I completed the first version of software for the carryover\campaign management (I'm improving the graphic and making the installer), so I decided to define the manual part of campaign on the paper: I propose this schema:
First Battle: Frontline Battle
Next battles types will be decided by the victory conditions.
Victory conditions:
<1000 points difference -> draw -> same kind of battle just fought
<2000 points difference -> minor victory -> protect line battle with the losers in a new defensive line, the attacker on the previous scenario line.
<3000 points difference -> major victory -> attack\defense battle with the losers in a new defensive line
Types of Battle:
Frontline Battle
Time: 2:00
Objectives: 3, occupier: both, type: Hold, time: 15 minutes, points: 500, occupiers 1000, range: 200, occ.mod: 2
Protect The Line battle
Time: 2:00
Objectives: 6, occupier: 3 for Allied and 3 for French, type: Hold, time: 15 minutes, points: 500, occupiers 1000, range: 200, occ.mod: 2
Attack\Defense Battle
Time: 2:00
Objectives: 3 occupier: the attacker, type Waypoint, time 15 minutes, points: 1000, occupiers: 1000, range 200, occ.mod: 2. The defender will receive 1000 points at the end of scenario for each objectives still in his possesion at the end of scenario (to manage manually).
So resuming the first battle will be a frontline clash; the kind of victory will define what battle next; for each side will be 3 defensive line; after have lost the last one, the campaign is lost.
The software will manage the armies, after each battle, like this:
-> killed men are lost
-> captured units are lost
-> wounded are recovered at the 50%
-> deserted are recovered at the 80%
-> a 1% of reinforcements are given for unit
-> 3 points morale and 3 points fatigue are recovered
-> a unit captured to the enemy is converted in a friendly reinforcement
-> every unit will receive reinforcements on the base of points done in the previous battle: the number of men are calculated dividing the points for the average of units characteristics.
-> 1 AI cavalry brigade with 4 squadrons of 200 men fevery two infantry division
-> every infantry division will be formed by 2 brigade of 4 battalions of 800 men + a battery of 8 pieces
What do you prefer, we continue with the current campaign, or we restart a new one with these rules sicne the first battle?