Hello commander!
We hope you are well. Coming in hot on the heels of the recent release of Nemesis: Raid on Drvar, we got some exciting new things to show you.
As you know, we are busy at work on the next expansion for Steel Division 2, Steel Division 2: Battle of Turda. With this DLC, we will also feature a new map.
Let’s look at our new environment: Oarba. This map will be available for free to all owners of Steel Division 2!
A historical setting
Measuring 27km², Oarba is a 2vs2 map inspired by the actual battlefields of the battle of Oarba de Mureș, which took place from September 17th to October 5th, 1944.
As part of this battle, Romanian territorial forces and their Soviet reinforcements were thrown at Turda, held by the Hungarians, while the Axis' left flank was secured by the Germans at Oarba. With the main Allied counter-offensive happening at Turda, the Romanian Motomechanized Corps was thrown in a secondary attack at Oarba.
More information about this battle can be found in our DevBlog on the Romanian 9. Infanterie division.
Historically, the map was fought over from south to north - from downhill by the river to the top of the hill. However, we have decided to situate the battlefield from east to west, giving it a great symmetry in environment and topology.
Oarba is structured around a waterway that runs along its length, making the control of the bridges across the river of great importance. In the center of the river (the Mureș), an island formed by a loop can prove a useful shortcut for your attacks. Or a stronghold if properly defended, or even a deadly enemy firing position if ignored. While the left edge of the map is pretty clear and "tank friendly," on our right border, we have a slow climb on a gently rising slope covered with small woods and farms.
We designed Oarba to accommodate a variety of playstyles. For instance, you'll have to fight uphill infantry battles to control the high ground on one side, while on the opposite end of the map, you’ll encounter perfect terrain for your massed armored assaults.
We can't wait to see what strategies you'll use on our Steel Division 2’s new battlefield!
Some more reading on Battle of Turda
If you are wondering what the new Steel Division 2 expansion, Battle of Turda, will exactly contain, look no further!
- One new Army General campaign centered on the Battle of Turda, Transylvania, pitting Axis Hungary versus Allied Romania.
- Six new divisions.
- Of which three will be Romanian, now siding with the Allies, including the Divizia 9 Infanterie, the Divizia 8 Cavalerie Motorizata and the Corpul 6 Teritorial.
- And two will be Hungarian, with one German. This includes the Hungarian 2. Páncéloshadosztály (2nd Armored Division) and 25. Hadosztály (25th Infantry Division). The Germans are represented with the Sperrverband von Kessel.
- Mixed divisions, with units from various nations, such as Romanian-Soviet or Hungarian-German.
- One new map. This is the 2vs2 Oarba battlefield.
- 2 Aces: the Hungarian tank commander Lieutenant Ervin Tarczay and Romanian fighter ace, Captain Dan Vizanti.
Missed Nemesis: Raid on Drvar?
If you can’t wait to get playing with Steel Division2, be sure to check out our latest DLC, the Nemesis: Raid on Drvar[ mini-expansion.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1833830/Steel_Division_2__Nemesis_5__Raid_on_Drvar/
Nemesis: Raid on Drvar takes the player into one of World War II's most unusual airborne operations: the ambitious Axis air assault to neutralize Yugoslav partisan leader Tito in the spring of 1944.
Nemesis: Raid on Drvar gives you the command of two unique battlegroups in skirmish or online multiplayer: the Axis airborne troops of Unternehmen Rösselsprung and the partisans of the Yugoslav NOV. New units include fanatical SS-Fs-Jäger and SS Gebirgsjäger, Croatian Domobran, partisan Snajper, or British SOE special forces.
Other new vehicles and planes are the homemade Yugoslav Partop infantry mortar, M.28 heavy AA gun, Aufk. Panzer II F or the L35 tankette. The sky is filled with Croatian-operated BH-33E-SHS biplanes, pre-war Yugoslav IK-2 fighters, the Ca.310bis Libeccio bombers, or Allied-flown tank killer Hurricane Mk IV Vickers and South African Ventura GR.V bombers.
Until next week
That’s all! We’ll be back soon with more Steel Division 2 news.
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See you on the battlefield, commander.