Units Breakdown

[Big Ivan]

Folks,

This goes back to the age ole question of being able to split and recombine units. Splitting is a wonderful thing and recombining even better. Example: 11 Sherman tank strength points 5-5-1 firing at a target with no leader. The attack is resolved 5-5-1 instead of 11 to the target or 5-6 or 5-4-4 to the target.

In CS combat from what I read strength points are everything! Lower SP units get less hits than higher SP units. It is related directly to the number of combat die rolls per attack. In reverse it works to a defenders benefit. Lower SP units seem harder to get hits on than higher SP units.

As a test try a scenario design in 1944 where you give the Soviets full strength point T-34/85 (usually 3 SP's) tanks against German tanks Mk-IV's and Mk-V's at 3 SP each MAXIMUM. Throw out the effect of any leaders. I think you'll find the play a bit different as the Panthers and Mk-V's won't seem as powerful with normal SP's of 4 and/or 5. Of course the range thing gets in the way which always benefits the Germans. So design your scenario around visibility of 3-4.

The same argument goes for towing stuff around, moving and unloading, Platoons. Need to be able to break down easily to the default of 1 not 3-4-5 or 6.

ItB:smoke2: