251/17 carrying capacity.
 

Hi All
For Formation 366 (and probably others) where Heavy Mgs are grouped with 251/17s for command purposes but there is a problem. The MGs cannot load into these vehicles as they have carrying capacity of 0. The 251/17s should have a carrying capacity of min 3 and the 6 man 2 MG sections removed from the formations picklist.
from
http://www.wwiidaybyday.com/
see
Panzeraufklärungskompanie (gepanzert) (freie Gliederung)
K.St.N.1114c (gp) (fG) (1.7.1944)
Best Regards Chuck.

Re: 251/17 carrying capacity.
 

I will look at this when we are done with the MBT patch.The MMGs should not have been paired with the 251/17's.

Don

Re: 251/17 carrying capacity.
 

OK no worries thanks,
Im not particularily concerned which vehicles the weapons were carried in but I should just point out that according to the reference it appears the MGs could be/were carried in the 251/17s.
Best Regards Chuck.

Re: 251/17 carrying capacity.
 

True and some references also say..

"Without even beginning to discuss the realities of equipment shortages and units fighting below strength, there was huge scope for units to operate on a wide variety of tables. As a result, it is difficult to offer an accurate assessment of what a Panzer Grenadier Battalion ( or company ) would have looked like at a particular point in time, unlike their British and American contemporaries. "

There are "game realities" to consider as well. If "the 6 man 2 MG sections (are ) removed from the formations picklist" that will have a domino effect on three dozen other formations so ripping those MMG (2)units out of the PzGren company formations and increasing the capacity of the 251/17's simply creates other problems so the "solution" requires care and is more than just a quick fix which, as I said, I will look at when the MBT patch is done.

Don

Re: 251/17 carrying capacity.
 

Very excellent thanks.
Best Regards Chuck