WW2 - RPG

Covert Operations and Resistance
Espionage Agent (SOE / OSS / Abwehr): Infiltration, intelligence gathering, codebreaking and sabotage behind enemy lines.
Member of the Resistance / Supporter: Urban or forest guerrilla (Maquis in France, Soviet Partisans), organizing ambushes and clandestine logistics.
Messenger / Underground Liaison: Transporting critical information, weapons, or fugitives across occupied territories.
🏛️ Command, Logistics and Civilian Life
Tactical Officer / Barracks Commander: Tasks include map strategy, supply management, and high-level operational decision-making.
War Correspondent / Photographer: Recording reality on the front lines without directly participating in combat.
Civilian / Survivor: Navigating conflict in a besieged city, under military occupation, or amidst the bombing of a metropolis.

🪖 Infantry and Ground Forces
Frontline Soldier: Rifleman in trenches, urban assaults or beach landings.
Tank/Armored Vehicle Commander: Issues orders, manages the crew (gunner, driver, loader) and directs armored vehicle combat.
Armored Vehicle Crewman: Specific role as driver, loader or gunner on board a tank.
Elite Marksman / Sniper: Infiltrated in ruins or vegetation, focused on stealth, observation and high-precision shooting.
Field Medic: Prioritizes squad survival, rescue under crossfire, and combat first aid.
Engineer / Sapper: Specialist in demolitions, mine placement/deactivation, fortification clearing and tactical support.
✈️ Air and Naval Forces
Fighter Pilot: Air combat (dogfights), bomber interception and squadron escort.
Bomber Pilot / Ground Attack: Strategic bombing raids or close air support in units such as the Stuka or Il-2.
Aviation Crewman: Tail gunner, navigator or bombardier aboard a B-17, Lancaster or He 111.
Captain / Submarine Officer (U-Boat / US Submarine): Stealth navigation, convoy ambushes and deep-sea warfare.
Sailor / Naval Gunner: Service on battleships, destroyers or aircraft carriers in the midst of massive naval battles.

Tanks (Royal Army)
M13/40: Italian main medium tank used in the North African desert.
M14/41: Improved version with a better engine of the M13/40.
L3/35: Widely used but poorly armored light tankette.
Semovente 75/18: Self-propelled gun/tank destroyer very effective in the desert.
P40 (P26/40): The only Italian heavy tank designed for the war (produced in a few units).
Airplanes (Regia Aeronautica)
Macchi C.202 Folgore: Excellent maneuverability fighter equipped with a German DB 601 engine.
Macchi C.205 Veltro: Evolution of the Folgore, one of the best fighters of the war.
Fiat CR.42 Falco: Extremely agile biplane fighter used at the beginning of the conflict.
Reggiane Re.2001: Multi-role fighter derived from American designs.
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero: A trimotor bomber and torpedo bomber that was very prominent in the Mediterranean.

Tanks (Armored Vehicles of 1940)
Char B1 bis: Heavy tank with thick armor and twin cannons (one in the turret and one in the chassis).
Somua S35: Medium tank considered one of the most advanced in 1940.
Renault R35: Light infantry support tank.
Hotchkiss H35 / H39: Light tank used by cavalry and armored units.
FCM 36: Light tank with sloped armor design.
Airplanes (Armée de l'Air)
Dewoitine D.520: The best French fighter of 1940, capable of facing the Bf 109.
Morane-Saulnier MS.406: The most numerous fighter in the French Air Force at the beginning.
Bloch MB.152: Robustly built monoplane fighter.
Potez 630: Twin-engine heavy aircraft used for night fighter and reconnaissance.
Lioré et Olivier LeO 451: Very fast twin-engine medium bomber for its time.

Tanks (Imperial Army)
Type 97 Chi-Ha: The most widely used Japanese medium tank during the conflict.
Type 95 Ha-Go: Light tank designed for infantry and difficult terrain.
Type 1 Chi-He: An improved version of the Chi-Ha with better armor and a better gun.
Type 3 Chi-Nu: Medium tank developed at the end of the war for the defense of the metropolis.
Type 2 Ka-Mi: Amphibious tank used by the Imperial Navy.
Aircraft (Navy and Army Air Services)
Mitsubishi A6M Zero: Legendary carrier-based fighter known for its agility and initial range.
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa: Light tactical fighter of the Imperial Army.
Kawanishi N1K1-J Shiden: High-performance ground combat fighter.
Aichi D3A "Val": Carrier-based dive bomber used at Pearl Harbor.
Nakajima B5N "Kate": Main carrier-based torpedo boat of the Imperial Navy.
Mitsubishi G4M "Betty": Long-range twin-engine land bomber.

Tanks (Red Army)
T-34 (Variants 76 and 85): Revolutionary medium tank, key to the Soviet victory.
KV-1: Heavy tank famous for its almost impenetrable armor in 1941.
IS-2 (Iosif Stalin): Heavy breakthrough tank with a massive 122 mm gun.
SU-85 / SU-100: Tank destroyers based on the T-34 chassis.
ISU-152: Heavy self-propelled gun nicknamed "Zveroboy" (Beast Hunter).
BT-7: High-speed light tank used at the beginning of the war.
Airplanes (Soviet Air Force)
Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik: Armored ground attack aircraft, the most produced in history.
Yakovlev Yak-3: Light, agile and lethal fighter at low altitudes.
Yakovlev Yak-9: The most numerous Soviet fighter of the war.
Lavochkin La-5 / La-7: High-performance radial-engined fighters against German fighters.
Petlyakov Pe-2: Fast and accurate twin-engine dive bomber.
Tupolev Tu-2: Late war medium attack bomber.

