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[ComradeP]

The pdt file shows that Allied recovery rate is 2%. The Germans are half that at 1%. I'm guessing that a 1% difference makes a BIG difference in the PzC engine. I'm not a great reader of manuals but I will check.

I know that units can have individual recovery rates but I'm unsure how I go about finding this out.

Units can have individual replacement rates, but not recovery rates as that is global. Recovery rates are modified by quality, so in a way each unit has its own recovery rate, but it can't be set like the replacement rate.

Recovery usually gives just a trickle of replacements unless the unit has received significant losses, as the strength gain is relative to the losses, which means it decreases over time. Replacement nominally gives a strength gain relative to the size of the unit but limits it through supply, so it is always the same as long as you're on or above 50 local supply value.

As an example: with the Allied recovery rate of 2%, a unit with a maximum of 500 men that is 200 men understrength will regain on average about 4 men for a while, then drop to 3 and 2 when it is 100 men understrength. The same unit would always regain 10 men on average with a 2% replacement rate, provided it is above 50 local supply and in command.

In intense combat, keeping your forces in shape through recovery is FAR more difficult than doing so through replacements in scenarios with halfway decent supply levels.