The Competition & Teaser Thread

[Strela]

I see...so the basis for giving most Sov units D morale is that "several [German-biased] books" and (German) "records" show that even in 1944 the Red Army was automatons incapable of attacking at less than 7:1 odds? Oddly enough, reading Sov sources gives a distinctly different impression...

I find this statement rather strange, another reference to the inferior Sov "herd"...I would think that the soldiers in all armies (at least since Troy) are "submerged into the crowd", rather than running about as individual heroes, and yet German units can have distinctive quality ratings and Russian units cannot.

Frankly, this approach (I've refrained from calling it a "bias") is a significant turn off for me. I guess the Sov defenders in Stalingrad would also get C and D ratings, since you know, they are militarily incompetent automatons?

Hi 76mm,

Let's be clear. The 'practice' of giving Soviets C & D morale started a significant time ago with PzC. This is not something new to PzB.

This is the third game I have done using this basis for morale ratings and it works to be honest. I try very hard to focus on what various forces achieved historically and then see if we can emulate that in a scenario. The morale rating is just one of the inputs that is considered in that mix.

In looking at these historical outcomes we have looked at very significant resources from both sides. There is no 'Germanophile' bias being applied. In this PzB title, we have the loss reports for both sides by formation by day. There is no way we would get the casualties the Soviets officially recorded if we upped the morale factors, particularly considering the adequacy of both sides weaponry.

I can guarantee that you'll be able to find umbrage with every single value in the game if you want to. Some already have (losses to tank riders for example) and I will go back if there is a strong enough case and review it. So if you would like to lay out your reasoning for moving the Soviets to higher morale ratings I'm all ears.

Finally, there is an editor included in game that will allow you to change the morale ratings (or any other for that matter) so your not locked into what the designers have decided. If you want to change the morale for the Soviets to 'A' or 'B' you can literally do it in one click - all of 5 seconds work.

David