Spearhead Division

[Blackcloud6]

The main reason why Sherman losses were seemingly high was due to the fact that the Sherman was mostly on the offensive during WWII. The Shermans had to maneuver against defenders in prepared positions, hidden and boresighted guns, and so on.

Like all platoon level tactical games, PG faces the problem of how much detail about the technical aspect of the tanks do you leave in and what do you leave out. I've read that one of the reason Mike lowered the Sherman's armor value was due to its height. But that means he never had seen one next to a Mk IV, Panther or Tiger. At this level of game, the height of the tank should not matter.

PG also deliberately slowed down tanks. It was a design compromise so the tanks don't go whipping around like they did in Panzerblitz but it has caused some odd things like infantry moving faster than Tigers. But for the most part, the armor system works in a game that, rightfully, focused on the infantry aspect of WWII. (I also thing artillery is a tad weak in PG in that it should suppress troops more than it seems to do; and it was the greatest killer on the battlefield).

I do wonder though, why in the 4th Editions AFVs were slowed down on the roads to 2/3 a hex from 1/2 in 3rd editions. Now they have no way to ever be faster than infantry.