some random thoughts II

[troopie]

Footies in lorries are vulnerable to mortars and heavier artillery. If you have an APC, you're protected against some bullets and fragments. Also you have a MG or light cannon to back your people up. I seldom use IFVs, they're too expensive. But APCs are very useful and inexpensive enough.

troopie

[Imp]

Never reallly think about it buy for the type of force I fancy & so many variables like visibility terrain & the APC truck.
Trucks are fast on roads ok offroad if have 4WD but have limited use ferry to front & run in back areas.
APCs Wheeled often even faster tracked to sometimes good in heavy going. This allows you to get spotters out front ATGMs in position to cover your tanks advance.
They can be used further forward or even with care in the thick of it as not vulnerable to small arms.
If have smoke dischargers can be a life saver or alllow unloading hidden where a truck can't.
As discussed can Z fire a company firing at tree line makes a diffrence.
Can support your troops adding to survivability.
If have decent fire control & cannon or fast with AA ability great helo killers.
Less chance of sticking in rough terrain.
Safer option for exploiting a breakthrough.
Probably more thats just what comes to mind APCs are flexible trucks are not.

Troopie you could have problems playing the bad boys in current times then from the patch looks like they have gone for IFVs or urban vehicles your basic APC has had its day.

[Double_Deuce]

I usually go with strict TO&E of whatever nation I am playing with so if this calls for trucks, IFV's or APC's, etc, then that is what I use.

[Skirmisher]

Originally Posted by Double_Deuce

I usually go with strict TO&E of whatever nation I am playing

How are you able to get this information with all nations
that you play?

[Double_Deuce]

Originally Posted by Skirmisher

How are you able to get this information with all nations
that you play?

I have contacts at the US Army Combined Arms Center in Ft. Leavenworth. That and having several years as an instructor at the Armor School in Ft. Knox with access to all manner of manuals and publications.

[Ramm]

Originally Posted by Double_Deuce

I have contacts at the US Army Combined Arms Center in Ft. Leavenworth. That and having several years as an instructor at the Armor School in Ft. Knox with access to all manner of manuals and publications.

Do you have the exact URL? I won't be able to rely on experience like you but the HTML page with the TO&E should be enough when I want to be historical.

[Double_Deuce]

Originally Posted by Ramm

Do you have the exact URL? I won't be able to rely on experience like you but the HTML page with the TO&E should be enough when I want to be historical.

Its not stuff you can access online, its through personal contacts and things that I have been "advised" against from sharing. Thats the reason I haven't published this kind of stuff to my own site as reference materials although some of the older stuff I could probably get away with doing that (mostly older Warsaw Pact stuff).

[Imp]

Originally Posted by Skirmisher

How are you able to get this information with all nations
that you play?

Skirmisher go to this link gives more what I think you are after just combat stuff.
Suggest you pick the bones out of it selecting common formations & saving.
You will find of course that the OOBs provided give generally the right mix so if you take a tank formation & add recon etc you get a good basis.
What I did was split to sensible levels for a game so 90 tank formation use 1/3rd as basis for correct ratios of troops, recon, ATGM, AA, arty etc.
Hope its of some use, there may be some duffers in there as just hanging around on my computer in which case try another & feel free to PM with ?
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showt...777#post682777