lordhedgwich Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 well title says it. Do my forces carry over to each mission or each mission do i just have a set number of troops 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 the campaign author designates certain units as core units. These units are basically the ones you keep seeing. Other support , non-core can be used but the program does not track casualties on these non-core units. also for the core units the author sets a percentage chance for refit(replacements), repair vehicles, resupply and rest. page 16 of the manual. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhedgwich Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 ok so what are usually core units? I normally dont loose any tanks but my infantry losses are usually mostly due to arty as the ai seems to spot them no matter what they are doing and where they are lol So is it possible in a campaign to loose all your infantry? or all your tanks? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I always forget which are my core units. Is there some ID they possess thru the campaign? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eniced73 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Nope. I believe they made it this way so you do not make it a point to protect your core units and send the "scenario-only" units into the enemy lines as canon fodder. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 ok so what are usually core units? Generally, the only way to tell (if it's a series of large scenarios with various units dropping in and out, like Courage and Fortitude or Panzers Marsch) is to pay attention to the briefing, and even then you'll only get a broad idea. But when units you've used before start popping up missing chunks you know got blown out of 'em, they're your core units. ...infantry losses are usually mostly due to arty as the ai seems to spot them no matter what they are doing and where they are... Rest assured that AI LOS is precisely the same as yours. If you're losing troops to spotted arty, there are a few tactics that can help mitigate the losses, mostly "run away when you see the spotting rounds" and "put them all on hide/Slow if they can't get away, and keep the suckers crawling out of the epicentre if they're not Pinned". If you're not seeing spotting rounds, then perhaps you're sitting on a TRP, at which point, GTF out of Dodge, rapid. But half the art of the game is moving your troops into positions where they (or their designated representatives) can see while not being seen. Keep your troops in defilade until you have something useful to do, and the AI won't be able to spot them. ...is it possible in a campaign to loose all your infantry? or all your tanks? Eminently possible. Most of the time, though, you'll receive replacements between scenarios. A clear briefing will usually tell you when you're in a situation where you can't expect reinforcements/replacements/resupply. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 at the end of a scenario battle within the campaign you can check kill stats for your units. core units will show both kills for this battle and overall for the campaign. non-core just show for this battle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herr_oberst Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Oh, you can cripple yourself good if you aren't careful. One campaign, second battle, I ran smack into a reverse slope defense that pretty much eviscerated a platoon. I've been limping along with that gaggle of 2 and 3 man squads for a while. No replacements for that platoon either, so they are pretty much useless, except as scouts. "Wander out there and see if anyone shots at you." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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