Forming a battalion.

[Challis89]

Just a quick question to the devs, i did a search that revealed nothing. How will forming a battalion work? Its been asked by a few people i know and I can't really answer it.

Once 2 or more coys merge will it create a mini HQ company or will it just open up a Majors spot in the company of the person elected to run it?

just curious as to how this will work as the game progresses. (i have no plans to form another company at present more for if it keeps growing once the games out)

[Johann Günderson]

Well as far as I know battalions were not as common in that period for infantry as they were for artillery. From my experience of being in the army the regiment that I was in (3rd Battalion 13th Infantry) each regiment had about 2 or 3 battalions, each battalion having 4 or 5 companies but that is the modern military...

[Shadow765]

I would like to add another question: do you just rank yourself as officer or do you need to ask someone to do it? or do you play to get ranked up? Because new players can't just be a officer without experience

Once 2 or more coys merge will it create a mini HQ company or will it just open up a Majors spot in the company of the person elected to run it?

Or will it be like a mini election thingy.

[Challis89]

Well as far as I know battalions were not as common in that period for infantry as they were for artillery. From my experience of being in the army the regiment that I was in (3rd Battalion 13th Infantry) each regiment had about 2 or 3 battalions, each battalion having 4 or 5 companies but that is the modern military...

Yea I know but they have said for gameplay reasons from what I've picked up battalions will form together to make the regiment. I guess it's to keep in line their ides that it's going to be hard to form the bigger units. A battalion back then had 8 companies anyrhing more was a regiment historicaly

@shadow I guess it's up to the company commander what ranks he gives out. I'm just curious as to what happens when a battalion is formed haha

[A. P. Hill]

There were partial regiments and organizations that came into both Union and Confederate services called Battalions.

BATTALION and REGIMENT.

Battalions and regiments were formed by organizing companies together. In the volunteers (Union and Confederate), 10 companies would be organized together into a regiment. The regiment was commanded by a colonel. A regiment has the following staff (one of each):

Col.; Lt. Col.; Major; Adjutant (1st Lt); Surgeon (maj.); Asst Surgeon (capt.); Quartermaster (lieut); Commissary (lieut); Sgt-Major; Quartermaster Sgt.

There were also volunteer organizations containing less than 10 companies: if they contained from 4-8 companies, they were called battalions, and usually were commanded by a major or lieutenant colonel.

The (Union) Regular regiments organized before the war (1st-10th) were 10 company regiments like the volunteers. When the NEW Regular regiments. were authorized, a different organization was used. The new Regular regiments were organized 8 companies to a battalion and 2 battalions to the regiment. Thus new Regular regiments contained 16 companies. These regiments frequently fought as battalions rather than as single regiments. However, often the 2nd battalion could not be recruited up to strength, in which case they fought as a single regiment.

[Challis89]

A very good read :-) That all said any idea how it will work withing the game?

[SemajRednaxela]

A very good read :-) That all said any idea how it will work withing the game?

DITTO to the above!!!

[Legion]

A very good read :-) That all said any idea how it will work withing the game?

Due to the player limit and the size of the companies, battalions will most likely be made up of 2-3 companies and regiments will ba made up of two battalions.
If you look in the company tool thread you will see a chain of command type thing, and I think this is how the companies/ battalions will look.

[Challis89]

Yea I've seen that just wanted that bit more info if you know what I mean will it create an elected HQ company or will one company have the staff for that battalion etc. And I think 2-3 companies will be a very good size.

[Legion]

Yea I've seen that just wanted that bit more info if you know what I mean will it create an elected HQ company or will one company have the staff for that battalion etc. And I think 2-3 companies will be a very good size.

If the companies merge together to form a bigger clan then I'm sure it will just be player choice.
But if you just mean in game then maybe would only open those leadership spots when multiple companies are formed in the same regiment and each company could get a vote on who leads or something.
I don't really know though, it's hard to put into words so I guess we'll just have to test it in-game and see what works best.
I can see how it would work on organized servers, but on random servers it would be more difficult to get the players to work together.