Engineers

[Mark Breed]

Do engineers offer any offensive benefits (i.e. reduce defenders entrenchment benefits, etc.)?

Thank you,

Mark

[Telumar]

Not that i knew.

[Catch21]

ORIGINAL: Telumar

Not that i knew.

None that I know over and above morale and equipment they're issued with.

I tend to view them as specialist lads, who can throw up a trench or two- bridge even- in a hurry. So even when they're digging knowing they're going to get hit with the rabble, they're on ML so they get out pronto as soon as they smell cordite.

[sPzAbt653]

Stretching it, but how about this - Engineer Squads have various special equipment that gives them an AP rating the same as Assault Squads (5 as opposed to 3 for a standard Rifle Squad). So, while they don't have any direct effect such as reducing defenders entrenchment benefits, enough engineer squads in any unit will add a little punch to any attack.

[Iron Stringbean]

Something like this would make sense, and would give engineer units a role in attacking fortified positions. Too bad it's not actually the case