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[Stejones82]

Another way would be to increase the efficiency gain substantially when not firing. So lets say you haven't fired an MG 42 thats at 50% efficiency it will gain say 15% a turn. This would mean you could pull it out of action for four turns and it's back to normal..the current increase that you get in games is barely noticeable to make much difference and also it's not even use din some games. This would give a decent compromise.

This methodology seems to me a good path to walk. Tips and Tactics suggest that a player should do this for his troops, but few seem to do so. Usually scenarios are too short. I also saw a suggestion that the scenario builder add in troops bringing in "new weapon" - like a jeep in ES scheduled to enter the map edge at turn 6 loaded with no men, but a full squad worth of new weapons. But this adds unnecessary units, and I know some of us like to keep these scenarios small and manageable. So the greatly increased "rest" rate would bring tangible value to resting a squad. It would simulate ammo runners better without cluttering up the map.

Has anyone ever tried having a weapons cache appear at a set game turn on the map in the projected fighting area? That would add a "twist."

Or the last way I can think off is lesson the effect of the efficiency drop so only when it hits around 20 do you start to get really noticeable effects also lesson the rate of decrease..but make sure high ammo using guns do decrease faster.

Trouble with this approach is that it would require a software change to the engine, would it not? And I don't think we would see that happen anytime soon. If ever.

Steve