An excellent combination of skills

Guderian definitely has the best potential. He can add Plain Fighting and Explosives, which gives him the best potential damage in the game. Manstein gets Plain Fighting as well, but Tide of Iron isn’t quite as good as Explosives in my book because it only triggers when he is at half health.

Konev can get four good skills, with Raider being the obvious exception. I give him Plain Fighting and Explosives.

I actually think Dönitz gets a great combination of skills. Give him Rumor and Sailor. I would probably trade Explosives for Depot Ship if I could.

Yamashita also gets a great skill combo. You can give him Infantry Leader and Guerilla. Ace Forces and Bayonet Charge are both good skills, though I would trade one for a terrain damage bonus, probably Jungle Fighting.

Yamamoto also gets a good skill set for his role. Carpet Bombing and Air Force Leader are the two skills you would want most for an air general. I don’t think Explosives triggers on air attacks, so that could be traded out, but there aren’t a lot of great air skills.

I’m kinda meh on Eisenhower. He doesn’t have a Rumor, which is crucial for naval generals, and he doesn’t have Air Force Leader, which is a big deal for air generals. Really disappointed with his ability set. Manstein and Zhukov are both really good, but I would love to trade Manstein’s Tide of Iron and Zhukov’s Crossfire for Explosives and Plain Fighting respectively. I think Guderian and Konev are slightly better because they can take both those abilities.

Did I miss something? They haven’t released 1980 have they? Not available for me on iPhone anyway.

Crossfire is OK for a tank general, although it seems like AI prefers to attack weaker units and thus does not attack tank generals unless they are the only available target or defending a city.

The disadvantage however is your general going alone is going to lose a lot of HP from those hits.
Crossfire is a really situational skill, I plan to add the medal to Rommel but I don't think its a skill I would ever add.

I got you now. I wasn’t following your wording.

Honestly, I may give that medal to Dönitz to boost Sailor. Naval generals take more hits and need the extra damage. Maybe I will switch it around based on need and give it to Rommel sometimes. The best use I can currently see for it is when you are in a conquest and need a tank general to defend in a secondary area like France or Britain in Southeast Asia or the Soviets in the East against Japan. That is the only time a tank general is getting hit really often. When you are on the Attack, the enemy prioritizes other units and avoids direct attacks on your tank general. Most of the damage you take is from artillery or air and missile strikes unless you are defending a city.