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[apollonius]

Hello, I'm back with even more stupid questions!

1. What are the benefits of Command Cars? In the encyclopedia it says something about experience, but I don't quite understand it. When is the bonus applied? When the HQ is loaded inside the vehicle, or does it suffice that the vehicle exists on the map? Which units get to benefit?

2. Does the Command Post have an effective radius, or doesn't it matter where you place it on the map? Are Command Posts cumulative? Is it better to have two rather than one?

3. Is it a good idea to buy a second or third HQ unit?

4. Do officers ever get promoted? Will a 2nd Lt ever rise to 1st Lt?

5. Why do I always only have 1st and 2nd Lieutenants in my army, but never any Captains and Majors?

6. One of my tanks blew up during deployment phase. Is this supposed to happen? I reloaded over and over, but as soon as I clicked on any unit, that particular tank would always blow up.
 
7. One of my tanks (a PzKpfw IIIh) has no main gun. Just two machine guns. The gun was already missing in the deployment phase. Does this represent equipment breakdown, or is it not supposed to happen?

[Goblin]

1.) I think that a command car is just a name given to a specific vehicle, which may get more experience than an average car/truck, but am not positive.

2.) Yes, 5 hexes, IIRC. Therefore, more than one is a benefit if it puts more troops under their morale effects.

3.) I do not believe it helps anything, as your A0 unit is the important one.

4.) Officers do get promoted in between battles. Your A0 does not.

5.) If you are buying company formations, you should see Captains. If you are buying sections/platoons, you will see LT's.

6.) It sounds like you failed to repair the vehicle after a battle where it was destroyed. Remember to repair units (you can use the fix all button) at the upgrade screen.

7.) I think this may be the same as number 6, or it was the FO version of the tank, which may not have a main gun to begin with, I do not recall.




Goblin

[BruceAZ_MatrixForum]

ORIGINAL: apollonius

7. One of my tanks (a PzKpfw IIIh) has no main gun. Just two machine guns. The gun was already missing in the deployment phase. Does this represent equipment breakdown, or is it not supposed to happen?

The main gun has had a systems failure. This means you still have the unit but without the main gun for this battle. They repair themselves before the next battle. This is a common feature in SPWAW and if you don't like it, alter your preferences.

Recon
Semper Fi