Damage dealt to small units

[Jeff Conner]

Apparently having nothing better to do on a Saturday afternoon, I ran a test to see how many times 90 panzergrenadiers would fail to clear a bunker of a single gun. I was a bit surprised by the results as only 67% of the time were they able to clear the bunker. There was a 58% chance of the gun being destroyed and the average loss to the Germans was slightly more than half a man per assault. I ran the test in ten samples with ten assaults in each sample. The range of results was five to eight with the median being 6.5. So while I was a bit surprised by the results, they were pretty consistent throughout the test. If I had more time, I would run the same test again to see if assaulting twice with 45 man units gives better results. Alas the weed-eater is calling my name, but maybe tonight, after the wife goes to sleep.