The Brits emphasized an army doctrine focused around minimizing casualties since they were pretty manpower starved during the war. It would be interesting to see that implemented into the faction. The entire faction could feature a slightly reduced manpower income but come with a number of tools to help mitigate MP loss such as a casualty clearing station that in addition to healing and reinforcing squads could be upgraded to collect nearby dying soldiers and refund some MP when they’re successfully returned (sorry no zombie Tommie squads).
Other ideas for unit design include:
Tommies - Tommies could function as expensive starter infantry with a focus on defensive stats and the ability to build a trench (NOT an OF style trench though) or another form of defensive structure. By default they would have bolt action rifles but could upgrade to Bren LMGs.
Bren Carrier – The Bren Carrier could act as durable early scouting vehicle with above average LoS and below average firepower. Since Bren carriers mounted a wide variety of weapons during the war it might be interesting to allow it to choose between upgrading to a Vickers MG allowing suppression similar to a kubel’s, a 2-inch mortar to provide indirect fire support, or a boys anti-tank rifle and PIAT to provide light AT.
Crusader - A cruiser tank the Crusader could perform like a speedy medium tank with a focus on AT capabilities. The tank would feature excellent acceleration and top speed while retaining the standard 600 HP and 40 yard range most medium tanks have but in return suffer from weak armor for a medium. The highlight of the Crusader would be it's 6 pounder gun which would perform closely to the American 57mm at gun in terms of RoF and penetration. While the 6 pounder might seem a weak gun initially the high RoF and decent penetration would mean it is capable of putting out an above average amount of dps for a medium, particularly when flanking.
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