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title: Paratroop_Division
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Paratroopers are an elite branch of the Infantry, specifically trained
to either parachute to the ground or be ferried to a battle in gliders.
Their rapid deployment capability makes them ideal for use as a mobile
reserve or for use in capturing a strategic asset behind enemy lines.
However, they are handicapped by a lack of heavy equipment due to their
mode of travel, and when they are in action it is advisable to move
other units to their support.

## [ Paratroop Division Statistics ]{#Paratroop_Division_Statistics .mw-headline}

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  Model           Default   Morale   Air      Air    Soft     Hard     Tough-\   Defens-\   Soft-\      Cost   Build-\   Man-\   Max     Supply   Fuel    Supp.   Transp.   Upgrade   Upgrade   Speed   Speed   Speed   Speed
                  ORG                Attack   Def.   Attack   Attack   ness      iveness    ness               time      power   Speed   Cons.    Cons.           Weight    Time      Cost      Cap Art Cap Eng Cap AT  Cap AA
                                                                                                                                                                            Factor    Factor

Airborne \'39   40        40       2        3      8        1        16        11         100         12     180       15      4       1.4      0       3       10        0.5       1.0       5       5       5       5

Airborne \'41   40        40       3        4      10       2        20        16         100         12     180       15      5       1.5      0       3       8         0.5       1.0       6       6       6       6

Airborne \'43   40        40       4        5      12       4        28        20         100         12     180       15      5       1.7      0       3       5         0.5       1.0       6       6       6       6

Airborne \'45   40        40       5        6      14       5        35        25         100         12     180       15      5       1.9      0       3       5         0.5       1.0       6       6       6       6
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## [ Brigades allowed ]{#Brigades_allowed .mw-headline}

-   [Anti-aircraft
    Brigade](/wiki/Anti-aircraft_Brigade "Anti-aircraft Brigade")
-   [Anti-Tank Brigade](/wiki/Anti-Tank_Brigade "Anti-Tank Brigade")
-   [Artillery Brigade](/wiki/Artillery_Brigade "Artillery Brigade")

## [ Notes ]{#Notes .mw-headline}

-   Paratroop divisions are considered a soft unit.
-   Paratroopers have higher org and morale, reduced soft and hard
    attack values, and cost more IC and more manpower compared to a
    normal infantry of the same year.

Paratroopers are much maligned by veteran players for several reasons:

-   They require players to pursue two research trees (paratroopers and
    transport planes)
-   Transport planes are extremely expensive in [IC
    days](/wiki/IC_days "IC days")
-   Transport planes have very limited range
-   Paratroopers are average at combat

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  Unit            Soft Attack   Defensiveness   Manpower   Cost   BuildTime
  Airborne 1939   8             11              15         12     210
  Infantry 1939   12            18              10         7      95
  --------------- ------------- --------------- ---------- ------ -----------

This means that the Airborne unit requires 2,520 IC days versus 665 IC
days for Infantry, in exchange for considerably lower combat ability. A
player could build *four Infantry divisions* (2,660 IC days) for a
roughly equivalent cost.

Paratroopers do have some positives:

-   Fun to use
-   Provide an extra envelopment angle if dropped into a battle. The
    bonus is then added to all your divisions engaged in the battle.
-   Paratroopers can be dropped into an empty province behind the enemy
    to close encirclements.
-   Paratroopers dropped on unprotected airfields will destroy all
    planes based there.
-   After an enemy loses a battle and is retreating into an adjacent
    province, if that province is empty, paratroopers can \"overrun\"
    the retreating enemy to destroy them. This can also be used
    defensively.
-   In critical battles, paratroopers can swing the outcome,
    specifically during amphibious assaults when only a relatively small
    number of marines can be used. Dropping paratroopers onto the beach
    province dramatically increases the chance of victory.
-   Paratroopers can be used to instantly cover ground that would
    otherwise take weeks for ground forces, such as the huge, low
    infrastructure provinces in C. Asia, Africa and S. America.
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