As those of you who read
Andrew's Blog Post already know, I'm wading through the formation catalog for PG-HQ. For those of you who are likely to use that feature, I would like your opinions on what you would like to see. This mostly has to do with the USSR.
The Soviets seem to have several divisions, and probably smaller units, which had multiple incarnation. Sometimes the unit was destroyed/disbanded and another unit redesignated to take its place (the 110th Rifle of earlier consternation is an example). Others were promoted and the parent cloned; such as the 1st Rifle, 1st Guards Rifle, 1st Rifle, 1st Guards Rifle, 1st Rifle, & 1st Rifle Division.(That's right, promoted twice & recreated at least 3 times).
The question is, do you think a lineage approach is better? Or an incident approach? The lineage idea makes one formation with carries through the system, I would have notes explaining gaps & overlaps. The incident idea creates more formations, mostly avoids the need for long notes, but results in shorter scenario lists. i. e. 1st Rifle/1st Guards Rifle (1), 1st Rifle/1st Guards Rifle (2), 1st Rifle (3), 1st Rifle (4).
Which would you like better?
