lose a leader was changed in July 1941 from 10% to 7.5%, and for all later dates from 15% to 10%.
• Errata – Freight in depots may be destroyed by air attacks targeting a port or a railyard. Destroyed freight can cause the loss of equipment and/or supplies/ammo/fuel.
• Errata – Soviet Mountain divisions may attach one support unit.
Bug Fixes and AI Improvements
• Fixed Air Directive labels on the map so they do not cover up waypoints. It is now possible to adjust the waypoints even in a hex containing the air directive label.
• Fixed several display errors in the CR/Equipment/Ground element compare display.
• Switching air battle reports from the battle report window, by clicking on the quick link in the center of the battle report, can cause an interface glitch. Fixed.
• Entrained units that rename from on map combat units to a support unit keep their Loaded status for the rest of the game. Fixed.

Data and Scenario Changes
• Device.dat
o 160mm Stielgranate 41 (0562) – Blast Radius increased from 0 to 1 and Anti-Soft increased from 0 to 21.

• Gtype.dat
o Light Tank (0012 ) – Foreign Light Tank substitution removed.
o Medium Tank (0013) – Foreign Medium Tank substitution removed.

• Ground.dat
o 37mm PaK36 AT Gun (0067) – Upgrade to 160mm Stielgranate AT Gun removed and Scrap date changed from 1942 to 1943.
o 160mm Stielgranate AT Gun (0150) – Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1944.
o BAB C Armored Car (0176) – Name changed to BAF C Armored Car; icon changed to BAF C and Type changed from Foreign Armored Car to Armored Car.
o 120mm GrW 42 Mortar (0295) – First Year changed from 1944 to 1943 and Build Limit changed from 1 to 2.
o 160mm Stielgranate AT Gun (0435) – Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1944.
o Panzer T-34B 747(r) (0457) – Type changed from Foreign Medium Tank to Medium Tank.
o Panzer T-34D 747(r) (0458) – Type changed from Foreign Medium Tank to Medium Tank.
o 76mm IG 290r Infantry Gun (0547) – Captured Soviet 76.2mm M27 Infantry Gun added with Maximum Imports of 900 beginning 1/42 to 8/45 and “built” at a rate of 5 per week.
o M3A1 Stuart (0742) – 37mm M6 gun ACC decreased from 625 to 125.
o M3 Lee (0749) – 37mm M6 gun ROF decreased from -4 to -6 and ACC decreased from 625 to 125; 75mm M3 gun ROF decreased from -4 to -6 and ACC decreased from 600 to 100.

• Cityowner.dat
o Corrected six city capture dates that listed 1941 instead of proper 1942.

