Bridge suggestion for CMIII and bridge grog question

[Hans]

Was just looking at a possible scenario but it needs a damaged bridge that is passable only to dismounted troops.

So there is a suggestion.

Hey engineer grogs in European Russia what type of load bearing bridges did they have? How many typical bridges could withstand a 35 ton tank? Should there be more than one type of bridge in the CM3?

[flamingknives]

For your scenario, try putting AT mines at each end of the bridge - Infantry can get across fine, but vehicles will be blocked.

[Hans]

Thanks FK

Unfortunately a clever player would move up pioneers to clear it.

Thanks for the suggestion. I hope that in CM3 we'll have damaged bridges and perhaps another European oddity, footbridges.

[Quinxi]

What about trying some rocks at one or both ends of the bridge - it could represent damage to the road and or bridge and would prevent vehicles crossing but the inf could press on.

[Sergei]

Well, bridges do take damage like buildings. Unfortunately even a "heavily damaged" bridge can carry a Sturmtiger.

I would suggest maybe placing a roadblock onto the bridge (it can't be removed. But it also slows down infantry...) or, you could have a destroyed landbridge. You can place destroyed bridges by putting a rubble tile onto the spot, then preview, then go to editor, then slap a bridge onto the rubble. Preview again. Now, as it is a "land bridge", your infantry can still cross the tile.

Or then just make it a house rule for human players. Probably works the best...

An' I second the idea of having bridges with tonnage limitations. The average bridge couldn't take more than a lorry at a time (then again, the fiercest fights were for bridges that could carry heavy stuff, and they were fought over for that specific reason).

In 1944 a Finnish T-34 platoon came by a bridge across the Saimaa Canal. The bridge seemed too shaky for the tanks, and so they were waiting for engineers to come by and put up a new bridge. But then some overly anxious officer showed up, accusing them of loitering and claiming that the bridge can support the tanks. Well, he was a higher-ranking officer, so one T-34 tried going over... crash! The T-34 fell into the canal. Fortunately the driver, who was the only person on board at time, got out. That officer disappeared swiftly.