Chris Jenkins Posted March 31, 1999 Share Posted March 31, 1999 Will vehicles sometimes be assigned their own drivers, not depending on squads to man them? If so, will these drivers fight as individuals, as single-man markers if attacked? ------------------ Climb to Glory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big Time Software Posted March 31, 1999 Share Posted March 31, 1999 All vehicles have their own crews. None are taken from squads. A truck or HT was assigned (temp or semi-perm.) to a squad, hvy wep team, or something like an AT. They were not PART of the unit they transported, even if they stuck with the same guys for long periods. The crews' primary responsibilities were to drive, maintain, and protect their vehicles/passengers. Fighting outside of the vehicle only happened when there was no other option (i.e. vehicle knocked out, broken down, etc.) Crews as infantry suck. First of all, they probably had little or no infantry combat experience. Secondly, they weren't armed very well and did't carry ammo worth mentioning. Some vehicle crews were assigned SMGs, but only one or at most two per crew. And when bailing out of a vehicle due to a hit, anything extra was left behind. So we are arming all vehicle crews with nothing more than pistols. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Jenkins Posted April 1, 1999 Author Share Posted April 1, 1999 Are trucks (like the Opel Blitz 3-ton) crewed with 1 or 2 men? When possible, my battalion liked the support platoon people to have a second-seater (Infantry Battalion). ------------------ Climb to Glory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big Time Software Posted April 1, 1999 Share Posted April 1, 1999 Hard to say. In general softskin vehicles of all nations had two crew members (in theory of course!). One was the driver and the other the assistant driver. Because of all the things that can go wrong with a vehicle this is a very necessary thing to do. Toss in an injury to the driver and it becomes more important. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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