This short piece is intended to correct the gremlins which have stomped their ugly way into the British data charts in the 2nd edition of Command Decision (from now on referred to as CD2), plus a few comments on Armies of the Second World War (hereafter referred to as A2WW to save wear on my poor old typing fingers) and comment on the artillery rules in CD2. Let's start with A2WW. I haven't fully digested this mammoth work yet, and may have more comments to make at a later. I will also restrict myself to comments on the British, as that is my area of expertise and I don't feel quite so confident about commenting on other nations. 1. The comments mostly concern the notes on antitank weapons at the end of each table. Boyes AT rifles were issued to troops during the first few years of the war, and appear in the official TO&E. However, as everyone knows, the picture on the ground is often different from the official one. I would say that after 1940, or 1941 at the latest, the Boyes was quietly disposed of by almost all units they were totally useless as weapons and simply encumbered the crew who were better employed doing other things. 2. Note 4 on the armored division 1942 mentions Daimler MKII armored cars. They would probably have been MK I armored cars. 3. Note 4 on the 1943 armored division is only partly correct. In the AT regiments the 6# gun began to be replaced by the 17# gun (initially mounted on the 25# carriage as production of the carriages was delayed and the guns were urgently needed in Tunisia to combat the Tiger. However, the infantry battalions retain their 6# guns throughout the war, albeit with the much improved APDS round from 1944 on. Incidentally the 6# APDS round was issued to 6# armed tanks. Now for my comment on CD2. In rule 16.3 it states that "after 1941 the US Army has the ability to carry out 'Time on Target (TOT) Missions." This technique was also in use with the British Army. Now let's get on to the national data charts for the United Kingdom. Let's start at the top and work down as systematically as we can: 1. British jeeps rarely carried the T: 1 MG or 1 HMG. 2. The Morris referred to is, I presume, the Morris light reconnaisance car MK II which was armed with T: Boyes ATR, 1 MG. 3. I don't remember the terrapin having any MGs fitted. 4. Marmon Herringtons were originally issued with T: 2 MG. Most were converted to T: Boyes ATR, 1 MG, 1 AAMG. A few became T: 20L65 by using the Italian 20L65 AA gun. This was fitted by removing part of the hull top and fitting the gun on a pedestal with a shield. 5. The Crusader AA MK I had T: 40L56, the MK II and MK III had twin Polsten 20mm cannon so the armament should be T:2 AAM, (Editor's note-I think use of the US 20L105 AA cannon might be more correct.) 6. The Daimler Mk II should be MK I until about 1944. The differences between the marks are too small to affect the game, the data doesn't change. 7. The Sherman CIRD almost certainly didn't see active service. 8. Churchill VII Plow. I've never heard of. As far as I know it didn't exist. 9. I don't think the British used the Sherman DD Mk III with the 76L52. 10. I don't think the Achilles had an MG, just T: 17#, AAMG 11. Archer should be C: 17, T: AAMG. No hull MG was ever fitted--there simply wasn't room. 12. Challenger should be T: 17#, MG. No hull MG was fitted so as to provide plenty of ammunition storage. 13. Sexton should have T: AAMG added. 14. The Cromwell VI CS and VIII CS should have T: 95L22 (8),1 MG, H:MG. 15. The 95L22 should have a hollow charge round. Use the HC line from the 3.7 howitzer. 16. AVRE SBG. What about plain old AVRE, AVRE carpet layer and the rest. AVRE should be T: Spigot mortar, MG, H: MG. 17 AVRE Flail. No such thing. A flail was based on the MK II hull in the post war era and was known as a Toad, but no wartime version existed. In addition, the following American equipment was also used by the British: DUKW, M 29 Weasel, Seep, LVT (A)-2, LVT-2, LVT4, M3A1 scout car, and 1551A5 field gun. Back to Table of Contents -- Command Post Quarterly #1 To Command Post Quarterly List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1993 by Greg Novak. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com