F14 update now available from HPS

[Volcano Man]

"but for the most part it is better to fire the whole stack at once."

Roger. So back to my original question: In the games I am playing as French, started pre-update, is there not, nor will there ever be; a quality bonus for the multitude of A & B MG units I have in the French/BEF Army? Or, does the update change this? Thanks jonny :smoke:

I guess I am not entirely sure what you are asking. If you mean has the A & B quality MG unit effectiveness changed? The answer is no. If you mean will it ever change? The answer also is no. These units are not very effective simply because they are small two MG units, and that was a historical handicap in doctrine in 1914 which is mentioned in several places in the notes. If you want these units to be more effective then you need to stack multiple MG sections in a hex and fire them as a stack.

But whatever the question: nothing has changed here in regards to A & B quality units. The change in stated in that update is an engine change that allows a PDT value to be set to boost A & B unit quality level bonuses. This is not used in F14 because it does not fit there: you cannot change just one or two small unit A & B quality units without them all changing, so suddenly Guard, BEF etc battalions would all be more powerful, and that is certainly not desired.

Maybe the confusion came from when I said "small elite units" - but I was saying that it only makes sense to utilize this new PDT feature for titles that have small elite units in them because you might want them alone to be more powerful. But again, like I said, don't read too much into the changes notes that comes in updates. They are not always implemented - well, PDT changes I mean, they are usually something that allows them to be utilized if someone wants to use them.