Best Russian Infantry Units in Broken Arrow

In the real-time tactics game Broken Arrow, Russia’s infantry dominate their times on offense as well as defense, providing players diverse, powerful, specialized units that their infantry outclassed. Split into three shock formations VDV Brigade , Guard Tank Brigade , and Coastal Troops these ground forces offer tactical depth, mobility, and firepower that can help place a battle on a favorable trajectory. Here’s a deeper dive into what makes these divisions’ ranged infantry units such standouts, and where they fit into battlefield dynamics.
Airborne Might: The VDV BrigadeThe VDV (Vozdushno-desantnye Voyska) Brigade is symbolic of Russia’s elite paratroopers, known for their quick deployment and maneuverability.

• VDV AGS-30 used as a high mobility suppression unit, raining explosive rounds onto dismounted infantry and light vehicles. Where the M240L really excels is in urban combat and choke points.
  
• VDV Kornet and VDV Metis: M retrofits give sharp bite to airborne and amphibious tactics. The Kornet team provides longer range advanced anti-tank firepower for harder targets, while Metis-M routes fast-moving elements into more mobile heavy-hitting fire support.
  
• For anti-air defense, VDV Igla arrives in battle, downing enemy helicopters and low-flying aircraft with the Igla-D man-portable surface-to-air missile launcher.
  
• VDV DSH, armed with RPG: 7Vs and field-expedient smoke grenade launchers, excels in close-quarters ambush scenarios, though perhaps most significantly it’s versatile enough to engage lightly armored threats.
  

This trifecta of units only really flourishes when played in concert with one another, an overwatch providing cover from afar while another unit pushes on the objective while a third unit locks down the skies.
Mechanized Versatility: Guard Tank BrigadeThe Guard Tank Brigade punches through the defenses, fielding a combination of heavier infantry with powerful anti-armor capabilities and shock troops to breach defenses.

• Gvardii Motostrelki, an 8-man squad that brings even more durability and heavy weapons to snowflake infantry, breaks the trend. Provided with RPG-28s and riot control-style smoke-grenade dispensers, they excel at deadly, mazelike, close-quarters battles.
  
• Ingenery-Shturmoviki adds an additional layer of tactics. These engineers deploy flashbangs to disorient enemies before clearing rooms or urban spaces. This is great for aggressive plays.
  
• Offering the most area denial capability of any grenade, the AGS-40 team reinforces existing defensive lines, using area denial grenades to sweep across choke-points and funneling enemy units into kill zones, buying time against enemy waves.
  

Guard units perform best in multi-layered attacks where line of sight and maneuverability are critical.

Maritime Power Projection: Oceanic Forces

The Coastal Troops’ strength in numbers is matched by their tactical versatility, as they’re ideal for both attrition warfare and defensive posturing in war of a longer duration.

• Chernye Berety, the game’s biggest infantry unit at 14 guys, are designed to take a beating and walk through contested points. Their RPG-27—or the copycat RPG-29—makes them a serious threat to armored vehicles. Their sheer size makes them durable.
  

What really distinguishes Russian infantry in Broken Arrow is not their variety, but the cross-branch synergy between different roles: air-droppable shock troops, entrenched engineers, long-range AT teams, and oversized eight-man squads that win purely in numbers. Whether you’re completing an ultra-quick airborne insertion or defending a village from hordes of attackers, there’s a Russian unit or tech tree branch specifically designed to do it.

Choosing the right mix, deciding how much anti-air, anti-armor, or direct fire capability they need to defeat light forces is critical to maximizing their potential on the battlefield. Each battery combined with thoughtful integration isn’t just an element, they’re the foundation of Russian land battle supremacy.