Microsoft Close Combat Video Games User Manual


 
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Close Combat
Smoke Indicator
A vehicle can fire smoke shells only if it has the Smoke
symbol.
Vehicle Condition
There are seven vehicle conditions; the condition text is
color-coded to match the actual condition. The following table lists the condition
text and associated color.
Condition text Text Color
Operational In battle-ready condition. Green
Damaged Some of crew injured, weapons Orange
damaged, or speed reduced.
Immobilized Vehicle can no longer move. Red
Abandoned Crew has left the vehicle or is dead. Red
Burning Vehicle is on fire. Red
Exploded Vehicle has exploded and crew inside Red
is dead.
Burned Out Vehicle has burned. Red
Status Fields
These fields list the weapons with which the vehicle is armed.
Vehicle weapons are color-coded; green indicates the weapon is operational, red
indicates it’s not operational. Each vehicle may have one or more of the following
weapons.
Status field Description
Main Gun The vehicle’s primary weapon. For example, on a Tiger tank, the
main gun is an 88-mm high-velocity cannon.
Bow MG Bow-mounted machine gun.
Coax MG Coaxial-mounted machine gun.
Mobility The vehicle’s current mobility; the vehicle is either mobile or
immobile.
AA MG Antiaircraft machine gun.
Infantry Team Panel
The infantry header consists of the following panels:
Team Icon
The same team icon displayed in the Team monitor.
Team Name
A more descriptive name than that displayed in the Team monitor.
The same color-coding is used in both the Team and Soldier monitors; green
indicates operational, and red indicates destroyed.