The 3 Commendations you spend this time earn you some better rewards that the last stash you bought, giving you 25 T-26 tanks and 25 I-16 fighters. The start of this mission brings another opportunity to buy some captured enemy equipment. I expect it to continue to serve well though the defeat of France, although I’m less certain of it’s chances against the T-34s and KV-1s that are bound to show up once we get to Russia… Hands down the best tank in this Campaign, and remains competitive against the various German, French, Polish, and Russian tanks you run into throughout 1939. On the other hand, you don’t get better German recon units besides the starting one, so the UNL can remain useful the entire campaign.Īt the start of this mission, if you spend a mere 2 Commendations, then on turn 2 you get one of, in my opinion, the best Commendation Rewards in both the Spanish Civil War and 1939 Campaigns: the Verdeja 2 tank Gift Unit.įrankly, the Verdeja 2 is the bastard love child of the mobility of a BT-5 and the firepower of a T-26. The UNL is in a similar boat, in that it’s better than your German recon units, but not as good as the enemy AACs and BAs. Still a useful unit during the early game, especially with Retrograde. However, pretty much every other tank you’ll encounter or buy during the Civil War are better, even the Panzer IBs. The Trubia is a nifty little tank that is superior to your Panzer IAs. However, the only way you’ll be able to get replacements if it takes damage is to capture more from the Republicans.Īnd now we arrive at our first chance to spend those commendations you’ve been racking up (You have been completing those Bonus Objectives right?)! At the start of the mission, you have the opportunity to spend 3 Commendations for some captured equipment: 35 Trubia tanks and 35 UNL-35 recon units. The 122mm is another good artillery unit compared to your current German guns. This one contains another 10 203mm M1931s, as well as 10 122mm M10/30 artillery pieces as well. Remember that other cache of the Spanish Civil War I mentioned? If you send a unit up along the top of the map to a Village at coordinates 20,4 you’ll find said cache. The Ju52s are pretty much mandatory to pull off one of the Bonus Objectives on this map, but after that their only real use is the fact that they are the only Strategic Bombers you’ll have available for a while, especially if you’re running Retrograde. I doubt I anyone doesn’t know that capturing the Airfield at 13,15 spawns a trio of Ju52 bombers, so I’ll just cut to the commentary. Unfortunately, you can only acquire it here and in the only other cache you can find during this Campaign, so keep it safe or you’ll quickly lose it. The 203mm is the biggest, baddest artillery piece you’ll find during the Spanish Civil War. If you can manage to run a ship loaded with one of your Spanish army of Africa units east, you can have them land at Gibraltar, where they find a set of 10 203mm M1931 artillery.
The first mission of the Spanish Civil War is the location of our first hidden cache.
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