Division
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A division is a large military unit consisting of 10,000 or more soldiers. It consists in turn of several regiments. A division is a combined arms unit and capable of independent operations for an extended period of time.
In ViE, a division is usually formed by "only" about 100 players, later even less (ViE#7 onwards). The division plays a major role in ViE's concept, with divisions from the opposing armies being determined to fight each other. The term "division" is applied even to units who are not - by name - divisions, such as the 3° Reggimento Bersaglieri (actually a regiment) or the 2. Kreuzer-Flottille "Niedersachsen" (a flotilla, the naval equivalent of a division). Thus, the term is used in a much lesser strict meaning than in real militaries. The combined arms aspect is also not really true, as DoD simulates only infantry warfare. Most ViE divisions are, however, divided into smaller units, usually called "squads", but sometimes more accurately described as regiments or companies (though a handful of companies do hardly make up a division, rather, a regiment).
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Types
The types of divisions that appear in ViE are only limited by the creativity of the Generals. A division from any country that fought in World War II may appear, and, as pointed out above, it does not even have to be a division-sized unit. More importantly, it does not have to be a real-unit or based on a real unit. As long as the element of fiction is not overused, any military unit one could think of as participating in World War II may be used, from any military branch and any size (from company to corps).
In ViE History
So far the following types of divisions appeared in ViE:
- Gebirgsjäger - a German light mountain infantry unit, such as the 1-GJ. Division-sized and modelled after a real division.
- US Infantry - a United States Infantry division, such as the US1ID, US3ID, A10MD or A28. Division-sized and modelled after real divisions.
- US Armored - a United States Armored division, such as the US2AD or US6AD. Division-sized.
- US Airforce- a United States Airforce division, such as the 8AAF
- Kriegsmarine - a German Navy High Seas Fleet unit, such as the 2-KF. Flotilla-sized and fictional.
- Italian Bersaglieri - an Italian light (motorized) infantry unit, such as the 3-RB. Regiment-sized and modelled after a real regiment
- Italian Armored division such as the DCA
- Spanish volunteers - a Spanish volunteers infantry united, such as the division AZUL. Division-sized and modelled after a real division.
- Luftwaffe/Fallschirmjäger - a German airforce/paratrooper unit, such as the 4-FJ. Division-sized and modelled after a real division.
- Panzerjäger - a German light armor unit, such as the 5-PzJ. Division-sized and modelled after a real division.
- British - Various British units, ranging from a British Special Forces unit such as the SAS of ViE#4 to a "normal" Infantry unit such as the A9 of ViE#8, also a Mercenary Division such as the BFC of ViE#8, and an Airforce Division in ViE#14, the 617Sqn.
- Japanese - Japanese units appeared in ViE#7: The KK-A was an Airforce unit, the KK-N was a naval unit, then in ViE#12 and ViE#13 a Japanese army division, the DTR.
- Soviet - two Soviet divisions appeared on the Allied side in ViE#7, the 3.SA and the 8.GA, and also a Mercenary Division such as the RONA of ViE#8.
- Canadian Infantry Division, the first Canadian Division in ViE, was PPCLI
- Romanian Land Forces, such as the 4TC
- Polish Infantry Division, such as the 3DSK, who after ViE14 have the best record of any division
- Australian Infantry Division, such as the 2AIF
- Croatian Army, such as the Ax369.
See also the list below.
List
This is a list of all divisions that existed in ViE so far, sorted by campaign.
Nr. of COs excluding CinC. Bold numbers indicate records.
Stats
This section includes various statistics about divisions that appeared in ViE.
Ranking
This is a ranking of all divisions that ever existed in ViE. This is purely for entertainment and does not have any practical or official use.
Ranking by W-D Ratio (Win-Defeat Ratio). When two or more divisions have the same overall W-D Ratio, the attacking W-D ratio decides who is ranked first.
