Bug in AI buys?

[Charles22]

snake said:
Charles,
Well, the very next mission against GB was a meeting engagement and guess what? Yep, almost all Matilda II tanks again. That's now 4 in a row counting 1 French nothing but char bis buy.
In fact, the AI bought 35 Tanks. 3 A13, 4 Valentines and 28 Matilda II's. There were also 16 light varients plus cars and the usual 9 40mm, 8 25 pdr, 2 4.5" and 4 3" artillery sections. The rest of the 175 units was rifle sections - no transport.
So I'm not sure this rarity thing is working regardless of points available?! BTW my force value was 3960.

As a side note, I turned down art effectiveness to 10% while I wait for the patch to fix indirect fire top hits but it didn't make any difference that I can tell. The art falls near my armor - boom - armor gone. But at least I can do the same to him!

Considering that's only 28 Mati's that's entirely within regimental parameters. It just so happens that you're such a bad dude that the enemy is taking you more seriously .

What is the map size you have been playing on? I play with a 200X140, or so, map, and I don't have those problems, but then I haven't played this recent version but once so far and that was an offensive assault on my part. I either had 3,000 or 3,200 core points. Despite all the support given to such an assault, I only used only about 500pts worth. I'm just thinking that with a larger map and/or a somewhat smaller core, that the AI will shift his purchasing a bit.

The Mati of course is notorious for lack of speed, which in a larger map the AI may be much more reluctant to pick, however, I'm somewhat surprised, given the AI aptitude for dash in meeting engagements, that it picked that many anyway. I'm afraid you can't inflict enough damage on the Brits to make them surrender before the greatest part of your force is ripped to shreds. I'm afraid you're on your own, and it's time to fight to the last man .