Replacements

[Volcano Man]

I am familiar with the replacement feature so let me explain before the editting begins.

Basically, it is something that can be specified in the OOB when you edit an organization (not a single unit). You have the ability to give an integer which becomes a % strength that a unit will replace in a given turn. This is in addition to strength gained through recovery. Replacements are different in the fact that the rate can be different for each unit and unit quality plays no factor like it does with recovery. Also, for sub-units, any replacement rate given to a unit that is lower in the OOB will override any level given to a higher organization.

For example, if you give a 2% replacement rate for 1st Corps, and then give one of the divisions a 1% replacement rate then only the corps units, and any other divisions will get 2%. This can of course be more finely implemented at brigade level organizations as well.

A unit will also not get replacements if it is isolated, but not simply isolated in the sense that it cannot trace a line to a supply source but, more severly, if it is truely isolated from the map edge.

That said, the rule itself is not perfect, but then again what rule is? For example, you cannot apply a replacement rate to a single unit and in some cases this can be a problem if you have a loosely organized unit. The solution is to organize it more strictly to better seperate the units into different organizations.

I don't think that replacements would apply to many PzCs, it is just there for special cases where a single organization might, or should, regain a lot of strength. And dispite popular belief it shoudl probably not be used at all with soviet units in east front titles because, as I mentioned in another thread, they often did not replace losses at a high rate but instead they would create new units.

Where it might apply is for North Afrika titles where the German panzers are given a replacement rate to compliment a low recovery rate so that their panzers can recover/replace losses at a historical rate since they have outstanding recovery teams. Or, I was thinking about applying it to the Tobruk'41_Alt's 88mm FLAK units because they are in 2 gun batteries and almost always get a 1 gun loss from any enemy action. But keep in mind that all PzCs thus far have been balanced to utilize the recovery rate feature only so any editing to add a replacement rate should probably go hand in hand with an adjustment to the recovery rate.