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HQ numbering Roman Number Ian
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:15 pm
by KNKnight
Example German HQ XXXXVIII should be
XLVIII
why it wrong?
RE: HQ numbering Roman Number Ian
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2021 5:13 pm
by battlefield91
Your numbering is wrong.
RE: HQ numbering Roman Number Ian
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2021 5:34 pm
by Lurberri
The German Army used the Roman numeration as it appears in the game (XXXXVIII) ... although it is true that you are right and the correct form is XLVIII for 48.
RE: HQ numbering Roman Number Ian
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:19 pm
by Teo41_ITA
Confirm. While it is "mathematically" correct to write XLVIII, the Wehrmacht kept using the "addition" to the Roman numbers (such as XXXXVIII or XXXX to indicatre 48 and 40 respectively).
RE: HQ numbering Roman Number Ian
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 5:01 pm
by Searry
The Romans themselves lacked orthodoxy in this matter as well. Imagine typing 8 as IIX.