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From: nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle)
Subject: Re: Small unit Tactics
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gwarren@adams.patriot.net (Gordon Warren) writes:
>DARRYL FURNESS (furness@icon.co.za) wrote:
>: Nope! It's quite a good idea. Using this "top down" approach where
>: each level gives more specific commands to the level under it, it
>: allows for some very good global tactics. Such as a global tactic
>: to attack a country.. NOW. Each .. lets say.. commander under that
>: level will decide on their own way to attack and pass the commands
>: down. This repeats - in subdivisions until the command reaches the
>: ground units individually - and each of them know what they can
>: and cant do and move accordingly. It *should* (in theory as it
>: depends how this technique is implemented) give some quite realistic
>: militaristic movements!

>Thanks, but do you have any specific ideas on how this may be
>implemented?  I am stuck on how to abstract or present the information
>to those higher up in the chain of command.

   On the tactical front, you can read the U.S. Army field manuals online
at "www.atsc-army.org".  This will give you an idea of how the people
who really do it pass tactical orders around.

						John Nagle


>-gw
>Gordon Warren
>gwarren@patriot.net
>http://www.patriot.net/users/gwarren/

