Panhard 178 in F 40

[Volcano Man]

Ed, I don't "want" anything when I ask these questions.

Every time I suggest that you can change the values you seem to get a little annoyed -- but no offense intended, the fact is everyone cannot be pleased and they actually should change the numbers to suit their tastes if they do not like it. It is only natural. It is basically me saying that "they are correct and will not change". ;)

But anyway, I don't know why the standard game has Panhard ratings that high. If you are basing the discussion on "standard game has rating X, why does Alt have rating Y?", well -- that is indefensible, I only know 1/2 of the answer. All I am saying is that the Alt's Panhard values appear consistent/correct with all the other _Alt ratings currently and everything is factored in. That is not to say either the standard or _Alt ratings are "right" or "wrong", all I know is that if the Panhard is HA:3 / SA:2 in the Alt then all the other unit ratings are consistent relative to those ratings, and that is the only thing that really matters in the grand scheme of things.

Other than that, I think that infantry can attack any armored car in _Alt with impunity and "blow them away" (at least they can assault and overrun them) -- those vehicles are intended solely for reconnaissance, not blitzing and isolation/prisoner round up. Sure the German armored cars are better against infantry than the Panhard, but the Panhard can possibly kill some Panzer Is and IIs where as the German ACs can do diddly squat to hard targets. Rock, paper, scissors. Here is an idea: you can use the Panhard to engage/oppose German armored cars.