Infantry units composition

[Dreamslayer_spb]

You may need to be more specific as to what you are seeing and questioning.

The various games may have units that start with the approximate TOE for that unit size, and then the unit is weakened to what records show it had at the start of the scenario, or at least an estimated average. More common is the units start at whatever strength they had at the start of the overall battle, or again more likely an average for a division, or the entire army.

Then there is the impact of crew served weapons and how they are represented in the specific game.

Either way, the strength is generally just the combat arms - so mechanics, logistics, etc aren't represented at all, unless the unit formed a combat force in the battle.

Rick

I'm about infantry units that have 100%.
E.g. Stalingrad'42 scenario 23 July, there are some fresh formed Soviet Rifle divisions that have Rifle battalions (305 men 100%) at start. Now I look on official TOE and there is number 709 men total.
So I need to count only elements like rifle squads, MG squads, AT squads? What about commanders of various levels, their assistants/deputies?