Russian command and control

[Silentotto41]

In previous versions of combat mission when a platoon HQ would be eliminated the company HQ would pick up command and control for the platoon if they were close enough. I could see this since the squads would show a leader either in voice or visual range. This doesn't appear to happen in CMRT....is that designed or am I missing something?

[YankeeDog]

Higher-level HQs like Company and Battalion HQs can exert local command over e.g., rifle squads and other teams of their formation in CMx2 similar to the way they did in CMx1. In other words, a Company HQ can "pick up" squads from its own Company, but not from a different Company. They can do this if the units immediate superior HQ hors de combat or simply too far away to maintain C2.

However, the ability of higher-level to maintain C2 with non-organic teams is is limited, IIRC, to close visual and voice C2 range. Higher HQs are not able to exert C2 over distant visual as Platoon HQs are. This is done to simulate the fact that higher-level HQs generally have lots of things to worry about other than immediate command of combat teams.

You will not get a command line between the infantry team and the higher level HQ when it has "picked up" command. However, you will notice that at least one of the "in command" icons (Voice and/or Close Visual) is shown for the unit that the higher-level HQ has picked up.

[Chainsaw]

Sweet, thanks for the info YD, I was wondering that to

[Silentotto41]

Thanks YD. I have not seen my Company HQ pick up voice or close visual yet but maybe they are just not close enough yet. I'll have to move them in a little tighter to see the results.