Some questions about France '40

[Volcano Man]

As these are the _alt versions i hope that Ed will be able to answer your questions. :)

While we are at it, I'd like to ask why the Gross Deutschland outfit is rated A considering this was its 1st campaign and also why the North African divisions are rated mostly C & D while the same outfits are A & B in 1914? Thanks jonny
:rolleyes:

Simply because those outfits were not utterly overrun in 1914. ;)

No, but really: most of the quality drop is supposed to represent the complete difference in doctrine, tactics and relatively low morale associated with the fact that they did not desire another war; French units were certainly not on the same footing in regards to morale as they were in 1914 at least. So, you get at least a -1 or -2 step loss for that alone, or so I remember from the original F40 design rationale.

Whether the GD should be A or B (I wouldn't say it should be C though) is a matter of debate. Certainly Somme_Alt was balanced around the fact that it is A quality, so I am reluctant to change it because of that (Somme_Alt) was carefully balanced. I suppose the question is: has the F40 campaign ever been won by the allies (either stock or _Alt), if no then perhaps the French could use a +1 morale shift. BUT, according to the scenario db, 0510_02: The Allies Cast the Die_Alt has been won as major victory by both sides (played twice), so it sounds pretty balanced so far. :)