Michael Emrys Posted April 20, 2002 Share Posted April 20, 2002 Yeah, that sounds really good. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymann Posted April 20, 2002 Share Posted April 20, 2002 Why not just have them run off, or rout refusing orders. The unit is finished and then there are no "gamey tactics". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 Because the present way the TacAI handles rout might get them running in absolutely the wrong direction. Not that that would never happen in real life, but, believe me, the AI really overdoes it. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 I second L4Pilot's suggestion. A truly sensible and reasonable compromise to reflect how a minimally equipped crew would more than likely have reacted on a hot battlefield, IMHO of course. Regards Jim R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maj. Battaglia Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 I like L4Pilot's idea as well. Perhaps also you could include some sort of incentive for exiting AFV and mortar/gun crews off the "friendly" edge of the map. Doing that currently lowers global morale, if I'm not mistaken. While these units received infantrytraining, could act as infantry, and sometimes did so, they were specialized troops who were usually more valuable manning new AFVs/guns than continuing to participate in an action once their equipment was done for. Sometimes that was not the case, though (as medal citations will attest to). Bazooka teams, however, were combat infantrymen. The loader carried an M1 rifle. In fact, from what I can tell by reading TO&E for the US, there were no special bazooka teams. Bazookas were issued to squads or other small units, and in squads one person might typically be a specialist, but he was also an infantryman, and would continue to be one if he ran out of bazooka shells. I think folks should make a distinction between bazooka teams and others, at least in the US OOB. The teams in CM are a nod to the fact that bazooka gunners would often be sent further afield from their squad to accomplish their missions. I don't see it as a problem to be able to use them as infantry after they expend all their ammo, and arm them with an M1. Panzerschreck teams, though, were not part of infantry squads from what I've read, rather attached to antitank platoons. So I'm not sure how they should be handled. Someone will have to enlighten me as to the Commonwealth distribution of PIATs and the 50mm mortar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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