One thing I am having trouble with is finding out what the heck I am looking at! For instance, I am playing the Finnish in the scenario. I have these tank-looking things that, when the mouse is held over them, say "FI SKI". I hit "I" and the weapons listed are that of a normal infantry, SMG, hand grenade, satchel charge and something called a 7.62 L-S LMG. But it is a vehicle and I can find no place in the listing (either via mouseover or the I screen) to indicate what kind of vehicle it is. Troop transport? Tank? No idea. So I hit E and try to find something that matches. There is a TANK that matches but it has big guns that the FI SKI does not have. When I look up FI SKI in the encyclopedia, it says its a Finnish infantry squad. What am I missing here?
I notice the same thing with other troop types. I have a "FIN AR SQD" that looks like a tank, might have a big gun, but no tank type is defined and I cannot find FIN AR SQD in the encyclopedia at all. I am just trying to go slow, find out about each troop type before moving to maximize its use and learn as much as possible but its getting tough to figure out what's what.
Last example: 7.63 Maxim HMG, looks like a tank, yet I can't find it in the encyclopedia to get its stats. Am I worrying about nothing here?
Bombardment:
This scenario has tons of things to bombard with, yet ALL of them are greyed out when I hit B. And when I click on the unit (the little eye) it says FIN FG SQD, shows a picture of a mortar but gives stats on all of the troops guns, minus the mortar stats. I don't know how to use it effectively. I feel like I am missing something crucial here. Is is that bombardment target designation defines what arty you can use to bombard? A little more explanation in the Manual would be helpful. Maybe some examples for dopes like me
Thanks for any help you might be able to offer a newbie
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