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I never succeeded in knocking out a German AT gun or howitzer with US 81 mm mortar fire.
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German 81 mm mortar fire can take out squads even when they have hit the dirt and are in ambush mode.
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The American half tracks are extremely vulnerable to mortar fire. I would say they last for about 6 or 7 mortar rounds max before they are lost. The Priests, the M8 armored cars, and the SP 75 mm howitzers are all very vulnerable to 81 mm mortar fire, not to mention 120 mm mortar fire.
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I haven't had a chance to use the M10s in battle yet, so I don't know how they would fare against 81 mm mortar fire.
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Their AT rounds are better than Sherman AT rounds and their HE rounds are more devastating.
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It would be nice to have some upgunned 76 mm Shermans to use against these assault guns, assuming upgunned Shermans were deployed on the Cotentin.
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My guess is these three battalions have over 100 squads of infantry, not including support weapons and leaders etc.
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I notice the unreinforced American AB BGs don't have BARs. Is that historic?
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But having said that, my wish list would be to reinclude just a few heavy 4.5 inch chemical mortars in the mix,
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and reinclude just a few flame tanks for the US, assuming they were historically deployed on the Cotentin.
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I believe both the flame tanks and the heavy morars are in 501a.
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If the Americans had fought their way over to Utah from Omaha, isn't it realistic to assume the supply line would be intact?
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