Naming units in PTW

[trevor]

To add a touch of something to the game, I'm thinking of naming my units. Sadly, I don't have a huge amount of experience with the ground side of the battle, so if you guys can look at this and tell me if I'm wrong, please do.

All regular Infantry units to be named "Regiment" unit Mech. Inf., at which point they will be renamed to "Brigade"
All Cavalry to be named "Brigade"
All Armored units to be named Brigade
All Artillery units to be named "Regiment" unitl Radar Artillery, at which point they will be renamed to "Brigade"
Elite MA's, and MI's will get "regiment" as a honorific

[Ambrose Groan]

Hi,

In the infantry, regiments can (although not always) consist of +2 battalions, as in Commonwealth and Soviet practice (hence, 2 RCR for 2 Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment). Alternatively, a battalion can be termed a regiment, as in French practice. So it might be best to leave all modern infantry units (from musketmen up) as regiments, with elite units listed as "guards," "rangers," etc., or with ethnic or regional identifiers (i.e. Scots Guards, Welsh Guards, Irish Rangers, etc.). Earlier foot units could go by "company"--a term that could cover a vast number of people early on, or any other suitable historical designation (from legion to whatever).

Cavalry and armoured units tend to use the same terms. In Canada, armoured units (how few of them there are) go from squadrons (i.e. companies) to regiments (approximately equivalent in manpower to infantry battalions). Several regiments combine to form a brigade. In the US, however, armoured units go from squadron to battalion to regiment (i.e. Armored Cavalry Regiment). Elite units could be termed lancers (light cavalry), hussars, uhlans (German), dragoons, cuirassiers (French), guards, or whatever.

Artillery units go from batteries (equivalent in size to infantry companies) to regiments to brigades.

Hope this makes some sense...

[HazieDaVampire]

its just goes with how to picture the battle, but, the bigger the map, the less important the unit is cuz of bigger armys, on standard/large maps, one modern unit is a squad to me! On smaller maps they're alot more important! So Regiments!

[Master Zen]

BIG FAN OF NAMING UNITS

I usually go with the brigade/regiment name for units on a large/huge map, grouping three units into a division (thank god for stacked movement in PTW). Throughout history I usually go to battle with "Armies" composed of:

12 "mobile" units (Horsemen/Knights/Cavalry/Tanks)
9 "assault" units (Swordmen/Med.Inf/Guerrilla)
18 "defense" units (Spear/Pike/Musket/Rifle/Inf/Mech)
16 artillery units
1 "mobile" Army of 3 o 4 mobile units

add Marine/Parachute troops if doing an amphibious assault.

By the modern age I substitute the "assault" units for more "defense" units since Guerillas are less useful than Mech Inf in both def. and attack.

This "Army" is split into 3 "corps" of 1 mobile, 1 def. and 1 assault divs, plus 4 artillery units. The remaining mobile units are used as a reserve and the three defense divs. (9 units) are used for occupation duties. 4 artillery units are also in reserve to be used where they are most needed.

In practice I think this system is quite versatile since one "Army" is enough to effectively threaten three objectives or directions and with enough reserves to exploit weak points or reinforce the places where the attack is stalled.

Anyway,
This might seem a little crazy or a little too much trouble but I am a military buff and this fullfills my dreams of leading organized armies into battle.. heheh, even more fun if I can name the units (kudos for the PTW team for finally incorporating this small detail I had been waiting for since Civ1)

BTW, Units which generate Leaders I usually add the "Guards" designation, as well as other units which do something spectacular (like capturing the enemy capital or winning major battles)

Also, even though units in ancient history were designated "legions" or "companies" etc, I stick with brigades because most units can be upgraged i would hate to change the name of 100+ riflemen "regiments" to infantry "brigades".

[MoonWolf]

I don't use it in SP (only my elites that becomes leaders), but when I start playing MP, I think I would use for fun to call them "playername Chrusher" or simular

[Jamski]

I don't have as much time as you folks. If my spearman is called "Spearman" then he stays that way. He'll probably get killed anyway.

-Jam

[The Mad Monk]

I typically name the early units according to whatever their primary task is or was..."1st Explorers Regiment", "3rd Homeguard Regiment", "2nd Royal Guardsmen Regiment", etc.

Later on, if a particular unit did something of note, I would award it a nick on top of the unit designation: "Blood Riders", "Death Sentinels", "Purifiers", "Finishers", etc.

The worker I get at the start is always "Bob".

[TacticalGrace]

I usually just rename ships, especially when I play the English.
Good caravel names: pinta, nina
Good Man-O-War names: Sovereign of the Seas, Collingwood, Mary Rose (actually it was a carrack but we don't have those)

Good Battship names: Hood, The Prince of Wales, Bismark, Admiral Graf Spee, Yamato, Iowa

Good ironclad names: The Great Britain, Merrimac, Monitor

Good Carrier names: Arc royal, Hityu, Shinano

[HazieDaVampire]

H.M.S Enterprise, it was an exploration vessel, then the yanks stole the name!

[Master Zen]

I name captured workers after people I hate... or designate them as Penal Battalions. Serves the ****ers right! If I totally destroy that civ, I usually name one after their ruler. START DIGGIN' CATHERINE!!

[MoonWolf]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk

The worker I get at the start is always "Bob".

[aaglo]

Tanks -> Battallion?

[Kizami]

But you gotta admit, U.S.S. Enterprise does sound better!

[Master Zen]

Originally posted by Kizami
But you gotta admit, U.S.S. Enterprise does sound better!

Only thanks to Capt. Kirk...

[zorbop]

i only name ships and armies.

for ships i give the initials of the nation, then S. for ship, and then the name.

i normally don't use historical names, i like to call them things like "tsunami" or "Jenova"

now, for something of some worth reading....
in mp i think i would to use groups of, say, 2 spearmen and a bunch of archers.
i let the spearmen keep their name, and rename the archers something like "Warrior" or "Spearmen" or my personal favorite, "Worker".
this lets you move a large force near enemie cities while they can only see the spearmen, and the others they can just see the names....