Listed below are the updated force ratings for the late war forces in the original Chain of Command rulebook, and the other lists published on the TFL blog. These are based on ratings derived using the official CoCulator or published by the game’s designer.
Germany
Early War
- 1939 Infantry Platoon Regular = -1
- 1940 Infantry Platoon Regular = +3
- 1941 (Barbarossa) Infantry Platoon Regular = +3
- 1941 (North Africa) Schutzen Platoon Regular = +2
Late War
- Infantry Platoon Green = -5
- Infantry Platoon Regular = 0
- Panzer Grenadier Platoon Regular = +3
- Panzer Grenadier Platoon Elite = +9
- Fallschirmjager Platoon Regular = +5
- Fallschirmjager Platoon Elite = +14
Britain
Early War
- 1940 Infantry Platoon Regular = -3
- 1940 Infantry Platoon Green = -7
- 1940-41 (North Africa) Infantry Platoon Regular = -1
- 1941 Far East Infantry Platoon Regular = -1
- 1941 Far East Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Elite = +4
- 1941 Far East Canadian/HKVDC Green = -6
Late War
- Infantry Platoon where the Lieutenant has a pistol = -1
- If the officer has a Sten or Thompson then this increases to = 0
- Motor Rifle Platoon = -1
- Airborne Platoon = +9
USA
- Infantry Platoon = +0
- Armored Rifle Platoon = +2
- Parachute Infantry Platoon (2 squads) = +4
- Parachute Infantry Platoon (3 squads) = +10
- 1942-43 USMC Type D Platoon = -1
Notes on US forces: In the infantry platoon the BAR team should have ONE crew and two riflemen. Their list is costed accordingly.
Soviet Union
Early War
- 1939-40 Infantry Platoon Green = -4
- 1939-40 Infantry Platoon Regular = +5
- 1941 (Barbarossa) Rifle Platoon Regular = +4
- 1941 (Barbarossa) Rifle Platoon Green = -4
Late War
- Infantry Platoon Green = -7
- Infantry Platoon Regular = -3
- Tank Rider Platoon Regular = -2
- Tank Rider Platoon Elite = +2
Finland
Winter War
France
Italy
- 1940-41 Fucileri Platoon Regular = +0
- 1940-41 Blackshirts Green = -5
- 1940-41 Colonial Militia Green = -7
Belgium
Poland
Romania
Japan
I get the impression that the original ratings were based on playtesting and a bit of subjective guesswork. Now that the game has been out there a while some of the feedback (particularly regarding the rating of the German Panzergrenadiers) has suggested that they needed a tweak.
7 Responses to Updated Chain of Command Force Ratings
Kampfgruppe Engel says:
Really nice work. Thanks
Pat G says:
Thanks
JOHN BOND's WARGAMING STUFF says:
Hi Andy are these the latest Platoon force ratings ?
cheers JOhn
Andy says:
Last updated in Jan I think, John.
Matt S says:
BZ’s for this page, and the blog as a whole! Thanks
Chain of Command: Italiener gegen Commonwealth, 1940 – Tabletop Stories says:
[…] von 1940, ich die italienische Zugorganisation von 1940. Ich hab extra in die wichtige Liste der überarbeiteten Platoon Force Ratings geschaut um zu sehen, ob für die Italiener eh alles passt. Für die Briten hab ich das vergessen […]
Chain of Command: Italians vs. Commonwealth troops, 1940 – Tabletop Stories says:
[…] in this game, I used the Italian 1940 platoon organization. I checked the all-important revised platoon ratings for the Italians before the game, but didn’t think of doing the same for the British list. Oh […]