Modding Question

[Bill]

I'm new to scenario creation and I'm curious how when creating a force for a historic (i.e. real) battle, how does one accurately represent the manpower of a given side? Even if one has the TO&E, that's only an idealized representation. Can anyone point me in the right direction or give me ideas? What have others done?

Upon re-reading my post I think I should have said 'how does one feel that the unit strengths for represented units are accurate for the scenario I've created.' I understand how to do the mechanics of it. I just have never felt comfortable with unit strengths (or unit morale for that matter).

For example, if I'm creating a scenario of a particular battle and my sources of information don't go into whether the sides were at low or high strength (manpower-speaking) or low or high morale, what would I go with? Full-strength and keep tweaking it downward until the battle seems correct? And my question is specific to Command Ops 2 either. I'm posting it here because I think it is appropriate for a game of this (represented) scale.

Thanks,

Bill

 

[Kurt]

Hey Bill , I design scenario's , the details like unit strengths and morale can be found by thorough research , there are plenty of on-line sites and forums to search through . Don't rely on just one source like " wikipedia " as it is not accurate . Common sites I use are " Axis History Forum " , " Feldgrau " and " Lexikon der Wehrmacht " , I also buy books . If you want accurate historical detail then be prepared to spend the time and effort on your research , its a bit like being a detective .

 

[Bill]

Thanks a lot Kurt. Research, Research, Research. I guess if after everything I can't find what I want, I can start with particular percentages and work my way towards a proper (i.e. close to historical) battle outcome.

Thanks again.

Bill