Microsoft Close Combat User Manual

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Smoke Indicator

A vehicle can fire smoke shells only if it has the Smoke

symbol.

Vehicle Condition

There are seven vehicle conditions; the condition text is

color-coded to match the actual condition. The following table lists the condition
text and associated color.

Condition text

Text

Color

Operational

In battle-ready condition.

Green

Damaged

Some of crew injured, weapons

Orange

damaged, or speed reduced.

Immobilized

Vehicle can no longer move.

Red

Abandoned

Crew has left the vehicle or is dead.

Red

Burning

Vehicle is on fire.

Red

Exploded

Vehicle has exploded and crew inside

Red

is dead.

Burned Out

Vehicle has burned.

Red

Status Fields

These fields list the weapons with which the vehicle is armed.

Vehicle weapons are color-coded; green indicates the weapon is operational, red
indicates it’s not operational. Each vehicle may have one or more of the following
weapons.

Status field

Description

Main Gun

The vehicle’s primary weapon. For example, on a Tiger tank, the
main gun is an 88-mm high-velocity cannon.

Bow MG

Bow-mounted machine gun.

Coax MG

Coaxial-mounted machine gun.

Mobility

The vehicle’s current mobility; the vehicle is either mobile or
immobile.

AA MG

Antiaircraft machine gun.

Infantry Team Panel

The infantry header consists of the following panels:

Team Icon

The same team icon displayed in the Team monitor.

Team Name

A more descriptive name than that displayed in the Team monitor.

The same color-coding is used in both the Team and Soldier monitors; green
indicates operational, and red indicates destroyed.

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