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n order to function, every army needs to be organized. Usually this means that a few skilled individuals make the decisions, which are then carried out by their more numerous underlings. This is called Chain of Command. Strentgth &Honour's Chain of Command is as follows:
THE ARMY:

n army in Strength & Honour can be quite big. Each army on the battlefield can have nearly one thousand men at any given time. However, trying to control this many units individually can be a very daunting task. This is the whole reason for having a Chain of Command - so the commander of the army (in this case you, the player) does not need to walk around and tell each and every soldier what to do. For this reason, the army is broken down into two kinds of groups: Divisions, and Battalions.

THE DIVISION:

ivisions are the main element of the army, and are the primary part of the army that the player has direct control over. A division is a battle group consisting of one to four battalions - about eighty men.

After receiving an order, a division will dispatch instructions to its subordinate battalions. The division structure ensures that individual battalions are able to work together efficiently. When two or three battalions are engaged in combat, a division is likely to ask the remaining unengaged battalions to join the battle and temporarily abandon their current assignments.

Each army can have up to twelve divisions on the battlefield at one time.

THE BATTALION:

he battalion is the actual combat group on the battlefield - a group of up to twenty men, including a commanding officer. A battalion receives orders from its division, and then has its men carry out those orders to the best of their ability. Because battle conditions can be constantly changing , the battalion has some freedom in making decisions, This means that a battalion will not always blindly carry out orders, but will attack, defend, regroup, and take cover, as is most appropriate to the situation.

THE MARSHALL:

he marshall is in charge of the entire army. Although the marshall commands his own division, these men usually remain near the rear line with the reserve forces, attacking only when engaged or in extreme situations. From this position, the Marshall is able to see the entire situation of the battle and tell the army what to do. The presence of the marshall has a big impact on the army's morale - if he is killed, the entire army will probably retreat.

THE GENERAL:

general is the leader of a single division. The general leads one battalion in the division, while the remainder is led by captains under the general's command. In Strength & Honour, generals recruit their own men, and have their own shares of horses, rifles and supplies. In campaign games, when generals recruit captains, they keep them at all times. Generals can have as many captains as he can afford but can only take three into battle at a time.

THE CAPTAIN:

aptains are the subordinates of generals. These men command battalions within their general's division. Captains serve and fight only for their own general; they are never transferred to other divisions.

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