Why aren't mountain divisions good in rough hexes?

[Nazcatraz]

I asked some people and they said mountain divisions are only good in mountain hexes and not rough hexes. Is this true? If so is it intentional? If it is intentional then why? Aren't mountain divisions were trained to handle rough terrains too?

[DarkHorse2]

I would expect the same.... at least some bonus in rough hexes would be appropriate.

I could see the "Light" divisions being granted an appropriate bonus too.

[Wiedrock]

Rough Terrain has a Density of 1, so all Infantry Elements have double CV in attack and in defense and all armored vehicles have halve in attack and defense. So, somehow they are still "good" just not better than normal Infantry.

[DarkHorse2]

These troops had specialized training and equipment that should make them especially proficient in mountain and rough terrain. (not the same as the avg infantry)

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Late in 1941 the German Army created a series of leichte Infanterie Divisionen (light infantry divisions) for service in hilly and mountainous areas and in the Pripet marshes but not requiring the full capabilities of a mountain division.

These divisions were smaller than normal with a lighter artillery regiment equipped in part with 7.5cm and 10.5cm mountain guns. Their artillery and supply services were fully motorised making them better suited to combat in areas where there is only one road to supply the entire formation. In the middle of 1942 the light divisions were renamed Jägerdivisionen (Jäger means hunter or light infantry).

In essence a Jägerdivision is a normal Infanteriedivision (infantry division) with only two infantry regiments instead of three. Although each Jägerregiment had about the same number and type of weapons as a well-equipped infantry regiment, the heavy weapons were more decentralised.

The battalion heavy company had three machine-gun platoons rather than two, but no mortar platoon. Instead this platoon moved to a fifth company containing the mortar platoon, a pioneer platoon, and a light infantry gun platoon (leaving only the two 15cm infantry guns, the anti-tank gun company, and the scout platoon at the regimental level.