British OB

[plloyd1010]

First, read the extension notes. Questions like this is why I write them.

The Firefly first appeared in Beyond Normandy with an AT value of 6-7, but the 17-pdr had a value of 8-8. Technically correct for the Firefly, incorrect for the 17-pdr, as APDS ammunition for it was not available until September of 1944. I wrote an article for the Daily Content on this subject about 4 years ago.

Still, the game standard for the 17-pdr and all that carry it has become an AT of 8-8, even in Cassino. Thus the HVAP version is the what to use unless...

1. You have a serious history bend, like I do.
   
2. You think the play balance is squishy in earlier scenarios, which I do.
   
3. You think the German side, or your opponent, needs a little help in this fight.
   

The 6-pdr has similar considerations, but as it got the new ammunition before D-Day, it doesn't matter as much. You can use Liberation '44 pieces for Panzer Lehr in place of those from Beyond Normandy.