Vehicle recovery

[Imp]

So the comment I've read from a German panzer ace obviously is not valid. Sorry about that

Not trying to dis just putting into context, as in yes perhaps possible but thats just one part of the procedure as Weasel said & you can only start it if not under fire. Also if running gear took any damage as is likely if shot at or mine thats it. Another report from German Tiger Ace sorry forget name but credited 80 plus kills he threw a track the previous day, thats just a thrown track not due to fire. It obviosly did not take that amount of time to fix it but was not safe to attempt till then so they had to defend the tank till then or destroy it.
The modern link I posted mentioned in dispatches for recovery under fire, not chastised for the fact 9 hours later they had only recovered it not repaired it. I would therefore say you do not attempt repair recovery normaly unless you control the battlefield.
I have no doubt the Germans were trained to do minor repairs fits with their doctrine & from what I have read had there handsfull keeping stuff going anyway often with a third of Pz Co under repair on the Eastern Front. The likes of Russians most of the time training on using the tank was inadequate let alone fixing it in my view.
I have no military training but feel overal the game designers choice is right based on what I have found & the confines of a relativly simple game engine.
This also applies to the other WAW thing of fixing vehicle equipment, would you really try unless not in the front line. Someone has got to stop his job & fix it so you are now not firing another weapon or 1 man short keeping an eye out for the enemy & stationary so he can fiddle with it, sounds reckless to me.