This option can be toggled on and off using the B key or by clicking on the appropriate button. SPECIAL ORDERS You can give some types of unit so-called special orders.
If all of the selected units have this option active, the cross will be red and the target crosshair will be gray The order to HOLD FIRE stops the supply truck automatically driving up to units in order to REPAIR/RELOAD them (see page 34 for details). If only some of your selected units have the HOLD FIRE option active, the cross and the movement arrow will be gray. This option make sense if you want your units to move quickly across the terrain without attracting attention. When given this order (the target crosshair is crossed out in red), units will not automatically open fire on enemy units which enter their line of sight. HOLD FIRE This option can be activated and deactivated with the T key or by clicking the HOLD FIRE button. The order to STAND GROUND stops the supply truck automatically driving up to units in order to repair/reload them (see page 34 for details). If only some of your selected units have the STAND GROUND option active, the cross and the movement arrow will be gray. This option makes sense when establishing a front line just outside enemy defenses as it stops your units moving into the firing range of the enemy artillery. In red), units will not move automatically to attack their opponents.
You might, for example, order multiple trucks to UNLOAD only those trucks which actually have a cargo will move to the specified location. If you have selected different unit types and not all of these are capable of performing the selected action, then only those capable of doing so will carry it out. If you have selected an order from the Orders Menu, the cursor remains unaltered but the chosen action is still carried out. Pable of interacting with the object under the cursor. In any case, right-clicking displays concentric green circles indicating the position the unit is approaching. Your units will move to the specified location and then gather together as closely as possible in their respective groups. Hold the CTRL key when giving the order to MOVE. If the formation of these units is divided or separated due to the structure of the terrain, try to gather your troops again once they have reached their target. MOVING UNITS, HOLDING FORMATIONS, TROOP GATHERINGOnce you have selected one or more units, right-click in the main window or the map to display the corresponding position on the terrain (unless the units do not have MOVE as their standard command). 28 SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE MULTIPLAYER MODE. 17 MOVING UNITS, HOLDING FORMATIONS, TROOP GATHERING.
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