An idea for a new class of units - medical unit types

[Kool Kat]

Hey all, I was thinking to myself about the need for a new type of unit that I have always thought was missing from the JTCS game: the lowly medic.

Second - game function.

Since we have to stay realistic and work within the game engine, I envision a unit that

a. adds to a unit's morale and therefore also helps remove disrupted status that it is stacked with,

b. but NO increase to the other units attack strength (command rating).

In other words, medical units function like a sort of 'lesser officer' in terms of their capabilities.

Hi John:

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Interesting idea... but I would not like to see it implemented in JTCS.

The current unit morale / disruption recovery function is performed by commanders.

I don't see the need to introduce a new unit that would function as a 'lesser officer?'

That's the proposal boiled down in a nut shell...

In general, I prefer to think this medic increasing morale effect is already captured by command control ( i.e. Effect of the first platoon on morale ) and a combination of things like HQ and leader units. And splitting it into small detail will not have much benefit.

IMO, PawelM's has a good generalization of how a "medic function" is already baked into the game mechanics.