Veteran Units

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Wondering if it might be a good idea to have veteran land units in the
game. Units could gain experience thtough combat which increases their
attack and defence modifiers, up to an maximum of say 50-100%. There
would then be an incentive to keep and repair these older units and
also try to preserve them for important roles (eg leading the assault
on a critical sector).

Whilst one might argue that the experience of the experienced troops
gets diluted out during repair and addition of replacement troops, we
can prob say that the NCOs and officers are retained and it is this
group that enables the unit to maintain its higher status.

Might increase the complexity of the game a little, but doesn't really
have to, as no work from the player is involved. Might add a bit of
interest though.

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I like the idea. Units can have an experience rating 0-100 which
increases with combat and decreases when repaired due to dilution. They
should also be able to set a lower retreat percentage as they would be
able to sustain more casualties before their morale breaks.