Posted by: liveware
« on: June 12, 2020, 03:21:23 PM »Attached is the OOB from my recent successful invasion of a spoiler race world. Casualties were quite heavy and I had too many supply units overall. The 161st Platoon would have been far more useful as another fully equipped Marine Infantry Platoon instead of a supply platoon, for example.
As shown, each infantry squadron is supported by either it's adjacent artillery squadron OR it's associated platoon command post (which possess orbital bombardment capability in lieu of artillery). Future formation designs will almost certainly increase the amount of artillery in the command post formations and reduce the amount of the GSP in the front line formations.
However, the invasion was successful. I note that artillery is extremely useful and I recommend it's use in all situations except boarding.
I have not yet built division sized formations. I could theoretically justify regiments at this point but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Also, my garrison armies are MUCH larger than my planetary invasion armies at present, since my planetary invaders use 250 ton capacity drop ships while my garrison troops get hauled around by 5k ton capacity troop transports.
That said, unrest on Mars may result in the deployment of division sized formations if the political situation there does not soon improve...
*EDIT: After reviewing some of my previous posts, I realize my posted OOB may be misleading... my posted supply formations consist entirely of logistics units, not to be confused with my statements in previous posts!
As shown, each infantry squadron is supported by either it's adjacent artillery squadron OR it's associated platoon command post (which possess orbital bombardment capability in lieu of artillery). Future formation designs will almost certainly increase the amount of artillery in the command post formations and reduce the amount of the GSP in the front line formations.
However, the invasion was successful. I note that artillery is extremely useful and I recommend it's use in all situations except boarding.
I have not yet built division sized formations. I could theoretically justify regiments at this point but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Also, my garrison armies are MUCH larger than my planetary invasion armies at present, since my planetary invaders use 250 ton capacity drop ships while my garrison troops get hauled around by 5k ton capacity troop transports.
That said, unrest on Mars may result in the deployment of division sized formations if the political situation there does not soon improve...
*EDIT: After reviewing some of my previous posts, I realize my posted OOB may be misleading... my posted supply formations consist entirely of logistics units, not to be confused with my statements in previous posts!