MC Changes

[Ricky B]

And it really isn't a penalty on companies as such. It is purely an impact issue of losses on smaller size unit, and assuming there are three companies, then the average fatigue for the 3 separate companies as a result of the losses is the same as if the battalion took the losses.

In other words, you have an infantry unit, 150 men per company, 450 in the bn. One company loses 15 men, it may take say 45 fatigue, and have 135 men left, or 90% of its manpower - and the 10% lost are likely to be a significant part of its leadership, which is what fatigue represents in part, according to the original game notes. The three companies would then have fatigue of 45, 0 and 0, for an average of 15 between the 3, and a total strength of 435. If it was the combined battalion, it would take 1/3 the fatigue, or 15, and have 435 men. Of the lost men, the same leaders are lost, but losing say 1 leader out of 9 is less damaging than for the specific company which lost 1 leader out of 3. And leader may be the company commander, or his platoon leaders, or other critical NCOs.

Anyway, it may not be an ideal way to represent things but it doesn't make sense to have the smaller company suffer the same fatigue as the combined battalion. I sure can't think of anything that is more reasonable, myself.

Rick