I was wondering why the Italian "SS" were in the Nationalist Spain files. Shouldn't they be in the Italian files? These were the troops that fought alongside the Germans after the fall of the Italian fascist regime. Don't think they ever got to Spain.

-- Beppo

I like the Italian 65th "Granatieri di Savoia" division.

1) Did well in doomed East African campaign
2) Cool name
3) Nice mix of troops (Infantry, CCNN, Bersaglieri, Alpini, Cavalry, Engineer, etc)
4) I can buy the whole thing for less than 10,000 pts!!!!!

Doesn't seem right. The Uork Amba Alpini battalion in Italian East Africa, for instance, hardly had need for skis....

Hey, just farting around when I decided to play an Alpini battalion from June, 1940. No such troops. An Alpini Company consists of an HQ, some brixias and some mmgs!

Is this a "feature" of v8.3?

Beppo

<t> What units you buy in your campaign core should depend upon your playing style. Me, I like a strong infantry presence to attack or defend with, and a light mobile reserve to plug holes or exploit a breach. Favored units are motorcycles and tankettes. 'Course, I like to play the Italians (set up ...

<t> A Hah! Thank you both!<br/>
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As far as the scope of the game is concerned, though, I wasn't really trying to play a regiment so much as a CCNN Legion of two battalions. That'd be fairly manageable, with six blackshirt rifle companies, two machine gun companies, and two recce (motorcycle ...

<r> Howdy!<br/>
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My first question is: what <I><s>[i]</s><e>[/i]</e></I>exactly<I><s>[i]</s><e>[/i]</e></I> does the "A.I. Level" effect in the Long Campaign? I've set it at 50 and also at 200 (only twice, I admit) and found little (read: "no") difference in the gameplay.<br/>
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The ...