Normandy Patch Update

[Bayes]

Thanks for the reply, Strela. Sorry for not providing the page number.

I believe we are talking about two different checks, both part of the same two step procedure.

The first step is to determine whether a combat loss LEADS to a Morale Check.  This check is the one described on page  90 of the User Manual. The chances of passing this check is based on the number of lost men and the size of the unit (squad, platoon, company).

The actual Moral Check is described on page 74, but the Moral Check will never happen if the check on page 90 is passed by the unit first.

What worries me is that you have used a factor of 15 for Companies for the check on page 90, rather than 5.

This means that if a company in Panzer Battles loses 15 men in one single attack, which is a HUGE LOSS,  the unit will pass the first check 50% of the time.

If it does not pass this check, this triggers the Morale Check on page 74, which a C morale unit would pass 66% of the time.

A disruption is not caused before both of the above checks fail. That means that a loss of 15 men would only lead to disruption 16% of the time, which is quite rare for such a loss in my opinion. Very different from e.g. Squad Battles or Panzer Campaigns.

The story is quite different in Panzer Campaigns because there a single Company has a factor of 5 instead of 15. This means that the first check above fails 75% of the time instead of just 50% of the time.

In order words, in Panzer Campaigns a Company that loses 15 men would disrupt 25% of the time, which is 50% more often than in Panzer Battles.

When a Company loses just a single man, the difference is even greater. Then the Company disrupts 2.6 times as often more in Panzer Campaigns than in Panzer Battles, per shot...

Since a disruption in Panzer Campaigns last for minimum two hours, while a disruption in Panzer Battles lasts for minimum 1/2 hour, a disruption result  in Panzer Campaigns is also more severe.

So, not only does disruption results occur much more often in Panzer Campaigns, but they also are more severe. 

I think the above difference is the main reason why we see units being shot to death without disrupting in Panzer Battles, in addition to the fatigue factor.

Right now, a company (120 men) in Panzer Battle has the same resilience  against loss as a battalion (900 men) in Panzer Campaigns, when one consider disruption. I think this should be changed.

Thanks!