Combat Mission Campaigns gives players command of much larger units to fight bigger battles than in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin.

One of the coolest features of CMC is its comprehensive supply system.

You’ve been promoted. You proved your mettle leading squads and platoons to clear buildings and capture tactical objectives. Now you have bigger things to think about. Taking a town is one thing; taking a group of towns simultaneously requires different skills, building on what you’ve already learned. It’s a whole new game.

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Combat Mission Campaigns (CMC) is the long-awaited campaign system for Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin (CMBB), Battlefront’s popular WWII–turn-based game. Using CMBB as the tactical resolver, CMC allows players to make and play their own campaigns involving larger forces and timeframes.

To give players a preview of what they can expect, Battlefront and ArmchairGeneral.com are providing replays that show how the game has evolved while keeping the elements its fans have come to love. But first, here’s information on some of the changes you can expect.

A typical CMBB battle lasts about an hour and spans a battlefield of two-three square kilometres. In the new CMC a typical scenario will cover several days or even weeks and may sprawl across anywhere from a few hundred to a thousand square kilometres of terrain. It may involve dozens of CMBB tactical battles, some of which can be "auto resolved" to save time.

One of the coolest features of CMC is its comprehensive supply system. Each unit in the game (called a Maneuvre Element) ranges from platoon to battalion strength and has supply levels in three different categories. First are "Basics" consisting of Food, Water, First Aid, Clothing, Shelter, Mail and all the fundamentals for sustaining men in the field. These Basics deplete over time and require constant replenishment from supply depots in the rear.

The second supply consideration is Fuel. Motorised units swallow petrol, oil and lubricants at a ferocious rate when moving or in battle. These also have to be renewed, using dedicated rear-area fuel stations or mobile units with trucks that can bring the fuel up to front line units.

Finally, combat units need Ammunition. Each time there is a battle, or when artillery fires in support of friends, ammunition is used and has to be replenished or else the unit will be entering future battles with low ammo status. This is A Bad Thing.

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