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With things like the M3 Blradley has anyone pondered using "small" infantry units? A few of us were pondering Shooting of 2 dice and 2 or 3 hits.

I'd not bother, just use the Scout element. Why add complication.

Yeah, good point. It stemmed from a discussion over the infantry capacity and dismounting from an sdkfz250. Non-recce scouts would cover it.

Thanks Ian

Dave

... or not. US Scouts are the same as infantry but with one less shooting dice. Having 6 hits kinda misses what I was thinking of.

They are better at using cover, carry more support wpns, etc. Bear in mind that a WWII Carrier platoon has more fire power than a rifle company.

The alternative is to ignore the dismounts, and assume that they are what allows you to see through terrain.

IanS

More *potential* firepower, but not the bodies to use it.

Carrier platoons didn't perform well, certainly not up to the over gunned semi-armoured, fast and mobile nature you'd maybe expect from the level of gear they had. Raw bodies count a lot more than being over gunned.

But that's a different argument

I'd thought small Scout platoons had four hits as well, which would seem reasonable even if the fire factors were about the same.

We treat the M3 as a transport and use the scout stats for the dismount.