jimfer
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Range, firepower and moral, if I can shoot you at full fire power and you strike back at half I like those odds. If my guys are not green or conscript but that might be a pipedream.
In Stalingrad or Budapest, two.how many Russian 4-4-7s does it take to countervail two German 4-6-7s?
KIAs do not discriminate between 7ML and 8ML troops.Range and firepower don't matter much when your boys are running for their lives.
Thanks!Range, firepower and moral, if I can shoot you at full fire power and you strike back at half I like those odds. If my guys are not green or conscript but that might be a pipedream.
Nice!Hmmm interesting. Good question
Well I go for 548 assault engineers. Good morale. Smoke. Reasonable range (especially with LMG). Spraying fire and assault fire capabilities. Ability to use DC and FT. Appears to fit most requirements.
So good for most infantry combat situations.
I guess if I’m sitting on the fence? I may have some wall advantages??
Thanks!Like others pointed out - it largely depends on the terrain that you're fighting in and the general situation, in my opinion. FP beast with 100 meter range in the plain field/desert won't do any good, same as high range low FP unit in building/forest dense area. IMHO the best capability of MMC is its' potential to work as a combine arms - you can use SW to improve your FP/range without any drawbacks or form a FG with another unit, you can use a leader/terrain etc. to improve your morale/DR/MF, and so forth.
This is another thing that makes this game a milestone in wargaming - there are no "key factors" that are crucial and constant regardless of the situation. Just as in real warfare, I assume.
Interesting!In Stalingrad or Budapest, two.
Lol. I've been pondering starting a thread: Squad DYO. It looks as if you've already thought about it!View attachment 19053
Since I have settled on the above as my majority squad type, somehow I never had to ponder whether FP, Range or Morale is most important to me.
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After a bit of thought I came to the conclusion that the DYO process would either be very simple or very complex.Lol. I've been pondering starting a thread: Squad DYO. It looks as if you've already thought about it!
well it's alot like The Hedgehog of Piepsk, but with no OBA and an urban setting (Berlin?)As is to be expected I am not familiar with that scenario. Could you elaborate for this OMOOT?
If any enemy is not manuevering effectively and using the terrain for cover, a 2 FP shot can get the job done.To seriously answer, I hesitate between morale and range as first values: in an urban setting, morale will come first; in a more open situation, range is very important.
FP is third as, again, maneuver is essential.
Thanks Pete!well it's alot like The Hedgehog of Piepsk, but with no OBA and an urban setting (Berlin?)
German MGS (and not much else) need to hurt Russian 527 and 447 hordes before they can close-- and keep them at long range as much as possible.
In the DYO Squad thread I assigned morale to cost the most Design Points for that reason. Lol that being said my DYO was a 2-8-4. I like a long reach.I'd say morale. Yes, as everyone else has mentioned, standard disclaimers and caveats apply, urban vs. rural, situation dependent, yadda yadda. Of course there are exceptions. But by and large, morale has the biggest impact over the largest number of games, in my experience. That being said, of course there are some cases where range is so low (6-2-8 e.g.) that their effectiveness is mitigated quite a bit. This is true for any of them, though--too low and they're close to useless. A 1-4-11 squad wouldn't be very useful. Nor would a 9-4-5. But if I'm looking for a very rough rule of thumb, I'd go with morale.