(07-28-2015, 02:50 PM)mike perryman Wrote:
1. Steep slopes were not used for a variety of reasons ranging from historical to playability. The after action reports of the infantry didn't dwell on the terrain like those of Italy and the Vogas fighting. The infantry seemed to be able to climb the mountains without resorting to the extreme measure of mountain troops. No doubt there were some steep slopes but the combatants either worked around them or didn't leave a detailed enough account of them to make them useful.
2. The original 28mm gun ammunition did have a range of 500 meters. Starting in 1942 production of a new fragmented round with PENT became the most produced round for the 28mm. At 1,000 meters in game terms it penetrated the same amount of armor as the Russian 45mm gun and only slightly less in the real world.
3. My mistake pure and simple. I was misinformed that Schneider had some extra 47M31 guns from their production run for Belgium and they ended up in Africa. My apologies to everyone.
4. Originally the SK7/1 had the same firepower as the Wirbelwind but this created problems. They were used in platoons of three and giving them the same firepower as four or five whibelwinds is overrating them. The next thought was to just use the reduced side but this shortchanged both their firepower and morale. It was common to use them for fire support in the recon battalions and their morale seems to be on par with these troops. I felt the best solution was to have a lower rated two step unit.
Thanks for answering, Mike ! I strongly believe we need articles on the games background, about the choices that have been made _and_ the historical context. So, let's go on :
Steep slopes: well, Djebel is mountain. If it is not so important for infantry, steep slopes prevent vehicles of running around the slopes and keep them on the roads.
28mm new round: OK, very interesting !
SK7/1. From Thomas Jentz: "Initially, the Sd.Kfz.7/1 were organized as two or three in one platoon with the rest of the Flak-Kompanie/Batterie outfitted with Sd.Kfz.10/4 or 10/5. Later by 1943, complete Flak-Batterien were outfitted with 12 Sd.Kfz.7/1. Starting in 1943, a platoon of 3 Sd.Kfz.7/1 was added to the Stabs-Kompanie of Panzer-Abteilungen." And for the Wirblewind, a platoon of 4 was issued to each Pz.-Fla-Zug.
It seems to me that the difference is not so obvious between the two and I still favor an upgrading of the SK 7/1: let's say 3/4 X 18 = 13 or 14 direct fire...
I must admit my question was prompted by the fact I was computing the counters for the AAMGs used by the French (mainly in Africa): dual 13.2mm MGs and quad 13.2mm MGs on vehicle mounts. And the stats of these did not match with the rest...
