Scary Weapons!(an idea of sorts...)

[Guest mch]

Hello!

I was wondering if CM intended of modeling

the effects that certain weapons had on the

morale of troops:

1)The G.I's had such a fear of the MG42 that

the U.S.Army had to make training films to

try to overcome the effect it had on soldiers.I remember one was called"it's bark

is worse than it's bite"funny ....

2)The Tiger.From Combat Interviews,It seems tthe G.I's believed this was the only German Tank in ETO.It(when it was actually present)

usually caused a severe panic.

3)FighterBombers.esp.using rockets,were known to have a severe effect on morale

Perhaps including an effect causing Green

or Volks units to panic at sight of certain weapons might be fun...and real?

[Guest Zigster]

All right, but only if you throw in a bagpiper to raise my morale and make my enemy cringe

[Colin]

IIRC in the FAQ on the Combat Mission site it says that BTS is considering makingthe GI's prone to yelling "Tiger!" at the first sign of any armor. I think thats already in to an extent. The fact that they are being shot at by an MG 42 which is more effective, then say some rifles, already has some effect on the troops just because they are being pinned or killed. Therefore this feature is already built-in.

Did that make any sense at all?

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[Guest mch]

Verry good Info,Thanks.

I suppose that what I meant was,to try and "TAG"certain weapons with their own ability

to intimidate the enemy.Ex.

a bazooka unit having to check its WILLINGNESS to attack a heavy tank. or,

German units panicking or breaking if air

attacks ANY unit on the board or,

American units deciding not to advance into

the los of that MG42

Basically,experiencing morale effects(and even broken units)owing to the influence

of certain weaponry on the battlefield.