- CiC of the Force
- Battalion Leader(s)
- Company Leader(s)
- Platoon Leader(s)
- Squad Leader(s)
- Team Leader(s)
A Unit is a group of Models that must maintain Coherency and which maneuvers separately . It may be at any level of the command structure, but is usually a Squad. Bigger armies, with poor command and control, may have Platoon or Company-Sized units.
A Unit leader is the integral Leader model for a Unit. Every Unit has a Unit Leader and cannot be without one. If the Unit Leader dies, another model immediately becomes the new Leader. This must the next highest ranked model in the Unit, if the Model can be discerned by equipment or markings. Otherwise, any model in the Unit may be designated.
Independent Leaders are not part of a Unit, but are able to roam freely about the battlefield as lone Models.
Special Leaders have Doctrines that only they may activate or confer on nearby Units. These Doctrines represent that specific Model's abilities. If that Model dies, the special Doctrines are lost with it. The Special Leader may also be a Unit leader. If a Special Unit Leader dies, the new Unit Leader may only use Doctrines associated with the Unit itself. It does not inherit a slain Special Leader's Doctrines.
Geek Note
Casualty removal is semi-random, meaning sometimes you will lose a Leader. In FoW, a dead command stand completely hoses over a Unit until a new one is appointed. This strikes me as a little too much realism - nothing is more annoying than having your army hosed over arbitrarily. So I am going to assume that as long as a Unit keeps making Break tests, it manages to keep functioning somehow. Even if the Officer or NCO perishes, perhaps a particularly inspiring common trooper takes over temporarily.
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