German firepower

[umbro]

It's a good point to note, that unit prestige lives beyond its "on paper" capability.

Elan is a powerful modifier (I would go with smoke by preference and be wrong most of the time), and can make up for many deficiencies.

All militaries break their recruits down before building them up again into a force that can be molded. An organisation that can count on HJ for recruits has a step up on all others.

Of course, there is a price to be paid. Would one want to live in such a society that can produce a HJ?

One can hope that the answer to that question continues to be more often than not "No".

umbro

P.S. While reading these boards I have discovered that often the most interesting posts are made by those who are both drunk and disturbed :-)