Normandy 44

[Plain Ian]

I'm sure Green will be along shortly to correct things if I've got this all wrong.........

Hi Ian,

Actually, I would not have commented at all if you have not mentioned my name! This is not an area that I have experience in but I do not think what you are suggesting would work. I believe it is the Unit Type that the relevant rules are linked to rather than the unit attributes you would be changing in your example.

Regardless, I think MichaelT's suggestion of a House Rule would be a better approach for those that see this as an issue. Changing all commando units to normal infantry would cause other problems. Rangers scaling the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, for example.   

John

Yes you are right....and I am wrong. It is the unit type which means changing the "COM" to "INF" in the OOB for all these units and this means that they lose the commando designation on the counter and look like infantry now.

The parameter I suggested changing (12) seems to be an Amphibious trait which I've never noticed or heard of before? I've obviously never looked at the back of the Commando or Ranger units before?



I suppose that Pointe du Hoc could be changed to a non Cliff hexside type as the assault is more or less a gimme? It wouldn't make any difference to the game?

Plus if Rangers can move ZOC to ZOC that means the Rangers arriving on the western beach hexes of Omaha can actually move off the beach and begin flanking the defenses....