User manual GAMES PC EUROPE IN FLAMES-CAMPAIGN

[. . . ] Introduction In September 1939 Adolph Hitler unleashed a new and terrifying form of war fare on Europe with his "Blitzkrieg" invasion on Poland. Within weeks, Britain, France and other Allied countries found themselves locked in a deadly conflict with the German Third Reich that would decide the fate of nations for decades to come. As the fortunes of German arms ascended, the Wehrmacht soon invaded Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, France, Russia and fought to extend their conquests and Axis colonies as far as North Africa. Both fronts turned out to be a long and bitter struggle, which would devour hundreds of thousands of lives, and lay waste to some of Europe's greatest cities before its awful conclusion in 1945. [. . . ] Example: Determine the "size" of the encounter you want to depict, and find the battalion or higher-level orgs (from within the list of organizations) that best match the type of units involved. As necessary, supplement that org with specialized platoons and/or companies, but be sure to put those companies "inside" that org. Adding Units to Your OOB TIP #4 DON'T FORGET LEADERS: It is your responsibility to add leaders to your OOB; the org editor will not do this for you. Adding more (and better) leaders to one side or the other is a good way to help balance a scenario, and also to help simulate a side's "resourcefulness". Russian scenario, the Germans should usually have more and better Com manders in the early part of the war (1941-42); the Russians should still have some, but usually not as good, and never as many (man for man) as the German ones. However, if your scenario is a "late war" (e. g. , 1944-45) scenario, the Russian Commanders should usually be as good and plentiful as the German Commanders (by then the German cadre of seasoned veterans had been severely diminished, and the Soviet experience level was rising by leaps and bounds). Customizing your Organization Once you have located the organization you wish to add to your OOB, highlight (select) the org's name by a single left-clicking on it. Left-click once on the Add Unit/Org (Auto) Tool Bar button to place the org highlighted in the "Created Units and Organizations" column (where all units of your scenarios org will be listed). This will automatically assign a random organizational number(s) to that org if it is battalion-level or higher. Left-click once on theAdd Unit/Org (User)Tool Bar button to place the org highlighted in the "Created Units and Organizations" column, which will allow you to assign a specific organizational number to that org (as well as to many of its sub-organizations, if applicable); i. e. , use this method of adding an org if you know that you want the 352nd Infanterie Division added to your org, not just any rifle division. You will also have to select all the units otherwise randomly chosen by the computer. Warning: Using the Add Unit/Org (User) Tool Bar button for a division or higher org requires that you input a lot of names for the lower orgs of that organization (e. g. , the regiments of a division). Placing Commanders in Your OOB If you wish to make your own custom orgs by say, adding in a certain battalion type into a regiment, you can do this similar to adding a commander. To add the unit or org to the org you desire, highlight the unit/org in the "Available Units and Organizations. " Then left-click once on the Add Unit/Org (Auto) Tool Bar button to add the unit/org to the "Created Units and Organizations" (right-hand) column. Then left-click on the Move Unit/Org Up Tool Bar button as necessary to move the highlighted unit/org up until it is displayed directly beneath the org you wish to incorporate it into. Then, with the unit/org still highlighted, left-click once on the Lower Unit/Org Tool Bar button. This will "lower" the highlighted unit/org into the org directly above him. Other OOB Editor Tool Bar Tips To quickly move the selected unit/org all the way to the top of the org it is in, highlight the unit/org and left-click once on the Unit/Org to TopTool Bar button. To delete the selected unit/org from the "Created Units and Organizations" side, highlight the unit/org and left-click once on the Delete Tool Bar button. To quickly adjust the morale level of all units in an org, highlight that org's name on the "Created Units and Organizations" side, and left-click once on the Adjust Morale Tool Bar button. Left-click on the desired number to set the morale of all units in the highlighted (selected) org to that level. Finishing Your Order of Battle and Saving It You can manually add a commander (leader) to any org from company on up. To do so, open that nationality's "platoon" list on the left side of the screen and scroll down to the bottom of the platoon list until you see the various "commanders". Note: A "5" Commander is better than a "1" (one) Commander ; also, if the org you wish to add the Commander to is "motorized", be sure that you add a "mot. " (motorized) Commander type. Motorized ("mot. " type) Commanders should be used unless the organization he is being added into is a non-motorized formation. If your Org file features ski units, ensure that any leader you add to such an org is a ski-type leader. [. . . ] Thanks also to John Underwood and Eric Larsen for the hints & tactical tips they provided for this manual. Players Guide Introduction: Phillip Baker Loading Instructions: Matthew Henning Unit Handbook: Mark Carver, Lee Jordan, Bob McNamara and J. D. Warfield Communications andTechnical Director: Matthew Henning Production Design: John Boettinger-Lang Production Coordination: John Davidson & Linda Wratchford Playtest Coordination: Charles Kibler Playtesters: Pete Abrams, Victor Armendariz, Phillip Baker, Ernie Berg, Eric Boyle, Patrick Brett, William & Joe Burch, George & Ida Chow, Stephen Clark, Frank Donati, Mike Elliott, Craig Foster, Bart Gauvin, James Gorman, Carl Grosspietsch, Brian Heard, Tom Herrschaft, Dave Hickman, Rich Hicks, James W. "Jay" Johnson, Lee Jordan, Charles Kibler, John Kincaid, Mike Lamb, Chuck Lane, Mike LaPlante, Rob Lowe, Byron Odwazny, Tom Padgett Jr. , Mike Palmer, Phillip Palmer, Tom Porto, Tim Powers, Joshua Rose, Glenn Saunders, Shawn Shelton, Michael Shepard, Fred Schwarz, E. [. . . ]