To someone who knows how the code works right now.
If you merge vet3 cons into vet 3 penals will you get squad with cons recieved acc and penal acc ? Or they only maintain coscript recieved acc ? Or they don´t get anyting only vet0 cons recieved acc debuff ?
Also what is their weapon profile compared to penals weapon profile ?
(With veterancy fixed almost a year ago) none of the following transfer with merging:
- The original weapon of the Conscript squad
- Any acquired veterancy bonuses of the Conscript squad
Instead, all of the following apply:
- Conscripts retain their target size (they are 8.7% more likely to get hit than Penals)
- Conscripts receive the new squad's weapons
- Conscript models receive the new squad's veterancy bonuses
Thus, if you merge a Vet0 Conscript squad into a Vet3 Penal squad:
- The only downside is that the Conscript model will be easier to hit than a Penal model
- They receive the SVT rifle and any veterancy bonuses
In general, if the target squad is not a Shocks Troops squad, or a vanilla Soviet weapon squad (they cost less to reinforce), the relative reinforcement costs make it almost always a better investment to merge than to reinforce. Especially if the targeted squad is already at Vet2.