Once you assign a new crew to a dropped support weapon like a Maxim machine gun, the reinforcement cost and population upkeep of the deceased squad is overwritten. Let's start with recrewing a support weapon.

So how can this knowledge be used to recrew, reinforce and merge more efficiently? Soviet Conscripts on the other hand cost 20 Manpower to reinforce, half of their soldier's price of 40 (=240/6). For support weapon squads the cost of the initial weapon is also factored in, often making them a little bit cheaper to reinforce than the formula would suggest.įor example, this means German Pioneers will reinforce for 25 Manpower per soldier because the cost per soldier is 50 MP (200/4=50). The reinforcement cost per soldier in a normal infantry squad is always half of the initial purchase cost of the squad divided by the number of men in a new squad. The costs often vary by 5 to 10 Manpower (MP) per soldier, depending on the squad you are reinforcing.

One of the basics of managing this is based on the cost of reinforcing a squad from a building or halftrack. Knowing all the available options when recrewing support weapons and vehicles or merging squads can give you a real edge in combat breaks by maximizing the power of your forces while keeping reinforcement costs and time manageable.

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