UCM Deathdasher wrote:I've added this cool mechanic to it:moral.. The idea behind it is every weapon has a certain amount of suppression. If a squad takes to much suppression it will hit the deck or retreat if it gets suppressed. The US will be the best at suppressing with all their semi or fully auto guns but the Brits will be the best at taking it and the Russians will have really cheap infantry. The Germans have the best tanks and the Japanese can do a banzai charge which insanely destroys moral. This allows squads to be beaten but they don't always get wasted.
Its a mechanic that is used fairly regularly in one form or another - Chain of Command and Bolt Action to name a few both use something similar
You have the ratings a bit wrong - the Germans have by far the best suppression ability, due to the monster that is the MG42. After that the US and British are pretty much tied - the Garands are better at putting rounds down range compared to the SMLE but the US "LMGs" such as the BAR and Browning are awful compared to the British Bren. The BAR is particularly poor because it has no barrel change, a very light bipod, and a bottom mounted mag. The Bren has the opposite. easy barrel change, good bipod and probably most useful a top mounted 30 round mag. If you think that is no big deal try changing a mag lying down in a firing position. The Browning in LMG form is really too heavy.
Try getting hold of Joseph Balkowski's "Beyond the Beachhead" which deals with the 29th IDs assault on D-Day and the fighting afterwards, It has by far the best assessment of the merits of the German and US infantry capabilities I have ever read.
Razorworms are just Mother Natures way of reminding you why it is important to man the walls.
Ferrums are the UCM's way of reminding you to take enough AA