Question about S42 McNamara Scenarios

[Volcano Man]

In regards to the - (40) and - (80), I cannot say conclusively since it is something done in the stock game; but if I had to make an educated guess it would be that they are identifiers given to make seperate components because their strengths are different. It looks like (40) might refer to 40% strength and (80) as 80% strength for the battalion.

It is well known that soviet infantry units at this stage were often kept at low compliment and strength levels because of their poor personnel branch (replacements were not forth coming as they tended to just create a new division instead). The "w" is an indetifier just denote that it is a winter unit, and thus has a winter portrait, and nothing more.

The SMG units are all located in the tank brigades. The motorized infantry brigades have regular motorized infantry, but the tank brigades had strictly one SMG battalion designed to be used for assaults with the armor. Search for component "Rifle Bn (Tk Bde)", I think.