M Hofbauer Posted August 7, 2000 Share Posted August 7, 2000 dear forum, what I want to know is, how much does nationality/service branch have an effect in CM? this question was triggered by the "fallschirmjäger trend" and "SS are overpaid hamsters" - threads. an example to illustrate: the US Rifle Platoon has one HQ unit (at veteran 22 points) and three rifle squads (at veteran 42 pts. each). Now, the french Rifle platoon also has one HQ unit and three rifle squads, they cost exactly the same and they are equipped exactly the same way. Now, is there some remote difference between the two in terms of morale, experience, stealth whatever, or does the same money get me indeed the completely same unit here? this question is obviously not confined to this example. in effect, the whole polish forces available in CM (just as they were in reality) are a reduced equipment/unit list of the british, whereas the french are simply a reduced list of the american units available. IOW, total redundancy (unless you are for non-game purposes a fan of the poles or the french). Likewise, is the value and character of a Wehrmacht and Fallschirmjäger squad based solely on the equipment cost and experience x number of men, or is there an additional inherent difference? IOW, would (I emphasize "would" as there are no two identical VS / W-SS teams) a Volkssturm unit at veteran level behave (in terms of rout, firing accuracy, willingness to be taken prisoner etc.) just the same as Waffen-SS unit that has the same equipment, experience level and therefore price? yours sincerely, M.Hofbauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarmo Posted August 7, 2000 Share Posted August 7, 2000 No effect. Two squads with same equipment and experience behave the same. Volksturm and SS behave the same. ------------------ Now, would this brilliant plan involve us climbing out of our trenches and walking slowly towards the enemy sir? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncounio Posted August 7, 2000 Share Posted August 7, 2000 Well, free poles and free french were part of the theater of operation described by CMBO and on an historical (and marketing )point of view it would have been a hard design decision to left them out as there was "little" work to be done to include these nations. Just have a look to http://appui-feu.panzershark.com and you will find very good scenarios featuring french troops. ------------------ Nicolas http://perso.infonie.fr/nicolas.counio/combat_mission1.html "Deux intellectuels assis vont moins loin qu'une brute qui marche" Un Taxi Pour Tobrouk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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