Hensworth Posted May 5, 2001 Share Posted May 5, 2001 This may be a long shot and I'm probably exposing myself to eternal ridicule, but I'll venture it anyway. Has anyone ever thought of setting up a strategic level battle, using CM to model the tactical engagements ? I mean something like this : A set of moderators design the interconnecting maps and decide on the forces facing each other. As the game unfolds they map the results of the battles to the strategic level, thus deciding when, where and with what forces new battles occur. Each side would have a general, who doesn't actually do any fighting but must act upon the information he receives back from his field commanders. The generals then have a set of subordinates who fight the individual battles. Each field commander is attached to a specific force and is dependant on the general for deployment. I think the main issue would be the speed with which the moderators would have to design scenarios. I have too little experience with scenario design to know whether this is at all feasible. Any thoughts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellros Posted May 5, 2001 Share Posted May 5, 2001 Already been done. Check out Combat Mission HQ, and go to the Combat Mission Meta Campaign link. There are also several other groups who have done/are doing something similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hensworth Posted May 5, 2001 Author Share Posted May 5, 2001 Thank you, kind sir. And pardon my ignorance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted May 5, 2001 Share Posted May 5, 2001 There was a Brigade campaign in the offing, but Fionn Kelly bailed on it. There was a Normandy campaign started up, but L4pilot bailed on it. There was a mini-Market Garden type campaign started up but I personally bailed on it. They don't have a good track record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted May 5, 2001 Share Posted May 5, 2001 Contact me offline, and I will send you the URL of a website I set up for our aborted brigade campaign - if it is ok with the other players. If it isn't, I can email you the set of rules (operational concept) that were written by a couple of other posters here. They are quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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