Tanks (Panzer and Tank Destroyer)
Panzer IV: The most produced medium tank by Germany during the entire conflict.
Panzer V Panther: Medium-heavy tank with excellent sloped armor and high-velocity gun.
Panzer VI Tiger I: Legendary heavy tank with a fearsome 88 mm gun.
Panzer VI Tiger I: Legendary German heavy tank with massive armor and the fearsome 88mm gun, feared on all fronts for its great long-range firepower.
Tiger II (King Tiger): Super-heavy tank with massive frontal armor.
StuG III: Turretless assault gun, highly effective and mass-produced.
Jagdpanther: Heavy tank destroyer based on the Panther chassis.
Airplanes (Luftwaffe)
Messerschmitt Bf 109: The Luftwaffe's main fighter throughout the war.
Focke-Wulf Fw 190: Agile and versatile fighter and fighter-bomber.
Junkers Ju 87 (Stuka): Dive bomber famous for its siren ("Trumpet of Jericho").
Heinkel He 111: Standard medium bomber in the Battle of Britain.
Messerschmitt Me 262: The first operational jet fighter in history.
Junkers Ju 88: Twin-engine fast bomber adapted for multiple roles.

Tanks (Armored)
M4 Sherman: The standard medium tank and backbone of the US Army.
M3 Stuart: Light, fast tank used for reconnaissance.
M24 Chaffee: Advanced light tank that replaced the M3 at the end of the war.
M10 Wolverine: Open turret tank destroyer designed to neutralize enemy armor.
M18 Hellcat: Fast tank destroyer with excellent maneuverability.
M26 Pershing: Heavy tank introduced in late 1944 to rival the German Tigers.
Airplanes (Fighters and Bombers)
P-51 Mustang: Long-range escort fighter with Merlin engine.
P-47 Thunderbolt: Extremely robust heavy fighter and fighter-bomber.
P-38 Lightning: Twin-tailed heavy fighter, widely used in the Pacific.
F4U Corsair: Navy carrier-based fighter with "inverted gull" shaped wings.
B-17 Flying Fortress: Iconic four-engine heavy bomber in Europe.
B-29 Superfortress: Strategic heavy bomber used in the Pacific campaign.

1943 – The Turning Point
Eastern Front: Battle of Kursk (the largest tank battle) and the Liberation of the Dnieper.
Italian Front (Mediterranean): Operation Husky (Invasion of Sicily), landing at Salerno and the Gustav Line.
Pacific Front: "island hopping" strategy (Solomon Islands, Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands).
Asian Front: China, Burma and India Front (Burma Road).
1944 – The Cornering
Western European Front: Normandy Landings (D-Day - Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, etc.), Liberation of Paris, Operation Market Garden (Netherlands) and the Battle of the Bulge.
Eastern Front (Operation Bagration): Destruction of the German Army Group Center, advance through Poland and the Balkans.
Italian Front: Battle of Monte Cassino, Liberation of Rome and the Gothic Line.
Pacific Front: Battle of the Philippine Sea, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Saipan and Guam.
1945 – The Outcome
Central European Front: Crossing the Rhine, Battle of Berlin, the final Ardennes and the liberation of camps in Central Europe.
Pacific Front: Battle of Iwo Jima, Battle of Okinawa and the bombings of the Japanese archipelago (Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagasaki).
Manchurian Front: Soviet invasion of Manchuria (Operation August Storm).

1939 – The Beginning in Europe
Polish Front: Invasion of Poland (Westerplatte, Warsaw, Modlin).
Scandinavian Front (Winter War): Conflict between Finland and the Soviet Union (Mannerheim Line, Karelia).
Atlantic War (Beginning): Marine convoy routes and initial naval battles in the Atlantic Ocean.
1940 – Western Expansion and North Africa
Western European Front: French and Dutch Campaign (Maginot Line, Dunkirk, Paris, the Ardennes).
Scandinavian Front: Norway and Denmark Campaign (Narvik, Oslo).
British Air Front: Battle of Britain (London, Dover, RAF air bases).
North African Front: Initial operations in the desert between Libya and Egypt (Sidi Barrani).
1941 – The Invasion of the USSR and the Outbreak in the Pacific
Eastern Front (Operation Barbarossa): Advance into Soviet territory (Leningrad, Smolensk, kyiv, Moscow Batteries).
Balkan Front: Invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece (Belgrade, Athens, Battle of Crete).
Pacific Front: Attack on Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), invasion of the Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore.
North African Front: The arrival of the Afrika Korps (Siege of Tobruk, El Agheila).
1942 – The Global Breaking Point
Eastern Front: Battle of Stalingrad, Caucasus Campaign and the Siege of Leningrad.
Pacific Front and Oceania: Battle of Midway, Coral Sea, Guadalcanal Campaign and New Guinea.
North African Front: First and Second Battle of El Alamein (Egypt).
Asian Front: Burma Campaign and the Sino-Japanese Theater (Chongqing, Yunnan).