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OOB / Unit Display Question
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:39 am
by davbaker
Why does WITE show some Army Corp designations with the 'expanded' roman numbers?
i.e. XXXXIII instead of XLIII
And which is correct I guess...
Personally I find the XLIII easier to distinguish than all the XXXX's
RE: OOB / Unit Display Question
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:27 am
by Texas D
The Germans used XXXX's instead of XL's
RE: OOB / Unit Display Question
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:13 pm
by Caranorn
ORIGINAL: Texas_D
The Germans used XXXX's instead of XL's
Well it's a bit more complicated than that. Originally they used XXXX instead of XL, when they discovered the error they tried to correct it but somehow the new official designations did not always catch on so affected formations could be called XXXX or XL just depending on a particular scribe's knowledge level and/or habit.
RE: OOB / Unit Display Question
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:20 pm
by davbaker
Thats pretty funny considering the professional reputation of the German Army, wonder who pointed it out and how it went down..