Unit Breakdown Penalty

[Ricky B]

Losses suffered by a battalion might theoretically be suffered by any of its component squads/platoons/companies, whereas losses suffered by a company apply to that company.

To me, it makes sense that as the base unit is a battalion, smaller units suffer from penalties as they don't have the means to absorb losses that a battalion has.

Exactly and what Jeff said. Now if the impacts were purely manpower based, there could be a logical argument there too - so a 100 man battalion suffers the same fatigue as a 100 man company. But I would guess for simplicity using unit size, with a battalion being the base, makes sense.

Rick