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    Cool Association of Union Companies

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    Good luck with this, also is this going to be just a community for people who are part of union companies or is it a community for union companies kinda like the brigade system for north and south.

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    Just a place to meet, plan events, and get to know everyone!

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    Quote Originally Posted by twins1215 View Post
    Just a place to meet, plan events, and get to know everyone!
    Ok i gotcha chief

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    Associates' Express
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    The Grand Brigade - Op-Ed
    Quote Originally Posted by Thomas J. Price
    For those of you have educated yourself about the ins and outs of the armies of the Civil War, you know that their structure expanded far beyond just the company. Companies were also a group of much smaller units, namely platoons and squads. So far, in War of Rights, we have seen the formation of over 300 companies. Many people wonder how these companies will be able to work together and how they will maneuver on the battlefield. For those of us who have played games like Napoleonic Wars or North and South, we think that we have a fairly good idea, but I believe that the past experience (to which a lot of us have exposure to) will be only partly helpful.

    In War of Rights, we see a lack of a third person view while on the move. This severely limits what one person’s field of view will be, therefore limiting the maneuverability of a larger unit and decreasing the effectiveness of one person since they cannot see the complete picture of what is around them. This makes cohesion and cooperation so much more important than we have seen in the past. While we have seen groups like the Union Army and the Dixieland Army emerge from North and South, there is a purposeful need for larger groups of units, each with their own specialized task in War of Rights.

    Historically, armies were made up of several corps, each corps had several divisions, each division had several brigades, each brigade had several regiments, and each regiment had several companies. At this point in time, we only have access to the company level of organization through what is offered in the Company Tool. However, I do not see a company being in and of itself effective enough to operate in an effective combat capacity. While the corps system was created and mastered by Napoleon, the armies of the North neglected to make a concrete decision on what they were to use for their upper organizational commands. Depending on the commander of the army, you could have corps, divisions, grand divisions, or just brigades.

    This brings me to the important message of this article. While there is speculation that the Company Tool will be expanded up to the division level (and possibly beyond), there is little practical use for a division in the game. It is cumbersome to move, not to mention there is not easy way for a division commander to be able to see the full picture of what is in front of him and what he must do. Many people that I have spoken to throughout the War of Rights community have railed against the idea of dominant monopolies like the UA or the DA from arising (that is a paraphrased quote from multiple people, not an opinion of mine. Take that with a grain of salt and form your own opinions!) from the divisional system.

    Like I said, depending on the army commander, you might see a variety of different command structures being used. When the Army of the Potomac was under the command of Major General Ambrose Burnside, he abolished the corps system and instead opted for what he called a grand division. This was basically a corps of a smaller, more flexible size. Burnside realized that this was impractical and reverted to the corps system. However, I believe that there is an argument to be made for the idea of a grand division on a smaller level.

    The grand brigade would work perfectly for what War of Rights is aiming to achieve. The grand brigade is a conglomeration of infantry, artillery, cavalry, and other specialist companies. It organizes these companies into battalions instead of regiments. I see very few regiments mustering all ten companies in the game. The battalion will allow for different companies from different regiments to work together instead of each individual fending for themselves. Each battalion will have its own administrative staff and will be overseen by the brigade commander (brigadier general or senior colonel). This allows each brigade to have the scouting capabilities of cavalry, the screening of sharpshooters/skirmishers, the coverage of artillery, and the firepower of infantry all rolled into one. It is a hybrid that the Company Tool may not support, but it will be a logical and effective system to use.

    This group is not a place to recruit or organize companies into brigades and divisions, but it is a place of information. The first of these grand brigades will be the one that the 28th Massachusetts is currently working towards forming. If you would like access to their organizational plans and records thus far, please speak to me. This is an idea that has value, and if it is done right, could lead to a flourishing community without the dominance of larger, more stringent groups.

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    All sounds like a good idea

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    Thank you! Join the Steam Group to get regular updates (and you can meet new Union leaders!)!!!

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    Best of luck sent from "War Of Rights Community!"

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    I would also like to see a confederate one also made that would be nice good luck btw.

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