German firepower

[Huib Versloot]

I think that you have, in some ways, answered your own question. Smoke. I realise that it is an abstraction, but sometimes CS requires that to model historical battles.

I would also point out that from my reading of the Battle of the Reichswald (which is admittedly limited) I understood that the German parachute units were a) under strength, and b) populated to a significant degree with green recruits. The division morale was high as a unit (as perhaps the only German units at this stage of the war to believe that it was unbeaten), but that specific smaller units were more variable.

umbro

You are right to some degree (it was 4 Fallschirmjägerdivisionen 6th, 7th, 8th and parts of the 2nd), but even the 17 yr old green recruits of the Fallschirmtruppen outperformed the British, the Canadians and the Americans time and time again. This continued until the end of the war. The weaker parts in the Fallschirm Armee were the 84 ID and the 180/ 190 ID. It might be an idea to lower their morale to 5 instead of 6. It is those regular troops in the center of the Reichswald that are currently acting too strong.
We should have the numbers about right as we have detailed info on that. David did keep a lot of MGs in the scn as we figured heavy weapons would be passed on to others when a unit loses strength.

Currently we decided a morale like this: Allies: 7, 84. ID: 5
180. ID 5 and 6. 190. ID 5 and 6, 116th Pz: 6 and 7. 15th PzGr: 6. Fallschirmtruppe: 8