HPS PzC II

[dgk196]

Hello...

Another 'gaming session' and another idea for 'PzC II'

Formation Deployment' This would be a way of detailing the 'deployment' of your units relative to one another and the position on the map. At a minimum there would seem to be four basic formations.

1.) Line Abreast. All units of the formation are in one line along the width of the formation. I'm not sure, but I think this is the formation in the game when deployed out of movement modes for combat. This would yield maximum attack and defense factors, just one set.

2.) Wedge. This would be one of the subordinate units or units in a stack in the 'forward' deployment and two units 'back', or behind the one forward unit forward units. This would yield two 'lines' of deployment and two simultaneous sets of attack and defense factors. One for the forward unit and one for the two units deployed in depth. This could be used for 'probing' attacks to minimize losses or in defense which would require the two lines of defense to be attacked in succession.

3.) Inverted Wedge. This would be two of the subordinate units, or units in the stack, to be deployed forward and one unit in the back. Again this would yield a deployment in depth that would be stronger than the Wedge while reducing losses and giving a two layer deployment. There would be an appropriate adjustment in the attack and defense factors of the two layers of deployment.

4.) Column. This would be the subordinate units deployed one behind the other successively. The attack and defense factors adjusted accordingly. This would give three layers of defense which would have to be attacked in the order of their deployment. This is of course a defense in depth within the hex, used to slow the advance of the enemy attacking by making him conduct three successive attacks in order to potentially 'take' the hex.

There are other details to be worked out. Such as the direction of the arrayed units. Something like the facing determination in deploying a bridge in a hex. The selection of the deployment direction would also establish the relative front, flanks and rear of the unit. This then would give you potential advantages for outflanking units or attacking simultaneously from various 'directions' at the same time against a defender.

This could be applied 'globally' as in 'baked-in' to the scenario or used on-the-fly during the game.

Dennis