Flag possession

[PoorOldSpike]

CREW CAPTURES FLAG

This test confirms what the manual says on page 31 about crews being able to capture flags.

1- I staged a tank battle (right background) between a few PzIV's and lots of T-34's to generate some loose crews, then after wrecking all the panzers I drove the T-34's off the map so they wouldn't influence things further. I then ran this panzer crew up to the flag along the arrow, and here at the end of the game he owns it.
(Note the crew consists of just a single man, his 4 mates were casualties)




2- In this next test I ran a Russian squad up to within about 60 metres of the flag but at the end the German crew still controls it.





3- In this final test I edged the Russian squad a little closer to the flag, and this time at the end his presence outweighs the German crew and the flag is Russian-owned. (The arc was just to prevent him shooting at the crew)



CONCLUSION- as the manual says, crews exert only a weak influence on flags, and any nearby enemy units will easily out-influence them..