F 14 command question

[jonnymacbrown]

At the bottom level, that is, brigade HQs undisrupting the infantry battalions, it should be equal (all things considering) because the link to the division, corps, and OHL does not matter in this regard AFAIK. Where it does matter is with supply.

So you are saying that only the Brigade HQ (or relevant HQ) matters for determining the ability to re-order? Then why am I trying to keep Joffre', Army, Corps, Division and Brigade HQ in a chain of command? Since every brigade can then operate independently without any loss of command effectiveness the chain of command is essentially irrelevant; Joffre's sole purpose then is to command the odd individual Army unit? And Army, Corps and Divisional HQ units also only have a command range for those odd units directly under their command as well? ...

I am ignoring the supply side as it has nothing to do with the original question, and will be equally detailed. But for the disruption recovery check, as VM said, please check the manual out as it should help explain the role of the different parts. HQs can be in or out of command, that is a separate check, and for the check the chain of command plays a signfiicant role - that should explain why keeping formatins together is helpful. Read the manual on that part for a full explanation, but basically having an HQ in range of the higher HQ's command range helps it be in command. Make sense?

So then when the disruption recovery check is made, range to the unit's immediate HQ plays a role, along with the status of that HQ - if it failed its command check (and being too far from its parent HQ makes that failure more likely) then the unit has a lessened chance of recovery no matter what the range to its HQ. And being closer, as VM said, makes it more likely - IF the HQ is in command.

So summary of the manual - chain of command makes it more likely HQs will be in command, and being in command makes it more likely its subordinate units will recover from disruption, and THEN range to its immediate subordinates make it more likely they will recover the shorter the range.

Rick

All right, this explains the situation, thank you. ;)

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If this works the way PzC works, (and I think it does) morale (not quality) of the unit trying to rally from disruption, is a factor. Since defending units usually have a harder time moving out of the front line than attacking units do, the defending units (French in this case) will have higher average unit fatigue overall and a lesser chance of rally until some time passes for the fatigue to recover. This could account for the 10% average difference overall that jmb is seeing.

One caution is that jmb may be looking at the surface of the lake and not at the currents under the surface.

Dog Soldier

Yes I can see this making a difference; the French units have to hang tough and it's easier to rotate the German units out when they approach 100 fatigue, which I do.