This is, to its undying credit, a very complex game.
And while there may be no game with a better manual, there ARE definitely game manuals with better indexes (indeces, or whatever the plural is). Not wanting to start a holy war, it's just the way that it is. (And yes, I have d/l'd the index provided here, but I still can't always find what I want.)
I did find the bit about spotters with radios vs. telephones, but it didn't categorically say that those with telephones couldn't embark. Reading again it is kind of implicit, but I think possible to brush over without realising.
As for the autosave bit, I honestly can't find it.
EDIT:
Actually, it does....later on in the Ostfront chapter. Last comment in the Artillery section.
Not wanting to press the issue, but a good example of how things can ellude you in the minute detail of this game and navigating the manual. That's not so much a complaint as it is a statement of fact. Kind of like grappling with Photoshop. The enormity can be daunting, but the results are worth it.
[ May 11, 2003, 09:16 AM: Message edited by: GrouchoMarxist ]