Canuck Armor

[plloyd1010]

Simple question: Should Canadian tanks be required to have armor leaders in the 1940-42 period?

British and Australian armor does (AK & DR), but the Australian 1st Arm Div has intrinsic leaders.

[Shad]

I don't know enough about the situation to vote either way, but allow me to pose a question: did they have effective radios during that time? I vaguely recall reading some PG trivia way, way back when that the whole tank leader business on the Eastern Front was predicated on the presence and effective implementation of radios within the tanks, no?

[plloyd1010]

I don't know enough on this particular subject for a definitive reply. Here is what I do know, in no particular relationship.

• British tankers would use a semaphore system for communication.
  
• Company/squadron coordination was very good.
  
• The No. 19 radio was installed in all tanks in 1942.
  
• The Sherman was a jump in communications capability for the British.
  
• Robert Crisp (M3/Honey commander) mentioned the intercom system several times in his book, but I don't recall him saying much about a radio.

My conclusion would be that they have a good radio, and a better one later, but it isn't in every tank. Maybe only the platoon/troop commander's tank?
My intended query has more to do with the PG system, rather than history, but both matter.

[Hugmenot]

As long as they get a +5 modifier when conducting AT fire, I don't care either way.

[Shad]

As long as they get a +5 modifier when conducting AT fire, I don't care either way.

I support this, provided the player says "sorry" after every activation. And the sorry needs to sound like story, not like starry.

[Hugmenot]

No objections here; I always say sorry to Matt after a series of good rolls.

[Matt W]

And after today's game that "sorry" is certainly due!