Luckily, if you want to give it a try you can fix this
for games vs AI only.
As described
HERE, the game now allows for local modifications against AI only.
If you want to,
1) Make a backup copy of platoon01.oob in West Front folder.
2) Change the Patrol/Scout to have Unit id of P01271. That is the first value in the beginning of row 511
3) Change the Marine Infantry 44 to have Unit id of P01229. Again, the first value in the beginning of row 458
4) As described in Coder diary, create a Shortcut for WF.exe with a parameter -X added.
5) When you launch WF via this short cut, the game will now read the unencrypted oob files. You can launch WF for PBEM games also via this Shortcut as the game always reverts to encrypted files for games vs human.