When I talk about the vehicles, I am talking about mostly soft vehicles, jeeps, and trucks. This is just a simple discussion, and hope everyone can share their ideas on this topic.
I know there are several expansions that include these things, for example, there are British commando and Airborne jeeps in expansions, and there are also German staff cars and trucks, and American and French jeeps and trucks.
However, I just hope there can be an expansion, which focuses on only the vehicles. (Soft vehicles including jeeps and trucks, and probably some half-tracks and even tracked transports.) Personally, I hope for an expansion on the British airborne jeep platoon, and probably the cooler British SAS jeep with twin Vickers guns. However, other things are also welcomed, like the British Commonwealth CWT 15t truck, Morris C8, and Bedford. The American jeeps, WC51/WC52 dodge trucks, M8 dodge gun trucks, GMC trucks, and MPs in motorcycles. And of course, Germans, they used many vehicles, but I'm just kinda surprised the kubelwagen is not in the game yet? (I know Opel trucks is already in some expansions, but hope can see a whole expansion based on it)
I know it depends on whether people will buy it or not, so it is just a thought. But I mean, scenarios built on soft vehicles can still be cool. For example, how about the "Red Ball Express", where the US players need to protect their trucks, and they have only light-armed convoys, like Willys jeeps, and light infantry loaded in Dodge trucks. And Jerry is attacked from both sides. Or like the British assault missions with their assault jeeps. The team already introduced "Operation Market Garden" (while, kinda, there is the arhenm map in the newspaper expansion, so…) and the British tried to use Jeep conveys to break into the city, which failed, but it is still cool to see more jeeps.
By the way, another thing is the game probably a little lack on half-tracks or tracked transports? (I do hope to see Preist kangaroo and Ram Kangaroo in the Battle for Caen expansion, especially since there is a second box where we know nothing about it yet.) I noticed sometimes you can bring up a platoon-level unit, however, they always have just two half-tracks, where they should have 3 or even 4 in reality. I know the reason, even the mechanized or motorized infantry unit comes in with probably a leader and 2-3 infantry squads, they do not have transports. Only additional supports can bring in probably a half-track and 1-2 units. However, is that possible to bring in some reinforcement options for the smaller slot in all the unit cards? We can already bring in some armored cars and jeeps in that slot, why cannot we introduce some new expansions which focus on just transports? So players have the chance to actually get a full-strength mechanized platoon with both the infantry and 3 or even 4 half-tracks?
And another thing is, with the new expansion on the weapon system (like the Tommy gun and MP40), is there a chance for a weapon expansion? I m just curious about it.
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