Maxwell’s Marauders, 1st Platoon, C Company of the 7th Marine Regiment is a fictional unit, filled with characters that I have created to deepen my connection to my Squad Battles “ Proud and the Few ” gaming. The New York boys, Bullseye, Sgt. Rock and the rest are going to be persistent characters (unless they die on my digital battlefields) that take me through the War in the Pacific. From Guadalcanal to New Britain to Peleliu and finally Okinawa, the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment served with distinction and so too will Maxwell’s Marauders. Along the way, my hope is that by investing in the backstories of the soldiers on the map, I will play smarter and take fewer risks with them, enjoy my gaming and appreciate this great Squad Battles system in a deeper way. About these scenarios The scenarios are short (under 20 turns (100 minutes or less of combat). They are historical, even though the unit is fictional. Each battlefield map is an approximation of the terrain Frisbie’s...
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how are you finding the game at Bn level? Anything odd in the unit behavior? I'm wondering how the routines that decide whether a unit presses on the attack - with the objective of overrunning the enemy position - or stop at stand off range and fire work for Bn's, which have much bigger footprints than Coys.
Re: oddness in unit behavior. Just keep a close look on how the AI develops attacks (routes look okay, attacking units closing in with the defender at a reasonable rate, etc.).
I also wonder about casualty rates in general, if they've changed.
On the other hand, what you should definitely expect is that, for units subordinated to the AI, reactions are somewhat slower. This is due to the situation re-assessment cycles of Bn-sized formations, which is something like 2 hours.
The casualty rates seem right. I have noticed the slower behavior but it hasnt been unreasonable. I will build in an extra day for the scenario to give the Soviet player the time it needs to move into the city and take the objectives.
Playtesting again now. Will post some screenshots hopefully.
Re: the Arty Bn's - I'll take a look into that when you release the files. I can't think of any reason for that (we've got plenty of German Arty Bn's in Bulge and Greece/Med Packs).
Re: the Regimental HQ. I also need to check that. That happens when the AI decides it is time to have the Reserve to move onto the objective. Sometimes the Reserve, typically the HQ, gets into trouble because the attacking forces have got pinned down short of the objective.