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In your opinion, which land unit –covered in WiTP was the best? I don’t mean Armored, CD, etc – but rather a specific unit. Such as 3/5th Marines, or 2/9th battalion of the AIF, 25th Division USA, 2nd “Sendai” Infantry Division, 2nd Marine Division, Japanese Imperial Guard , etc.. While this question may not result in the same fiery exchanges as “zero vs wildcat” on the UV forum, we can only hope..
Which land unit –covered in WiTP was the best?
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1st Marine Raider Battalion
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no Oz fans chimming in yet, suprising..
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I'll bite..[;)]ORIGINAL: Hornblower
no Oz fans chimming in yet, suprising..
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It doesn't make any sense, Admiral. Were we better than the Japanese or just luckier?
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I'll bite..[;)]ORIGINAL: Hornblower
no Oz fans chimming in yet, suprising..
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RE: Which land unit –covered in WiTP was the best?
U.S. 33 Infantry Division
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My favorite LCU are the bird forces from OZ.[:)]
Ok so they are not the best but my personal favorite.
Ok so they are not the best but my personal favorite.
It doesn't make any sense, Admiral. Were we better than the Japanese or just luckier?
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RE: Which land unit –covered in WiTP was the best?
IMHO
Best US Division 1st Div USMC
Best OZ Division 7th Australian Infantry Division
Best British Div 2nd Infantry Division
Best Indian Division 17th Indian Infantry Division (Though I also like 7th Indian Div)
Best japanese Division 18th Infantry Division.
I'll have a think about lower levels
Best US Division 1st Div USMC
Best OZ Division 7th Australian Infantry Division
Best British Div 2nd Infantry Division
Best Indian Division 17th Indian Infantry Division (Though I also like 7th Indian Div)
Best japanese Division 18th Infantry Division.
I'll have a think about lower levels
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did the 7th AIF actually serve as a Division in the Pacific? I seem to recall reading that the 6th & 7th AIF never fought as an entire Division after 1941.
The luckiest Australian Division was the 9th AIF, held out at Tobruk, did well at El Alamein, and missed out the Kokoda Track, Gona-Buna battles where MacArthur was learning to fight a amphibious war. Missed out on Greece and Crete.
The unluckiest is of course the 8th AIF Division that was almost entirely captured in Singapore, Rabaul and Timor. Even those that survived the war were all maimed in some fashion.
The luckiest Australian Division was the 9th AIF, held out at Tobruk, did well at El Alamein, and missed out the Kokoda Track, Gona-Buna battles where MacArthur was learning to fight a amphibious war. Missed out on Greece and Crete.
The unluckiest is of course the 8th AIF Division that was almost entirely captured in Singapore, Rabaul and Timor. Even those that survived the war were all maimed in some fashion.
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5307th Composite Unit, the famous Merrill's Marauders. However, I'm not sure it's in the game properly...
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RE: Which land unit –covered in WiTP was the best?
Hard to say which LCU was the "best". I certainly wouldn't have sent a Raider battalion to take Pelieliu, but you don't send the 1st Marine Division to recon a remote outpost either.
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My old unit, the U.S. 7th Infantry Division!
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RE: Which land unit –covered in WiTP was the best?
Such a difficult question of how to measure best. I'm going to go with the definition of most accomplished given the resources. Therefore
IT's a tie between 2nd USMC and 1st Marine Defense Battalion.
IT's a tie between 2nd USMC and 1st Marine Defense Battalion.
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Exactly.ORIGINAL: John Lansford
Hard to say which LCU was the "best".
What does "best" mean?
Did the most with the least?
Inflicted the most casualties?
Suffered the lowest loss rate per day in combat?
Had the coolest equipment?
Had the best training?
etc.
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ORIGINAL: jwilkerson
Exactly.ORIGINAL: John Lansford
Hard to say which LCU was the "best".
What does "best" mean?
Getting the most pay without seeing much action? [:D]
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Exactly.ORIGINAL: John Lansford
Hard to say which LCU was the "best".
What does "best" mean?
Did the most with the least?
Inflicted the most casualties?
Suffered the lowest loss rate per day in combat?
Had the coolest equipment?
Had the best training?
etc.
I would take it as a mix of the above (except training), that its performance over time in more than 1 combat was better than others. I listed a number because different Armies had different combat circumstances.
How do you differentiate 17 Indian Div which was basically in the front line from Dec 41 to Aug 45. It survived retreats and sieges and was a key player in the push to Rangoon, from 1st Div USMC which had much shorter days in combat but were usually the spearpoint of an amphibious assault but had substantial periods of leave in civilized arears.
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