fivefivesix Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I seem to remember that any WIA pixeltruppen have a 25% chance of being KIA at the end of battle, if not buddy aided during the scenario. This generally seems to make sense - however, in the case of an enemy surrender, should this chance be reduced? For example, one of my platoons took 2 WIA casualties crossing open ground from machine gun fire - I wasn't able to buddy aid them as I couldn't eliminate the machine gun nest (from my current positions). The enemy then surrendered shortly later, leaving me no chance to buddy aid them. The same could apply for equipment lost during a campaign - 1 bazooka team I had had the bazooka carrier KIA, but the second member of the team was bazooka-less for the next battle, even following enemy surrender. Thoughts? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 The same could apply for equipment lost during a campaign - 1 bazooka team I had had the bazooka carrier KIA, but the second member of the team was bazooka-less for the next battle, even following enemy surrender. Thoughts? That sucks? I suppose what you are saying makes sense but I cannot imagine the effort to make that change would be worth it. So my thought would be: stop thinking about it Yeah glib I know but the launcher could have just as easily been damaged and not recoverable just think of it that way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivefivesix Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Ian, I suppose you're probably correct that a change may take more effort than its worth. I didn't think about the equipment being damaged, but that definitely makes sense. I suppose I thought that perhaps any WIA troops would not experience the 25% KIA transition only in the event of an enemy surrender, which doesn't seem like itself would be too difficult to attempt. I'll try to stop thinking about it; my main impetus for considering is that I am into the meat of the Road to Nijmegen campaign and I find myself inexplicably attached to my pixel troops - I would rather them get a boat home with a debilitating injury than to meet their end in a muddy Holland field! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Yeah, its just rationalization / imagination but its all we got I suppose. I see what you mean about surrendering cutting off your ability to do buddy aid. Good to be a little attached to your pixel troops - it will make you a better commander IMHO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 It seems like it would be fairly easy to have the "KIA calculation" consider every not-yet-Buddy-Aided trooper on the winning side as having received Buddy Aid, when there is Surrender involved. Maybe even give "un-buddy-aided" surrender-side troops a chance of converting into "Missing" (as they are stabilised by the victors, now there's no shooting going on, and taken prisoner). For whatever effect that might have... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Don't sweat it. I got a personal report from one of the medics that policed the battlefield after the krauts surrendered. That bazooka? It took a round right through it. In fact, the medic told me that the bazooka probably saved that GI's life. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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