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also for non-burst weapons, the delay between shots =
aim.average of min/max multiplied by modifiers + fire.wind_up + fire.wind_down + cooldown.average of min/max multiplied by modifiers (except on the last shot, that uses reload instead) + 0.125 (the minimum time to fire a single shot, only applies to non-burst weapons)

So reducing cooldown alone may not make a noticeable difference if aim and wind up/down are greater factors.

wind up and wind down are used specifically for animation times. So if the animation of working the bolt on a bolt-action rifle takes 1.3 seconds after firing, they'll put a 1.3 second wind_down on the weapon. In CoH1 there was a long time 'bug' with the Wolverine since the weapon had a wind_up time dealing with its animation, so if a fast moving target left it's aiming cone before the wind_up time was complete, the Wolverine would fail to fire and would have to turn the turret again and try again.

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If he did get Veterancy, I think toning down his baseline command aura is in order, and then it improves with experience until it's equal to the current aura at vet2 or 3, and surpasses it afterwards.

If the unit gets any vet-related buffs to itself, they should just be ability unlocks or survival related, rather than making the unit better at combat. For example the ability to make an enemy unit retreat would be a good vet unlock example. Maybe at vet4 or 5 you no longer suffer a retreat if he dies? Stuff like that, rather than numerical boosts.

You could give secondary members separate epbs with their own upgrades, and have clicking on the rack while in range upgrade that particular entity-icon under unit decorator could be done manually.

Also not possible currently, since the modifier for adding additional members to a squad only supports adding more of the same EBP that's already there.

But if it were possible, this still has the unwanted behaviour of not being able to share the weapon; if that soldier dies, that bazooka/bar/m1919/etc. will disappear until he's reinforced back in. That makes the upgrade very random in effectiveness, as that soldier might be the first to die in a fight.


Not trying to say your idea is bad, since I tried something similar in CoH1 and CoH2 and ran into a brick wall with implementation. US weapon teams historically did have access to Bazookas, such that an M1917 HMG team or M1 81mm mortar team often carried one into battle for defense. M1 57mm gun teams were allocated one bazooka per team for close range defense against any tank that tried to assault and over-run their position. British 6-pounder teams carried a Bren for self-defense, and German anti-tank gun teams often were allocated an MG34 or MG42 LMG for defense as well.

Obviously Relic could probably rework the system to allow for it, but I don't know how deep they'd have to go to make it work.

It gets pretty bad with British units since they use a lot of fractions. At one point it said I had 98 pop and I wanted to reinforce a squad that said it cost 1 pop per man, but I couldn't.

I likely had something like 98.X population used and the single reinforced man used 1.Y population, where X+Y > 1.

Another solution is to not have fractions at all. Individuals can cost either 1 or 2, and the squad itself can add an additional 1 or 2 if needed, just like Panzergrenadiers.