German Elite Forces

The German Elite Forces are a playable Axis faction introduced with Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII. They represent an unspecified elite unit of the Third Reich's Wehrmacht, taking cues from the real life Fallschirmjäger and Waffen-SS units.

Battlefield 1942[]

"The German Elite soldier must be as versatile as he is deadly. From the desert heat of Africa to the frozen fields of Russia, he must be prepared for a wide range of missions in a wide range of environments. All German Elite troops come with one-shot kill knives. The Scout is armed with the Gewehr 43 semiautomatic rifle. The Assault soldier is better equipped to protect himself on paratrooper missions with his FG 42. The German Elite Engineer does not carry detpacks, but he does have a Mauser K98 with grenade rifle attachment."

— World War II Anthology Edition Manual

In Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII, the German Elite Forces are a new playable Axis faction. Compared to the Wehrmacht and Afrika Korps, the Elite Forces are issued more effective, varying and advanced weaponry and vehicles, as well as camouflaged uniforms. They fight against the British Commandos and the United States Army.

Engagements[]

VS Team	Map
British Commandos	Essen Hellendoorn Kbely Airfield Raid on Agheila
US Army	Eagle's Nest

Kits[]

The German Elite Forces kits use equipment similar to their Wehrmacht counterparts, but utilize more advanced weapons like the Gewehr 43 ZF4 sniper rifle, Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 assault rifle, and Rifle Grenades. As well, all kits are issued five Commando Knives, which can be thrown at enemies as well as used for melee attacks.

Appearance wise, the Elites wear grey-olive camouflage uniforms on urban maps like Raid on Agheila or Kbely Airfield. On snowy maps, they don grey-white camouflage along with black gloves. Like the Wehrmacht, all kits wear grey Stahlhelms with a reichsadler present on the sides, with the exception of the Medic who instead has red crosses on his helmet.

Kit	Urban	Snow
Scout
Gewehr 43 ZF4 Walther P38 Commando Knives Grenade Binoculars
Assault
Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 Walther P38 Commando Knives Grenade
Anti-Tank
Panzerschreck Walther P38 Commando Knives Grenade
Medic
MP 40 Walther P38 Commando Knives Grenade Medical Bag
Engineer
K98K Walther P38 Commando Knives Rifle Grenade Landmine Wrench

Vehicles[]

Their vehicles are mostly the same as the Wehrmacht, but wholly indigenous and with several additions introduced with the expansion. On urban maps such as Kbely Airfield and Essen their vehicles have the same grey camouflage as the Wehrmacht - this color scheme is continued on Hellendoorn, however the vehicles are now covered with snow. Meanwhile, on Raid on Agheila the faction's vehicles have the same desert camouflage as the Afrika Korps.

Tanks[]

Krupp Protze (Artillery)
Sturmtiger (Artillery)
Flakpanzer IV (Mobile AA)
Panzer IV (Medium Tank)

Light Vehicles[]

Kubelwagen (Scout Car)
Schwimmwagen (Amphibious Car)
R75 (Motorcycle)
Kettenkrad
Hanomag (APC)
Munitions Panzer (APC)

Aircraft[]

Ju-87 Stuka (Dive Bomber)
Bf 109 (Fighter)
HO-229 (Fighter)
Natter rocket plane (Fighter)
Flettner (Helicopter)

Emplacements[]

PAK 40 (AT gun)
MG42 (MG)
Flak 38 (AA Gun)
Wasserfall (AA Rocket)
Rocket Platform (AT Rocket)