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Originally Posted by Marcello
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Originally Posted by Jack_Dionne
It’s not that big a deal to change the ammo containers to armoured ammo vehicles.
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Actually it's not that trivial for a couple of reasons. From the game guide:
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AMMO CANISTER, crew is 1 and speed must be 0, usually transportable, supplies small ammo only (to WH size 3), low supply points per move (20 ammo points) (Originally the ammo box icon for this was done only for a particular WinSPWW2 scenario using German paras (who only dropped armed with pistols), but left in for specialised scenario usage). Range 1 hex.
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Anything else is a normal ammo truck (even if armoured), 40 ammo supply points per move. Range 1 hex
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1) A dedicated ammo carrier is much more effective in the game than loading an ammo cannister in an APC; it can resupply artillery for example. This again has some parallel in reality.
2) Ammo cannisters or truck are generic and thus easier to handle. It would take quite a bit of work to find out if country X or Y has actually some armored ammo carrier variant (believe me, this sort of info is not easy to come by) and if not which APCs should be selected for such job. It might be worthwhile for China or India. Tanzania or Paraguay, not so much (and good luck finding info on them)
3) I will repeat again, not every country has armored vehicles in service that could, even in a pinch, used for such purpose. |
Seems odd though, how an M113 can be used as an ammo carrier when you compare its size to other APC of similar size from different countries.
How about levelling the playing field.
How many people can say they have even been in an APC let alone compare something they have never actually been in.
My only goal is the same as everyone else, to contribute in a way to make this game as good as it can be, given it's limitations.