Damn, the most serious thread on the forum is seriously about the necessity of bicycle infantry...
18 Jun 2022, 08:48
Bicycle infantry
So i've read about a few things that countries used and I came across a unit that used bikes. I know for a fact that Denmark and other countries in Asia used this during WW2 and I was thinking that maybe it would be a cool unit. Me and my friends have been speculating about it's abilities and they could be fast on retreat and be faster in open territories, and maybe have a damage boost in forests? It could be faster then regular Infantry and slower then mechanized infantry, so kind of a middle unit between them. I think that more units should be added and I know that it might be complicated to create a whole new unit . But I would really appriciate it!
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19 Jun 2022, 00:23
could make out that much.Nadda wrote:
you know this a meme thread right?
20 Jun 2022, 10:44 (edited)
I really like this for the countries that were into bicycle infantry, but only for cosmetic update (pics and names). Same goes for camel infantry in those states with a lot of sand (pics and names).
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13 Oct 2022, 05:26
Well... compared to its size Netherlands did far more than was expected, and proportionally possibly more than Britain or the USA might give it credit for.K.Rokossovski wrote:
So whaddayaknow...http://www.zuidfront-holland1940.nl/index.php?page=regimenten-wielrijders
...says that in may 1940, the Dutch army had an entire DIVISION of wielrijders (=bicyclists)... so OF COURSE they should be implemented in the game!!
Yeah, that's always my second criterium in selecting which units to build... the first is of course even more important: how fast can they surrender?Allanidalen wrote:
Me and my friends have been speculating about it's abilities and they could be fast on retreat...The Dutch were very good at that as well, they fought for a whole FIVE days when the Germans came!
So hosannah hey, lets have bicycle infantry!
Aeroplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.
— Marshal Foch
A pretty mechanical toy [...] the war will never be won by such machines.
— Lord Kitchener, on tanks
— Marshal Foch
A pretty mechanical toy [...] the war will never be won by such machines.
— Lord Kitchener, on tanks
13 Oct 2022, 13:00
in Finland they were skiing, but that was really great, in any case you need seasons for such kind of specific units.
13 Oct 2022, 13:43
Oh boy, Global Warming should be trembling right now 
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15 Oct 2022, 11:26
What kind of movement penalty would you suggest for these famous Bicicle Infantry units when they move through desert territories. Bicycles on sand don't make for speed.
Would they have to 'reform' like paratroopers if they all got a flat tire in rocky terrain in the mountains? Forcing you to wait as a few hours as they change tires.
Would Ski units get a healing bonus for carrying their own shade over their heads in the scorching sun through the desert and a movement bonus since they can ski down the dunes?
I'm being silly of course. These events had such miniscule and localized effects that trying to copy them all with some form of in-game-mechanic is just not practical.
I don't see them making into the game any time soon.
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15 Oct 2022, 12:28 (edited)
If You make focus a narrower, everyone might avoid confusion.
In other words, I think that it makes more sense to consider whether the game expresses a different "if" compared to historical facts and whether the target expresses an unrealistic situation separately.
In response to the same fact that neither the ski troop nor the bicycle troop were operated on a large scale in historical fact, the resultative conjunction "thererfore" was followed by "should not be operated on a large scale in the game" or "should be operated on a large scale in the game" both is reasonable to draw the two conclusions that large-scale operations should be carried out.
15 Oct 2022, 23:45
Yes, I think the idea indeed has flaws. Along with most proposed units, there is already a similar enough niche in-game to replicate a similar effect. Horse cavalry is one exception, although I think motorised infantry does pretty much the same thing. Same with bicycles.OneNutSquirrel wrote:
What kind of movement penalty would you suggest for these famous Bicicle Infantry units when they move through desert territories. Bicycles on sand don't make for speed.Would they have to 'reform' like paratroopers if they all got a flat tire in rocky terrain in the mountains? Forcing you to wait as a few hours as they change tires.
Would Ski units get a healing bonus for carrying their own shade over their heads in the scorching sun through the desert and a movement bonus since they can ski down the dunes?
I'm being silly of course. These events had such miniscule and localized effects that trying to copy them all with some form of in-game-mechanic is just not practical.
I don't see them making into the game any time soon.
Mind you the Japanese used them to great effect in Malaya.
Aeroplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.
— Marshal Foch
A pretty mechanical toy [...] the war will never be won by such machines.
— Lord Kitchener, on tanks
— Marshal Foch
A pretty mechanical toy [...] the war will never be won by such machines.
— Lord Kitchener, on tanks
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