After playing a few hours of BS and watching Usually Hapless' excellent video on the topic of C2 and communication in CM2, I still don't understand why these mechanics are made out to be so important. Aside from the ability to call in fire/air support, differences in the time needed to call in said support and a morale boost (the value of which I'm unable quantify) granted to applicable units, I really don't understand the point of maintaining C2/lines of communication in CM, particularly in the modern-day titles. Sure, units that see the enemy can relay that information through the chain of command to units that can't see them, but how is that helpful? In CM you are an omnipresent commander that can see what all of your units see at any one given time. Does it allow units with lower visibility/worse optics (tanks, IFVs, infantry in concealment) to aquire and engage targets faster? Is the morale boost significant? From the uneducated player's point of view (me) the C2 and Communication mechanics seem to be more of a role-play novelty than a tangible factor that players need to carefully consider.
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