Japenese SER units

[nicky_longbranch]

What are the point of construction units?

[tlangston28]

What are the point of construction units?

I beileve those are meant to represent the service personnel that participated, enabling differentiation in morale, fire values, etc from the regular Japanese army.

[plloyd1010]

I think SER units are the service battalion troops. The Japanese called them Setsueitai. I think they are over rated in the game, because they are barely trained, seriously under armed, and a large percentage are foreigners.

[joe_oppenheimer]

Just think of the as your "not very good" troops.

They don't do any construction functions in the game.

[vince hughes]

They don't do any construction functions in the game.

Lazy bastards !!!

Imported labour always seems such a good idea at the time you see.

[Matt W]

They built the entrenchments, dug the caves and leveled the airfields. When the Americans came they were given rifles and hand grenades and told to take as many Americans with them as they could. Considering the lack of training they actually "performed" well if you look at it from the Japanese point of view. They absorbed losses and forced the Americans to have to pay attention to them, often at the expense of paying attention to forces that were effective, to the Americans' detriment.

[nicky_longbranch]

Thanks everyone

[larry marak]

The involuntary construction battalions, made up of inductees from the colonies (Korea and Formosa) explains why there were so many Korean dead at Saipan. SER troops are present in 5 additional historical PG games as well as the hypothetical Waltzing Matilda.

[Shad]

They don't do any construction functions in the game.

Lazy bastards !!!

Imported labour always seems such a good idea at the time you see.

I resemble that remark!

[vince hughes]

Case in point your Honour !