"On The Front Lines" effects

[Klavo Hunter]

Units "on the front lines" should have some attrition-like effects applied to them, due to patrolling, skirmishing, shelling, etc that goes on.

Basically, once a full-org unit hits the front, it slowly drains org down to a cap of 2/3s full organization.

This means that attacks should be prepared BEHIND the front lines - your panzers hold back behind the infantry until the time to fight comes, and then they race through and attack once they're fully reorganized and so forth.

Does this make any sense?

 

[mld0806]

It would make more sense in a more tactical level game, but with province sizes being literally hundreds of square miles, "forming up behind the lines" would occur within the province level.

On top of that, 1/3 organization loss to skirmishing and shelling? That's quite high, IMHO. 10%, maybe, max.

 

[unmerged(12544)]

On the frontline should mean much higher supply consumption due to ammunition usage and higher pay ("Frontzulage"). Also should units use more supplies during combat (certain factor multiplied on the current value, NOT the base value of a unit). SC in general is far too low in HOI2 for land units. What you see for Germany as SC is not a suitable value for them, it is a value, that allows weaker countries to maintain their army.
A compromise on a low level, far too low for Western major countries.

 

[Wyrm]

Also should units use more supplies during combat (certain factor multiplied on the current value, NOT the base value of a unit).

Doesn't units already use more supply when building org than when at full org?
It looks that way to me when I'm playing, but I cannot confirm it right now.

 

[unmerged(12544)]

You are probably refering to the "Offensive" button, there you can raise the ESE of a unit by 50% for 30 days at a huge one time supply cost, as it seems. This was not, what I ment.

 

[Wyrm]

No, I wasn't refering to the offensive-button.
It could just be my immagination, but I think that a unit building org costs more supplies than a unit already organized.

 

[unmerged(46319)]

On the frontline should mean much higher supply consumption due to ammunition usage and higher pay ("Frontzulage"). Also should units use more supplies during combat (certain factor multiplied on the current value, NOT the base value of a unit). SC in general is far too low in HOI2 for land units. What you see for Germany as SC is not a suitable value for them, it is a value, that allows weaker countries to maintain their army.
A compromise on a low level, far too low for Western major countries.

good idea. would also compel you to deploy your trooops in a more historical fassion.