Soviet Lt Gun & Lt Howitzer brigades

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Soviet Lt Gun & Lt Howitzer brigades

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By early 1941, Soviets can build these on-map units. Lt gun units are 72x76mm guns, Lt howitzers are 60x122mm at 100%. These units can contribute to an attack on a target unit 2 hexes away. I cannot tell how effective they are as their combat rating is 1. Are they worth building at 5 APs each?
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Playing Axis, I wish I had something like that when static fronts show up. Break-through artillery!
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Reading a lot of AARs I have only rarely seen them on the battlefield. However, I plan to give them a go when I get far enough along. It seems a sensible way to break the front line.
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Personally i think that
1. Artillery divisions are much more useful due to stacking than artillery brigades.
2. Until the time when artillery divisions come available, rifle brigades are much more useful than artillery brigades due to cannon fodder. :-)
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When do Artillery divisions become available?
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October '42
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Forget the brigades. I did an in depth analysis and came to the conclusion they were not worth the AP's or Armaments. Pretty sure the resident Soviet expert (Flavius) agreed at the time. Build the Art divisions when you can. And in great numbers.
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