RE: OOB Questions
1) Non-engineer independent battalions (corps assets) have their own HQ's, presumably to make sure an HQ is always nearby. Non-divisional combat engineers usually don't have an HQ so they can be used without suffering from the combined organization penalty when assaulting together with divisional units
2&3) In BoN, HQ vehicles and mortars from different companies are assigned to a higher level so they can be combined to reduce clutter (more 2-3 vehicle/gun units would make the game more cumbersome to play, and it would significantly increase German interdiction losses) and make the individual units more efficient. This explanation is in the design notes somewhere. It also makes their size similar to the actual tank platoons.
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