@wc_sumpton
Thanks for the ideas I will give that a try.

@madvitale

There is a game option "Transport Casualties Restricted", which would allow transport units only to be taken as casualties last after all other attacking/defending units are removed. It's for version 3 rule set, where Transports attack and defend at 0. WaW follows version 2 rule set as Transports defend at 1. Also, WaW does not have this property. To add the property, open the WaW xml (World_At_War.xml) in a text editor, search for 'propertyList' and add the following:

<property name="Transport Casualties Restricted" value="false" editable="true"> <boolean/> </property>

Now the setting can be changed under 'Map/Game Options'.

Cheers...