I would like to propose a new golden order soldier for the Tunisian Campagn that is lacking of content.
From Egypt, the Polish II Corps was reassigned to fight alongside the British Eighth Army in the Italian campaign: Caporal Wojtek from the Polish army, 22nd Artillery Supply Company.
As an enlisted soldier with his own paybook, rank, and serial number, he lived with the other men in tents or in a special wooden crate, which was transported by truck. During the Battle of Monte Cassino, Wojtek helped his unit to convey ammunition by carrying 100-pound (45 kg) crates of 25-pound artillery shells, never dropping any of them.
His service at Monte Cassino earned him promotion to the rank of caporal. In recognition of Wojtek’s popularity, a depiction of a bear carrying an artillery shell was adopted as the official emblem of the 22nd Company.
After a succesfull service during WW2, Caporal Wojtek died in December 1963, at the age of 21, weighing nearly 500 kilograms (1,100 lb), and was over 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) tall.
Following demobilisation on 15 November 1947, Wojtek was given to Edinburgh Zoo, where he spent the rest of his life, often visited by journalists and former Polish soldiers, some of whom tossed cigarettes for him to eat, as he did during his time in the army. Media attention contributed to Wojtek’s popularity. He was a frequent guest on BBC television’s Blue Peter programme for children.
Of course, he would be equiped with a PAW-20 and be member a squad of 2 mortar . Specialized in close combat his role is to defend the position. And inflict psychological damage to the ennemy team.
His perk are:
- +500% Stamina
- +100% climbing distance
- +200% Mele damage
- +20% Faster roload speed for the mortar team
- +30% swim speed