Highest values in each category are marked in bold
Legend
- BP = Battles played
- W = Wins
- D = Defeats
- W:D = Win-Defeat Ratio
- Diff. = Difference between Wins and Defeats
- Camp. = Campaign (wheter the campaign was lost or won - shows how many were won for Armies (e.g. 2 W = 2 Won))
- %W = Percent of Battles won (Battles won divided by Battles played times 100)
Table
| ViE divisions ranking table | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Division | Total | Home (Defending) | Away (Attacking) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place | Full Name | Tag | BP | W | D | Diff. | W:D | %W | Camp. | BP | W | D | Diff. | W:D | %W | BP | W | D | Diff. | W:D | %W |
| 1. | 3 Dywizja Strzelców Karpackich | [3DSK] | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 91.67% | Won | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 83.3% | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ∞ | 100% |
| 2. | Kamikaze Navy and Kamikaze Airforce | [KK-N] [KK-A] | 14 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 85.7% | Won | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ∞ | 100% | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 71.4% |
| 3. | Corpul 4 Armata Teritorial | [4TC] | 20 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 80.0% | Won | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 90% | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
| 4. | 3° Reggimento Bersaglieri | [3-RB] | 24 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 3.8 | 79.2% | Won | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ∞ | 100% | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1.2 | 54.5% |
| 5. | U.S. 28th "Keystone" Infantry Division | [A28] | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2.667 | 72.7% | Tied | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3.5 | 77.8% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 50.0% |
| 6. | 1. Gebirgsjäger-Division | [1-GJ] | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2.6 | 72.2% | Won | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 66.7% | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3.5 | 77.8% |
| 7. | 617th Squadron "Dambusters" Royal Air Force | [617Sqn.] | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2.6 | 72.2% | Won | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3.5 | 77.8% |
| 8. | 90. Leichte Afrika-Division | [Ax90] | 20 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2.333 | 70.0% | Won | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6.0 | 85.7% | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1.6 | 61.5% |
| 9. | La División Azul (250th Infantry Division) | [AZUL] | 20 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2.33 | 70.0% | Won | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9.0 | 90.0% | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 50.0% |
| 10. | 10th Mountain Division | [A10MD] | 22 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2.143 | 68.2% | Won | 11 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 90.9% | 11 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 0.833 | 45.5% |
| 11. | Royal Gurkha Rifles | [RGR] | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 66.7% | Won | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 87.5% | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| 12. | 132ª Divisione Corazzata Ariete | [DCA] | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 60.0% | Won | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4.0 | 75.0% | 10 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 0.667 | 40.0% |
| 13. | Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun (ViE13) | [DTR] | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1.22 | 55.0% | Won | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 87.5% | 12 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 0.8 | 33.3% |
| 14. | 2. Kreuzer-Flottille "Niedersachsen" | [2-KF] | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1.2 | 54.5% | Won | 12 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 5.0 | 83.3% | 10 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0.25 | 20.0% |
| 15. | Russian National Liberation Army | [RONA] | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1.2 | 54.5% | Tied | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3.0 | 75.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | None | 0% |
| 16. | 4. Fallschirmjäger-Division | [4-FJ] | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1.182 | 54.2% | Won | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3.333 | 76.9% | 11 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0.375 | 27.3% |
| 17. | SAS | [SAS] | 24 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 0.846 | 45.8% | Lost | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2.667 | 72.7% | 13 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0.3 | 23.1% |
| 18. | U.S. 2nd Armored Division | [US2AD] | 22 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 0.833 | 45.5% | Lost | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4.0 | 80.0% | 12 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0.2 | 16.6% |
| 19. | 2nd Australian Imperial Force | [2AIF] | 20 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 0.818 | 45.0% | Lost | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5% |
| 20. | US Navy's 4th Atlantic Fleet | [4AF] | 20 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 0.667 | 40.0% | Lost | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 60.0% | 10 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0.25 | 20.0% |
| 21. | British 9th Infantry Division "Iron Division" | [A9] | 11 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0.57 | 36.4% | Tied | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 66.6% | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0.33 | 25% |
| 22. | British Free Corps | [BFC] | 11 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0.57 | 36.4% | Tied | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 50.0% | 9 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0.5 | 33.3% |