• 1941 Campaign(s)
o Axis pool changes:
SdKfz 6/2 SP Flak pool raised from 12 to 30
SdKfz 7/1 SP Flak pool erased
SdKfz 10/4 SP Flak pool raised from 65 to 250
o Soviet Unit changes:
10 Mech Corps (reinforcing mech unit in FE), add TB-lock, remove rebuild restriction
142 Rifle Div locked in NF TB, map release delayed to 11/44
deleted duplicates of 51,60,129,184,277 Engineer-Sapper Bns
o Axis unit changes:
101-103 RHG Cmd rename RHG Command North/Center/South in 7/41
Nord SS mot Div TB-locked, tagged
Rhodos Sturm Div available mid 3/43, Brandenburg PzG Div rename -> mid 10/44 downgrade to Bde, Map transfer removed, TB locked
2 Mountain Div delay WE transfer to late 1/45, TB-locked, tagged
6 Mountain Div TB-locked, tagged
52 Security Div arrival moved forward to early 12/43, arrives to Soviet Garrison, TB-locked, disbands at the end of 1944
163,169 Inf Div TB-locked, tagged
207 Security Div disbands at the end of 1944
213 Security Div disbands at the end of 1944
221 Security Div disbands at the end of 1944
285 Security Div disbands at the end of 1944
325 Security Div built to higher infantry strenght (created from existing units), TB-locked, disbands at the end of 1944
390 Security Div arrival moved forward to 9/42 and directly to Soviet Union Garrison TB, TB-locked
391 Security Div arrival moved forward to 9/42 and directly to Soviet Union Garrison TB, TB-locked
403 Security Div disbands at the end of 1944
444 Security Div disbands at the end of 1944
454 Security Div disbands at the end of 1944
Hermann Goering Bde renamed General Goering, remove arriving flak guns (supplied by disbanding Flak bns), add renames to follow historical name changes
Rhodos Sturm Bde disabled, modelled by downgrade from Rhodos Sturm Div
16 SS Sturm Bde OB change from 1209 to 1206 to restore conversion to 16 SS PzG Div
108 Panzer Bde disband delayed to 1st turn of 1945, add 11/44 rename to 150 Panzer Bde
201 Security Bde arrives directly to Soviet Union Garrison TB, TB-locked, disbands at the end of 1944
203 Security Bde arrives directly to Soviet Union Garrison TB, TB-locked
HG Falls Flak Rgt delayed to 3/1944
139 Mount Reg TB-locked, tagged
Flandern SS Inf Bn OB changed in Sturm Bde rename from 1206 to 1209 to prevent improper PzG Div conversion
Norway Inf Bn disbands 3/43 (became part of 11 SS PzG Div)
1 Rum. Security Div arrives directly to Soviet Union Garrison TB, TB-locked
3 Rum. Security Div arrives directly to Soviet Union Garrison TB, TB-locked
2 Hun. Armored Div arrives directly to Western Europe TB, TB-locked, to Map late 3/44
201 Hun. Security Div arrives directly to Soviet Union Garrison TB, TB-locked, disbands at the end of 1944
1 Hun. Cavalry Bde restore reformation into Hussar Div
3 Gennaio CCNN Bde disbands at end of 6/43, rebuilt as Axis-Elite
23 Marzo CCNN Bde rebuilt as Axis-Elite
Hun. Constr Bns unfrozen, arrive directly to map, those for 2nd Army arrive in mid 42
63 CCNN Legion disbands mid 6/42
79 CCNN Legion delayed, arrives to map with Expeditionary Corps, disbands mid 6/42
Croat CCNN Legion moves to Balkans instead of Italy
o New Axis Units:
Brandenburg Mot. Div Elite Division (former special forces) arriving 4/44 to Balkans, to map 1/45
1,2,4 Ital. Bersaglieri Regiments, locked in Balkans
o Increased Soviet manpower gain from Soviet Partisan War Ends event 136 from 100,000 to 250,000
o Germany Fully Mobilizes event now reduces German ground national morale by 2 instead of 5

• Road to Minsk, DSWF
o Adjusted starting Axis air directives to better mirror C41 starting air directives
o Selected drop tank load outs for German fighters

• Road to Leningrad
o Adjusted starting Axis air directives to better mirror C41 starting air directives
o Selected drop tank load outs for German fighters
o Added German 96th Infantry Division which arrives on turn 4

• Red Army Resurgent
o Added two additional Soviet National Supply Source depots, Elton (North) and Surakhami (South)

