Early war engineers

[Huib Versloot]

Then maybe the issue is not to increase the hard attack value of engineers, but to give them the ability to blow up pillboxes, bunkers, etc, just like they can bridges and walls. This way it does not make them powerful against armor, but it does make them powerful against bunkers, pillboxes, etc

Very interesting idea :chin:

However I would leave engineers with AT capability. Maybe not that high as German End have but significantly higher than ordinary units.

Best regards

Slawek

Agreed. Hawks idea would involve programming a new functionality while just changing the hard attack value wouldn't. To my knowledge engineers in combat would not blow up pillboxes, but rather the entrance of the pillboxes so there is no need to change the hex to rubble.
Here is a very detailed story how a US company set out to knock out a concrete fortified position. click:
The operations of G company 395th infantry

Last year I visited this particular pillbox and was amazed to find the hose of one of the flamethrowers click:

http://picasaweb.google.nl/huib.versloot...directlink

Huib