Strange defense strength

Andrew · 02-02-2007, 10:13 AM,

Just noticed a strange thing in the Volcanoe man alternate Bulge campaign game (MaNamara DB scenario I believe). The Tiger tank battalions in the SS Panzer Divisions both have a defense strength of 10. This compares to the various Panther units defense strength of 25, The Mk IV's units rating of 11 and various tank destroyer units at 12 to 19. Looks like a data base error to me. Any comments?
Rgds
Andrew

Jazman · 02-02-2007, 11:01 AM,

I'm looking at them (s. Pz. Btl. 501), and they're at 38 defense. Movement is 10. I do have the latest VM pack.

Andrew · 02-02-2007, 10:56 PM,

Thats the Tiger II unit. I am referring to the two Tiger 1 units - one in KG Peiper, 1st SS and the other in PZ Reg 12, 12th SS. In the initialk set up they are in hexes 154,20 and 154,5 respectively.
Rgds
Andrew

Engelbrekt · (This post was last modified: 02-02-2007, 11:06 PM by Engelbrekt.)

Andrew Wrote:In the initialk set up they are in hexes 154,20 and 154,5 respectively.

Those are not Tiger I, they are Pz IVJ. So a defense of 10 is correct I believe.

//Engelbrekt

Andrew · 02-02-2007, 11:09 PM,

Well I'll be a monkeys uncle so they are. I didn't look closely enough and mistook the image for a Tiger. That explains why the US TD battalions keep on shooting them to bits. Thanks for that.
Andrew

Engelbrekt · (This post was last modified: 02-04-2007, 08:17 AM by Engelbrekt.)

Andrew Wrote:Well I'll be a monkeys uncle so they are. I didn't look closely enough and mistook the image for a Tiger. That explains why the US TD battalions keep on shooting them to bits.

An innocent mistake shared by you with the actual US soldiers of the war :-) Everyone reported "Tigers" as soon as they saw a tank and Allied gunners claimed to have destroyed more Tigers than ever was built.