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(Answered) Infantry Calculations
« on: 08 December 2016, 23:37:14 »
Specialized Infantry TO pg 340-341
Infantry Construction Data Chart TO pg 412-413
Advanced Infantry BV Calculations TO pg 379
Unit Type Modifiers Table (for BV calculations) TO pg 381


1-The entry for specialized infantry lists "TAG Troops", however it does not list any cost differences for them in C-Bills or BV in the Infantry Construction Data Chart or the Unit Type Modifiers Table.
     1a-Is it safe to assume that beyond putting the price/BV of their TAG units in the support weapon places in the various calculations, there is no further c-bill or BV cost?
     1b-Normally support weapons don't have any effect on the weight of a unit, do these TAGs?
     1c-Are these TAGs basically Light TAGs? Edit: In regards to BV and C-bill costs... or are they some new TAG unit?
Found the answers to this one eventually, in the book.

2-The Specialized Infantry section has 3 types of SCUBA: standard, motorized and mechanized. The Infantry Construction Data only lists entries for standard and motorized. Is there data anywhere for the SCUBA (Mechanized) c-bill cost multiplier or extra weight per trooper?

3-The Unit Type Modifiers Table has the modifiers for foot, beast, and motorized infantry, but not for mechanized or Jump infantry.
    3a-Do mechanized use the modifier matching their movement Type?
    3b-Do Jump use the same modifier as Foot and Beast infantry?
    3c-Do Mechanized Scuba infantry use the modifier for Naval plus the modifier for SCUBA?
    3d-Do Beast Mounted Infantry that do not use normal ground movement (IE Branth or Orca) use a modifier corresponding with that movement type (VTOL or Naval respectively) rather than the standard foot/beast mounted infantry modifier?



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Re: (Research) Infantry Calculations
« Reply #3 on: 12 November 2018, 01:00:30 »
2.)  Weight per Mechanized SCUBA trooper is 1 ton (in line with other Mechanized Infantry formations).  Cost Multiplier is x3.2 (Again, in line with other Mechanized Infantry formations)

3a.)  Yes, Mechanized Infantry use the same modifiers as their base movement type.
3b.)  Yes
3c.)  Yes
3d.)  Yes
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