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DrHiramTemple -> RE: Ski battalions (8/24/2021 8:54:16 PM)
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I like to try to think about the pros and cons of a unit, to give a sense of what situations building them would actually be useful. so here goes:
Pros:
- 0 AP cost
- non-motorized
- no guns required (all equipment has uncapped production)
- bonus in snow
cons:
- a complete weenie of a unit.
Given these characteristics, if you're maxed out/ lack the APs for rifle brigades, lack the trucks or equipment for tank/other SUs, and have the MP to spare, then why not make some?
Within the context of the game, in 41 I find myself still scraping the barrel on manpower, so they're a bit of a dubious purchase. I end up making some for the lolz, but end up disbanding them once winter's over to reclaim the manpower. In my game that's now made it through 42, I finally found myself with a manpower surplus, but I still had a significant truck shortage. As such, it seemed reasonable to me to max out on ski battalions, so I had something to stick on infantry divisions. It helps that the 42 ski battalions are a bit meatier than the 41 version. Granted, It's hard to tell if they've really contributed much at all to the overall war effort, but, to summarize, if you've got the manpower, I think might as well use 'em.
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