Is this a bug/mistake?

[Dan Caviness]

Hello Wolf:

Nice catch on the bridge ratings for jeeps/willies.
I hadn't noticed the scouts can use a light bridge (thanks for the tip!) but you're correct the two vehicles are effectively the same minus whatever weight a .50 or .30 cal pintle mounted MG may add.

There are a few other bridge glitches it seems to me, and now that bridge buidling engineers can build a medium bridge it's exacerbated the problem.

The armored unit ratings for instance.

I believe the entire Allied Army (WF) can cross a river on a medium bridge.

The German tanks, heavier for the most part, have many units that require a heavy bridge such as the Tigers, Leopards, and all the super big boys.

I would like to see a Jumbo Sherman (M4A3E2) require a Heavy Bridge.

The Allied Jumbo tank, rated by the designers at 42 tons, is capable of crossing a medium, while a Jag V Leopard at 46 tons requires a heavy.
Then the Panther, at 45 tons, can use a medium.
So it would appear the original design used ~45 tons as the break point between a med/heavy requirement.

I think the Allied Jumbo should require a heavy bridge at ~42 tons.
Most Jumbos (over 60 percent) included the 76mm modification by war's end, and I think that could have added additional weight as well.

I know little or nothing of bridge design or other concerns, I only feel the scenarios could play better (and design better) by rethinking what needs a heavy and a medium (and in the case of jeeps) a light bridge.


Regards,

Dan