Variety is the spice of life

[Wdll]

Originally Posted by plastictree

Actually I was thinking -80%, which would come in handy during NATO v Warsaw Pact games, where you are NATO. This could be a good equivalent of a NATO formation possibly having to fight several major battles in a row without significant reinforcements, but facing fresh Warsaw Pact formations due to their passing through of fresh divisions.

And yes, I am the king of SPMBT masochists.

I advice you to do what I plan on doing. Buy less than the 200 limit, and/or don't buy ANY units with the support points, apart perhaps from ammo carriers or the occasional air sortie if that is your thing.
Or as, I think it was Imp who said it, don't always repair your units, do it every 2nd or 3rd battle.

[plastictree]

I normally buy historical formations (eg. in my current British v USSR campaign, I bought a Mech Inf HQ which includes 6 SPMortars and Milans, 3 Mech Inf Companies without Milans, and 1 tank company minus 2 tank platoons), but never include support elements such as engineers, SP or off map artillery or helicopters in my core buy except when a formation has organic support - such as Armoured Cavalry Squadrons (or regiments? Can't remember which) that have an organic SPA battery.

I normally do go a couple of battles without repairing, but it would make it far more of a challenge (in a good way) and make people far more cautious if the buy points were physically restricted to that degree.

If you restricted by say -80%, using rough calculations off the top of my head, that you could repair one or two vehicles per battle, or replace infantry losses, or else wait a few battles and have enough points to repair a few platoons in their entirety.

[Ramm]

Originally Posted by plastictree

I normally buy historical formations (eg. in my current British v USSR campaign, I bought a Mech Inf HQ which includes 6 SPMortars and Milans, 3 Mech Inf Companies without Milans, and 1 tank company minus 2 tank platoons), but never include support elements such as engineers, SP or off map artillery or helicopters in my core buy except when a formation has organic support - such as Armoured Cavalry Squadrons (or regiments? Can't remember which) that have an organic SPA battery.

I normally do go a couple of battles without repairing, but it would make it far more of a challenge (in a good way) and make people far more cautious if the buy points were physically restricted to that degree.

If you restricted by say -80%, using rough calculations off the top of my head, that you could repair one or two vehicles per battle, or replace infantry losses, or else wait a few battles and have enough points to repair a few platoons in their entirety.

What is a mechanized infantry company headquarters and how is it different than just a mechanized infantry company? Do you mean mechanized infantry battalion instead?

Andrew

[plastictree]

In the 4.5 (and I think the 4.0) British OOB there are a number of Battalion HQ units for Infantry formations.

From memory there is an Infantry (foot) HQ, two Saxon Bn HQ formations, and a Mech Inf HQ.

The Mech Bn Inf HQ contain a squad or two of infantry, 6 Milans carried in 3 FV's, as well as 6 SPMortars and a FO. There might be other units in it, can't remember.

Haven't noticed Bn HQ formations in other OOB's, but they might be there.

[Imp]

Haven't noticed Bn HQ formations in other OOB's, but they might be there

Might have diffrent names but yes most have them its your support company nicely provided so you get the right mix of weapons.