Tank platoons

[Mr Evil]

ok with rule book in hand im trying to figure out a tank platoon at full strength

for the USMC it seems to be a max of 4 but if one of the tanks beomes a command option then in theory the max is 5

now for the PLA the max seems to be 10 but in theory you could take 2 command at over 2k so in theory the max is 12 for a pla platoon with effectivly a second in command ?

have i read this right ?

 

[lastbesthope]

now for the PLA the max seems to be 10 but in theory you could take 2 command at over 2k so in theory the max is 12 for a pla platoon with effectivly a second in command ?

have i read this right ?

I don't have my rules with me in Scotland, but even though you are limited to one Command per 2k points, aren't you also limited to one Command per platoon, so the max for PLA would be 11.

If I'm wrong in that assumption of one per platoon then ignore the above.

LBH

 

[tneva82]

ok with rule book in hand im trying to figure out a tank platoon at full strength

Are you talking about game wise or real OOB wise?

 

[Mr Evil]

ok with rule book in hand im trying to figure out a tank platoon at full strength

Are you talking about game wise or real OOB wise?

Game wise

real world has no place in BF-evo lol

 

[tneva82]

ok with rule book in hand im trying to figure out a tank platoon at full strength

Are you talking about game wise or real OOB wise?

Game wise

real world has no place in BF-evo lol

Bah. Game platoons are boring. Real world OOB's are much more fun :lol:

 

[Mr Evil]

but not much help in understanding max tak ina BF-evo tank platoon i may field, ie doese the command tank now its a command unit class as a armour choice or not for things like max and min units and for purchasing infantry units, its a simple queston that has a multitude of game and army building effects.

if i whanted to talk real world stuff id go else where

 

[Secesh]

for the USMC it seems to be a max of 4 but if one of the tanks beomes a command option then in theory the max is 5

My understanding is a command tank is an upgrade so the max number in a tank platoon is still 4 (3 normal plus 1 upgraded to a command tank).

With the PLA it's the same....10 tanks upgrade one to a command (max number of command in a platoon is 1) so....9 normal plus 1 upgraded to a command tank.

 

[byram]

i dont have a copy of the official rules, but from my understanding of the playtest rules the command tnak was an upgrade....

 

[Mr Evil]

im inclined to agree but it doese state in rule book that the tank becomes a command option and fills the command slot.

so doese it fill both a command slot and a armour slot or just a command slot ?

 

[Low Roller 1-1]

My reading of it was it was the same as an infanrty platoon but swaping the infanrty and armour around

so
1 command tank
2-4 units
+ 1 mech Infanrty (has to have transort) for every 2 units

Don't have the rule book with me but i think support work the same as before 1 for each unit.

There are my two shiny coins :lol:

 

[Mr Evil]

this was my thinking to lowroller.

where it gets interesting is in normal forces.

you can by the way i read it (not saying im right) in a 4 squad platton take 3 tanks, 2 as an armour choice and one upgraded to a command tank as a command choice.

if this is right, then it bodes well for the MEA as they could take 6 squads 3 zulf tanks and a tungusta as a command option for example.

 

[byram]

well, when i was helping playtesting we all tried to keep the army lists to the real ORBATs as close as possible, maybe mgp changed it. we all asumed it would fill both lots it think... i cant remember that far back LOL