• Red God of War
o Renamed XLIII Corps to XXXXIII Corps

• Stalingrad to Berlin Campaign(s)
o Most German Infantry Corps have a TOE around 80
o Most German Panzer Corps have a TOE around 90
o Almost all Soviet Armies and Fronts have a TOE near 100
o 16th SS Mot. Sturm Bde renames to 16th SS PzGr Division
o 133rd Littorio Ital. Armored Division removed from AF TB
o X Ital. Corps removed from AF TB
o All three RHG Commands moved to OB #8 with 500 support squads not 1,000
o Rumanian 9th Fighter Group added
o The following German Corps HQs are Axis Elite:
III Panzer Corps
LVII Panzer Korps
XXXXVIII Panzer Corps
XXXIX Panzer Corps
XXXXVII Panzer Corps
o Made sure the name changes for the SS Motorized Werfer Bns and Heavy Panzer Bns from the 100s to the 500s were consistent
o Made change to 16th SS Sturm Bde
o Made changes to 2nd RFSS Mot Bde which changes to 2nd SS Latvian Mot Bde and finally the 19th SS Latvian Grenadier Division across all Campaigns
o Made changes to the 1st RFSS Mot Bde which changes to the 18th SS PzGr Division across all Campaigns
o Made changes to Flandern SS Infantry Battalion which becomes the 6th SS Flan. Mot Sturm Bde and finally the 27th SS Flan. Grenadier Division across all Campaigns
o Renamed XLIII Corps to XXXXIII Corps
o Added Soviet manpower gain of 250,000 to Soviet Partisan War Ends event 136
o Germany Fully Mobilizes event now reduces German ground national morale by 2 instead of 5
o Minor changes to Escorts Over Germany, Battle of Berlin, and Final Effort events
o Fixed 287th Arab PzGrd battalion.
o Made all Bulgarian Fighter units Bf-109G-2s

• Vistula to Berlin Campaign
o III and XXIV Panzer Corps are Axis Elite.
o Made TO&E changes to the SS Motorized Werfer Bns
o Made changes to 2nd RFSS Mot Bde which changes to 2nd SS Latvian Mot Bde and finally the 19th SS Latvian Grenadier Division across all Campaigns
o Synchronized the Disbandment of the 11th SS Panzer Army which becomes the arriving German 11th Army in AR and then WE
o Added as a Reinforcement SS Detachment Steiner Army on April 21, 1945
o Corrected many inappropriate starting Detection Levels
o Moved many German Support Units into entrenched hexes
o Removed the small number of Fw-190A-9s in the Game and replaced them with Fw-190A-9 1944s which also left 450 aircraft as Pool replacements
o Added Fw-190G’s and Fw-190Fs to the Pool which can be used to replace Ju-87D-5 Night Bombers.
o Combined the previously Broken-Down 7th Panzer Division with the 507th Heavy Panzer Battalion
o Added NSGr. 30 as a reinforcement
o Germany Fully Mobilizes event now reduces German ground national morale by 2 instead of 5

• Steel Inferno – Road to Karelia
o Adjusted starting Axis air directives to better mirror C41 starting air directives
o Selected drop tank load outs for German fighters
o Added German 96th Infantry Division which arrives on turn 4

• Steel Inferno – Case Blue Phase II scenarios
o Corrected leader in V Rum. Corps HQ

• Steel Inferno - Drama on the Danube scenarios
o Germany Fully Mobilizes event now reduces German ground national morale by 2 instead of 5

• Steel Inferno - 1943 Campaign
o 16th SS Sturm Bde renames to 16th SS PzGr Division
o All three RHG Commands moved to OB #8 with 500 support squads not 1,000
o The following German Corps HQs are Axis Elite:
III Panzer Corps
XXXXVIII Panzer Corps
XXXXVII Panzer Corps
o Many Soviet Fronts that were previously at 100% strength have been weakened as follows:
Volkhov Front 80%
Northwest Front 85%
Kalinin Front 85%
Western Front 90%
Bryansk Front 90%
Southwest Front 90%
Southern Front 90%
o Made sure the name changes for the SS Motorized Werfer Bns and Heavy Panzer Bns from the 100s to the 500s were consistent
o Made change to 16th SS Sturm Bde to
o Made changes to 2nd RFSS Mot Bde which changes to 2nd SS Latvian Mot Bde and finally the 19th SS Latvian Grenadier Division across all Campaigns
o Made changes to the 1st RFSS Mot Bde which changes to the 18th SS PzGr Division across all Campaigns
o Made changes to Flandern SS Infantry Battalion which becomes the 6th SS Flan. Mot Sturm Bde and finally the 27th SS Flan. Grenadier Division across all Campaigns
o Renamed XLIII Corps to XXXXIII Corps
o Added Soviet manpower gain of 250,000 to Soviet Partisan War Ends event 136
o Germany Fully Mobilizes event now reduces German ground national morale by 2 instead of 5
o Minor changes to Escorts Over Germany, Battle of Berlin, and Final Effort events
o Made all Bulgarian Fighter units Bf-109G-2s

