Unit Prep Point Question?

[marion61]

I know that an entire armored division cannot prep with an amphib., but if you break it down to 3 regiments can you prep them? I know you can with independent armored brigades, but I didn't see it specifically say you couldn't prep an armored regiment for a broken down division.

[carlkay58]

No, armored units are not able to prep for invasion as they are not able to invade directly.

[marion61]

I did this with the current version .08, and I broke down the 7th Armored, set it under an Amphib HQ. It started to get prep points.

[marion61]

Voila! DD Tanks! Unless this is a bug and your not supposed to do this?

[ratprince]

That shows them on the ships still. Did they ACTUALLY land in the invasion segment?

[marion61]

Yes.

[carlkay58]

Hmm, definitely not according to the rules as I understand them.

[marion61]

I would like to know if this is WAD, or a bug? I don't want to use a bugged trick to get an advantage that wasn't supposed to be. Potentially, it could be a huge advantage because the prep'ed armor regiment/brigade won't have to pay cargo cost on the invasion turn, and it will have full mp's if it lands successfully. I also ran the Overlord Scenario May Start and put and entire division of armor into 3 amphibs, retargeted them, and voila! I haven't even finished thinking about what I could do with an entire armor division, with full mp's on the beaches, ready to cut off reinforcements or slow them down. My Necromonger side says, "I guess it's a bug". But my Furian side says, "I hope this is WAD!"

[Joel Billings]

AFAIK, this is WAD. Armored divisions may not invade, but broken down armored divisions are regiment/brigade size, so these could participate just as any non-divisional armored unit can.

All units that are invading have to pay a transport cost to land. These transports are taken from the pool and placed inside the amphib HQs. Aren't you seeing this in the game?

[marion61]

The load cost was an incorrect assumption on my part Joel[&o]! Every time I think I have this game almost figured out, something new spurs a whole another chain of thoughts and strats to try.