Question about S42 McNamara Scenarios

[Volcano Man]

Actually, the ratings are just about even because of the differences. The trade off was that the guards infantry have a higher resistence to armored attacks against them at the trade off of some SA and assault strength (of differences in weapon type allocation).

On the other hand, you should also notice that all Guards units are rated higher than regulars (in ALT senarios) which actually makes them more effective than the regular troops in all regards.