Captured vehicles

[Imp]

Why not just leave it as is & roll a die to see firstly if you can capture it & secondly if it makes it as far as the next battle without breaking down.
Equipment was often destroyed by abandoning crew, the likes of Tigers the percentage destroyed by the crew rather than enemy fire is high.
Roll a die at the start of each battle for captured armour say a 1 in 3 chance it actually makes it to the battle, just drive it off on the first turn.
That takes care of the cost problem its now a gamble using them plus the crew will never gain much experience in them as they wont be around for long because you cant keep them running.

[Cross]

Originally Posted by Imp

Equipment was often destroyed by abandoning crew, the likes of Tigers the percentage destroyed by the crew rather than enemy fire is high.

Hey John,

I could be wrong, but I thought abandoning crews almost never destroyed vehicles while under fire, because they were under fire, and there was a good chance they may be able to recover the tank later.

I read quite a few accounts of Tiger crews abandoning their damaged tanks. The normal M.O. appeared to be to attempt recovery the following night. In fact - in the German army - there were recovery teams whose purpose was to go out every night and recover tanks.

I think they would only destroy their own vehicles as a last resort, once they were determined to be unrecoverable.

I do think you are right about the high percentage of Tigers destroyed by their crews, but I believe these were Tigers in impossible situations, especially towards the end of the war.

regards,
Cross

[Imp]

I do think you are right about the high percentage of Tigers destroyed by their crews, but I believe these were Tigers in impossible situations, especially towards the end of the war.

Greets Simon

You may well be right though the mighty Tiger was probably stopped by nothing more than a lack of fuel towards the end of the war.