I think Bruno's right - I'm pretty sure that somewhere in the manual it explains this feature as being a 'trail'.
Oh, and incase you're wondering - this is my first post
My name's Yann and I bought CM about 2 months ago (finally convinced my parents that I WASN'T going to be ripped off by Store4War ). I am happy to say it exceeded my expectations, and I am truly happy to have finally found such a realistic and eminently playable wargame
[ 09-04-2001: Message edited by: yprbest ]