• Steel Inferno - Campaign 1944 (May Start)
o 102nd RHG Command moved to OB #8 with 500 support squads not 1,000
o The following German Corps HQs are Axis Elite
III Panzer Corps
XXXXVIII Panzer Corps
XXXXVII Panzer Corps
XXIV Panzer Corps
o II/32nd LW Flak was Depleted. Fixed.
o 662nd Pion Bn was 41 Pion TOE. Changed to 43b TOE.
o I/34th LW Flak was Depleted. Fixed.
o 253rd Infantry Division from Reserve to Refit.
o I Cavalry Corps HQ had No Movement Points. Fixed.
o Removed 502nd SS Motorized Werfer Bn as the 102nd SS Motorized will change its name to the 502nd SS
o 6th SS Flandern PzGr had a TOE Upgrade.
o 101st Jaeger Division from Reserve to Refit
o 741st Pioneer Bn from 41 Pion TOE to 43b TOE.
o Added Depots and Freight at Campulung, Roman, and Bacau in Romania.
o Made sure the name changes for the SS Motorized Werfer Bns and Heavy Panzer Bns from the 100s to the 500s were consistent
o Made changes to 2nd RFSS Mot Bde which changes to 2nd SS Latvian Mot Bde and finally the 19th SS Latvian Grenadier Division across all Campaigns
o Made changes to the 1st RFSS Mot Bde which changes to the 18th SS PzGr Division across all Campaigns
o Made changes to Flandern SS Infantry Battalion which becomes the 6th SS Flan. Mot Sturm Bde and finally the 27th SS Flan. Grenadier Division across all Campaigns
o Changed XI Motorized Sturm Brigade Rifle Squad 43 to Motorized Rifle Squad 44
o Added Soviet manpower gain of 250,000 to Soviet Partisan War Ends event 136
o Germany Fully Mobilizes event now reduces German ground national morale by 2 instead of 5
o Changed 92nd Motorized Sturm Brigade to 92nd PzGr Division and made it Axis Generic
o Minor changes to Final Effort event.

• New/revised artwork:
o Ground Element Photo GP0547
o Ground Icon G0176
o Unit symbols for General Goering Mot. Brigade/Division

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Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2 - Final Feature Update
Wed, 18 September 2024




A new update is out for War in the East 2. This is planned to be the final feature update for WITE2. You can download the update here.

We still intend to fix bugs as they are reported. If you do find a bug please report it on the Matrix Forum or the Gary Grigsby Discord. We would like to thank our fans for their steadfast support over the last three years as WITE2 has grown with the Steel Inferno DLC and numerous major updates.

We have added many new gameplay options to allow the player to customize morale by nation as well as combat delay effects, campaign end conditions, repair rates, leader casualties, and more. All of this is aimed at allowing players to tailor WITE2 to suit their preferred playstyle and historical balance.

We've also added the option to allow for production for the Axis side as an optional feature, which will require support from modders to provide the necessary data, but makes possible a system for both sides similar to what the Soviet side has had from release.

There are many other smaller fixes and improvements all with the goal that this will be the final, stable update for WITE2 for the long term.



New options have been implemented to customize your campaign - modify how combat resolves and tailor your gameplay experience...



...extend the end-date of the campaign or set an early end-date and...



... set morale and repair rate modifiers for the early and late war period



We hope you enjoy playing War in the East II in the years to come. We are very excited to see what the modding community will implement with this framework.

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New v1.04.03 Public Beta Now Available!
Fri Jan 17, 2025

There's a new public beta update installer. It is available to download from the store/My Page download areas.

