Microsoft Close Combat - Manual (Page 34)

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Assault Badge (German) Awarded for bravery. The number displayed is the
cumulative total of medals awarded during a Campaign.
Wounded Badge (German) Awarded to wounded soldiers. The number displayed
is the cumulative total of medals awarded during a Campaign. Note that unlike
the Purple Heart, the Wounded Badge is awarded only to soldiers severely injured
or maimed in combat.
Starting Games
The following sections provide instructions for starting Maneuvers, Campaigns,
and Replays.
Starting Maneuver Play
The procedure for starting maneuver play assumes that you have already started
Close Combat and the Command screen is displayed.
To start maneuver play
1 On the Command screen, click the Maneuvers button (Maneuvers is the
default setting).
The available Maneuvers appear in the scrollable list.
2 Select the Maneuver you want to play by clicking it in the scrollable list.
The Maneuver is selected and “Play the Operation [Maneuver] Battle [#] as
[American or German] on [Difficulty]” appears in the status bar.
3 Select the side you want to play by clicking the American or German button.
4 Select the number of players by clicking the one- or two-player button.
For information about how to set up a two-player game, see “Playing a
Two-Player Game.”
5 Select the level of difficulty by clicking on the Easy, Normal, Hard, or Custom
button (see “Refining the Level of Difficulty”).
If you select Custom, the Custom Difficulty dialog box appears, allowing you
to customize American and German strength. You can also choose the follow-
ing options: make enemy units always visible, enemy intelligence always
known, friendly units always obey orders, and friendly units fearless.
6 Click Begin.
The Game Play screen appears with Close Combat in Deployment mode.
7 Deploy your teams where you want them, then click Begin again.
The Maneuver starts and you can begin issuing commands.