Military Engineering in PzC

[Liquid_Sky]

The general nature of this simulation seems to be one of statistics. Everything is 'averaged' out, with an expected value which may come over time. So while it looks like the bridge is not being built, there will be an expected time of based on a percentage. (Two of the guys in my wargaming group are Stats guys, so I hear this sort of stuff all the time).

If the bridging was 50%, then that would mean the expected value is 2 turns. If it was 10% then it would be a day, and so on.

The zen from this, I see is that when the bridge doesnt appear to be built over a large time period, then perhaps things are occuring such as enemy air attacks, partisans or whatever, to destroy work/hinder work. What guarentee would you have if they told you the bridge would be up in a day?

Of course there are things you can do to try and increase the odds...one is to form up in a battalion to do the work, then split off the remainder when you are done.

Anyways, it seems to me so much of this simulation involves statistics, in shooting, breakdowns, replacements and engineering functions..