Other Means Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 i believe that in the British army there were dedicated vickers platoons that where brought in when their specialist skills were needed. in the British TO&E (forgive me) for a lorried rifle battalion the vickers seem to be there. why can we not but them seperately? in a 2000pts QB as British you really have very few options. this would be a welcome addition. also, it's impossible to buy the lorried battalion, which seems a well rounded capable force, because it's 12 pts over the support allowance for CA. while i'm wishin' i'd like this changed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 There were MG Battalions as part of divisional support. These consisted of three companies of 12 MMGs, plus one company of 16 4.2" mortars. IIRC, pre-1943 MG Bns feature 4 MG companies The infantry battalion in an armoured Brigade (1944) includes a support company with two platoons each of 4 MMGs and three platoons of 4 6pdr ATGs. Having said that, these battalions would correspond to the motor companies in CMAK. It's understandable that one cannot purchase armoured infantry, as the number of vehicles included in the war organisation is stupendous. I'd like to see support platoons available, although this might unbalence things by making discount support weapons available. Seeing a company command for CW support companies would be nice too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted May 8, 2004 Author Share Posted May 8, 2004 thanks. if anyone is reading the thread, ignore my bits & just read flamingknives. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 I think it would be more, not less, realistic if you could buy groups of weapons from higher formations. After all, these Vicker companies don't just guard the division kitchen. But then there is the gamey abuse problem. Which I think could be solved by just not giving a discount. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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