| 23. | 11th Volunteer Division Nordland | [11.Nord] | 18 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 0.5 | 33.3% | Lost | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 8 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0.143 | 12.5% |
| 24. | 5. Panzerjäger-Division | [5-PzJ] | 22 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 0.467 | 31.8% | Lost | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1.2 | 54.5% | 11 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0.1 | 9.1% |
| 25. | U.S. 6th Armored Division | [US6AD] | 20 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 0.429 | 30.0% | Lost | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 50.0% | 10 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0.111 | 10.0% |
| 26. | Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry | [PPCLI] | 20 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 0.429 | 30.0% | Lost | 13 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 0.625 | 38.5% | 7 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0.167 | 14.3% |
| 27. | U.S. 1st Infantry Division | [US1ID] | 18 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 0.385 | 27.8% | Lost | 9 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0.285 | 22.2% | 9 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0.5 | 33.3% |
| 28. | 369th Croatian Army | [Ax369] | 18 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 0.385 | 27.8% | Lost | 9 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0.285 | 22.2% | 9 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0.5 | 33.3% |
| 29. | U.S. 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) | [US3ID] | 24 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 0.263 | 20.8% | Lost | 11 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 0.833 | 45.5% | 13 | 0 | 13 | -13 | None | 0% |
| 30. | U.S. 8th Army Air Force | [8AAF] | 20 | 4 | 16 | -12 | .25 | 20.0% | Lost | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 33% | 11 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0.1 | 9.09% |
| 31. | Soviet 3rd Shock Army and Soviet 8th Guards Army | [3.GA] [8.GA] | 14 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0.167 | 14.3% | Lost | 7 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0.4 | 28.5% | 7 | 0 | 7 | -7 | None | 0% |
| 32. | Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun (ViE12) | [DTR] | 12 | 1 | 12 | -10 | 0.91 | 8.3% | Lost | 6 | 0 | 6 | -6 | None | 0% | 6 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 0.20 | 16.67% |
| Combined stats for each Army: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (1.) | Axis Army | various | 294 | 165 | 129 | 36 | 1.28 | 56.1% | 11-4-1 | 146 | 106 | 40 | 66 | 2.65 | 72.6% | 148 | 59 | 89 | -30 | 0.663 | 39.9% |
| (2.) | Allied Army | various | 294 | 129 | 165 | -36 | 0.782 | 43.9% | 4-11-1 | 148 | 89 | 59 | 30 | 1.51 | 61.0% | 146 | 40 | 106 | -66 | 0.377 | 27.4% |
All data as of 4 November 2008, after the last battleday of [[ViE Campaign 15|ViE#15]. Calculations by Ewok / CRaZYCaNaDIaN / Moondogg.
Note: KK-N/KK-A and 3.SA/8.GA were ranked together because they did de facto not fight as seperate entities for most of the campaign.
Comments
- After over three campaigns, the stats show a clear Axis dominance as well as a clear defender's dominance, with 58 out of 80 defenses being successful yet and 66.25% of all battles (roughly two-thirds) having been won by Axis units.
- After 80 battles, the chance to win a defense appears to be 72.5%. The chance to win an attack is 27.5%, by contrast. If the winning percentages of both armies are added and then divided by two (thus calculating the arithmetic median of these figures), the values are 71.4% and 28.6% respectively.
- The A10MD was the first division to catapult itself to the first place right after their first battleday.
- After 116 battles, the chance to win a defense appears to be at 71.5%, not having changed much sine the last two evaluations above. Thus, ViE is still clearly biased toward the defender. The Axis bias has decreased notably though, the Axis won "only" 58.6% of all battles, a value much closer to the "fair" value of 50% then it was after 80 battles (66.25%).
Avatars
Ever since BFE#2, divisions in BFE/ViE have divisional avatars which are heavily used in the forums. Currently players can select in their profile to display their divisional avatars, and most players do so.
The divisional avatars are often made by members or officers of the respective division and mostly fictional, although some are based on real insignia (that is often the case when the division is also based on a real unit).
Either the division's General selects the avatar or lets his soldiers vote on it, as it happened in the 2-KF for example.
Starting in ViE#8, divisional avatars and rank avatars were often combined into a single graphic (see US Infantry ranks for example).
The following presents an overview about all avatars used in ViE so far.
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See also
- ViE Campaign 1
- ViE Campaign 2
- ViE Campaign 3
- ViE Campaign 4
- ViE Campaign 5
- ViE Campaign 6
- ViE Campaign 7
- ViE Campaign 8
- ViE Campaign 9
- ViE Campaign 10
- ViE Campaign 11
- ViE Campaign 12
- ViE Campaign 13
- ViE Campaign 14
- ViE Campaign 15
- ViE Campaign 16
- Allies
- Axis
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| Campaign: | ViE#1 | ViE#2 | ViE#3 | ViE#4 | ViE#5 | ViE#6 | ViE#7 | ViE#8 | ViE#9 | ViE#10 | ViE#11 | ViE#12 | ViE#13 | ViE#14 | ViE#15 | ViE#16 | |||
| Axis Division: | 1-GJ | 2-KF | 3-RB | 4-FJ | 5-PzJ | AZUL | KK-A | KK-N | BFC | RONA | DCA | Ax90 | 4TC | DTR | DTR | Ax369. | 11.Nord | DCV | |
| Allied Division: | US1ID | US2AD | US3ID | SAS | A10MD | US6AD | 3.SA. | 8.GA | A28 | A9 | 4AF | PPCLI | 8AAF | 3DSK | 2AIF | 617Sqn | RGR | FSSF | |
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