[Richard_H]

Scouts and Observers (mostly to do with grenade loadouts not matching the squad size)

Class 243 – Marine Forward Observer

USMC 221 have 12 hand grenades as weapon 2. After 1/60, they revert to 4 (2 each).


Class 241 – Marine Scouts

S.Korea 370/371/372 are the only ones who cannot swim. They are also the only units who have 80 weapon 1 rounds (others have 60, even with more crew).

S.Korea 370 & 371 have 5 Weapon 3 rounds (Crew is 4).

Poland 280/281/282/283 are some of the very few Scouts, particularly in specialist units such as Marines, who have Speed 6 – most have 7.


Class 234 – Guerilla Scout

Somalia 441 have 6 weapon 2 rounds, with 4 crew (others have 2 each).


Class 229 – Para Observer

W.Germany 378 & 379 are Size 1, even though Crew 2.

France 630/631/632/633 have 9 (Weapon 2) Hand Grenades, between 2 Crew.


Class 228 – COIN Scouts

Rhodesia 220 is the only unit with Speed 6, all others have 7.

Nicaragua 395 is the only unit that can swim. Other Nicaragua COIN Scouts cannot.


Class 168 – Ski Scouts

Norway 308/309/310/311 and Sweden 140/141/142/143 are the only units with Speed 6, others have 7.

Sweden 143 has 8 (Weapon 3) hand grenades, with 5 Crew (others have 10).


Class 101 – Paratroop Scouts

ARVN 502, Belgium 563 & 564 have Speed 6. All others (apart from 8-man units) have 7.

E.Germany 345 & 346 have 90 Weapon 1 rounds, Belgium 563 & 564 have 80, Romania 376 has 70 (Standard loadout for 3-4 man units is 60).

N.Korea 450 & 451 have 60 Weapon 2 rounds (standard loadout for a sniper rifle is 50).

Poland 390/391/392/393/394 have 4 Weapon 2 rounds (Hand Grenades for a 3-man team).

Belgium 564 has 18 Weapon 2 HE rounds (standard loadout is 14).

USA 100 has 7/1 Weapon 2 rounds (standard loadout is 14/2 for a 4-man unit).

Sweden 157 has 80 Weapon 3 rounds (standard loadout is 50).

Poland 393 & 394, and Romania 376 have 4 Weapon 3 (Hand Grenade) rounds in 3-man teams.

E.Germany 345 has 6 Weapon 3 (Hand Grenade) rounds in a 4-man team.

Richard H