It is also available from the following Download Link: HERE

If you prefer to use Steam, then you will need to opt into the changes by selecting the beta branch from the games Properties menu, listed as "beta - Open Beta". You can opt out at any time.


V1.04.03 ? 10th January 2025

New Features and Rule Changes

? Hiwi?s will no longer enter German armored and mechanized units that don?t already start with Hiwi?s. Already true for airbases.
? Greatly reduced displayed on-map flak value of non-AA guns/flak (all but device types 4 and 23) as few contribute to the amount of flak fired in combat. Display change only.
? Ground elements with ground type Infantry-AT will no longer fire at unarmored targets (they used to fire and miss with their primary weapon with an anti-soft value of 0).
? Made changes to fort reduction by artillery fire. Now, a hex?s fort level will never fall below 75 fort points due to artillery fire (level 1 plus 50% toward level 2). Reduced the ability of all rocket types to reduce forts (heavy artillery types have a higher chance to destroy forts, and super heavy artillery types have an even higher chance). The higher the fort level, the more difficult it has always been to reduce them by artillery fire. Along with the fort reduction by artillery bug fixed in this version, the system should now be WAD with the changes as noted here. The battle details csv file now lists the reduction of forts done by artillery.
? Undocumented rule (First Winter Disruption) ? Non-Finnish and non-mountain Axis units, in combat where the defending unit is in a heavy snow hex from December 1941 through February 1942, suffer significant disruption at the start of a battle. The amount of disruption reduces each month and is higher for an attacker than a defender.
? Support units and reserve units committed to battle, now suffer First Winter Disruption. Also, the start of battle CV values now reflect the amount of disruption done by First Winter Disruption for all units fighting in a heavy snow hex (used to only reflect this for attacker on-map combat units).
? Undocumented rule ? Just prior to resolving the final odds for a battle, there is a chance that up to ? of the ground elements disrupted will have their disruption removed. The higher the experience of the elements, the greater the chance of removal.
? Manual correction (section 23.10.2) ? Only one half of one percent (1/2) of the disabled pool is converted to KIA each turn, not 1%.
? Manual correction (section 12.1.2) ? Soviet motorized units do not gain +10 to their national morale starting Sept 1943 (remains +5).
? Manual correction (section 23.8.1) ? Leader checks do not directly impact whether ground elements fire during ground combat. They do play a role in determining the final CV and thus the final odds calculation.
? Manual correction (sections 8.1.3 and 8.1.4) ? Snow level in blizzard goes up 1-2 per turn. Snow during snowfall as stated in the mild winter rules, goes up by 1+die(2), or 2-3 normally, but only die(2), 1-2 during mild winters. But there's a caveat to this. If the snow is already 7 or above, instead of going up, it will drop 1 level. So, a 7 would become a 6 (an 8 would become a 7). During mild winters, if already over 7, it would drop 2, so a 7 would become a 5. So the statement that snow goes up between 1 and 3 per turn up to level 7 in snowfall is somewhat misleading, and also not accounting for the fact that if a hex was a 7 already, it would actually drop down to a 6 or 5 (depending on if it was a mild winter).
? Manual clarification (section 8.2) - The estimated future weather is only for the Air Weather. No estimate is provided for the ground weather.

Read on...

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Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2 - Official Update 01.04.05
Mon Feb 10, 2025



Now, last time we did an update back in September we promised it would be the Final Feature update for War in the East 2. This is still true - but we also said that fixes for bugs and minor revisions would still be released, and here we are with one of those.

You can download the update here.

Version 01.04.05 brings several fixes to the table, along with some minor feature revisions.

The main highlights for this update come down to the following major areas:
- Bug fixes. Some highlight bug fixes are
Fixes some of the less common German ground elements so they fight as they should (better, mostly later in the war)
Fixes the system for artillery reduction of forts
Fixes first winter so penalties are correctly applied to support units and units committing from reserve
- Data changes
- Updates to the manual
- Minor improvements
Increased number of Panzerschrecks in German OBs (generally more of them)
Improved MP chat system for better readability