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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.

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Microsoft Close Combat manual Infantry Team Panel, Condition text Text Color, Status field Description