[Mobhack]

Whoever has become the new commander will usually eventually get a radio after a few battles if he survives, even at 10% chance, eventually that will be rolled. (If a unit with sub 10% chance it probably never will).

It does nor worry me - even with the pathetic radio chance of my Russian soldiers, I simply keep the sections within 2-3 hexes (200-250 metres) of each other and don't care which one happens to be the current commander much. If he is within 5 hexes (10 in LOS) he is usually in contact if not currently running away.

In fact, I tend to fight them all in a single line side by side in 3 hexes, whatever nation or maybe 2 lines of 2 side by side and 1 hex between the rear and front ranks if a 4 section platoon. most WW2 platoon frontages in the attack were 150-250 metres after all (3-5 hexes).

Only the BCE used wider fronts for infantry, with the frontage of a section being about 150-250 metres (gun group separated from rifle group by about 100-150 metres). The NVA at Long Tan for example, thought they were dealing with a USA regiment or battalion rather than the actual company force they were up against because the Australians were widely separated in the normal BCE type extended tactical dispersion, as opposed to the USA troops they normally fought against who tended to deploy in tighter lumps.

I think a lot of problems some players have is not realising the ground scale of 50 metres (half a football pitch) per hex. I have seen plenty of save games sent in for debug, where rifle sections or individual AFV are spread over silly distances - even 20+ hexes (a kilometer or more!) between elements of a platoon...

just keep the 2 elements within 250 metres (that is 5 (five) hexes) of the command element and they are in guaranteed voice contact, 500m if LOS exists - sometimes.

Possession of radios, in this game really is no deal breaker (there are no orders or modes) provided you don't exceed historical separation distances (uncommon for elements to be >250 metres apart from the commander, ie 5 hexes). Its mainly of note for arty units and observers to call or deliver indirect fire with.

Cheers
Andy