Unit/General Activation Question

[emcgman]

What determines whether or not your Generals are `activated' on any give turn, so that they can perform combat actions?

At first I thought it was due to insufficient Command Points, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Thanks

[SpharV2]

It's based on a die roll against their Strategic rating.

[Pocus]

And if he was activated the previous turn, he gets a +1 bonus to remain activated.

[decaro]

ORIGINAL: emcgman

What determines whether or not your Generals are `activated' on any give turn, so that they can perform combat actions?

At first I thought it was due to insufficient Command Points, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Is it also true that the general can't command a unit(s) until activated, i.e., he can't lead divisions or help form corps - if he's not activated? If so, that may explain the trouble I'm having organizing general officers so a to decrease the plethora of command penalties I seem to incur every time I try to build a force stack.

I recall that activation was used in BoA to simulate the reluctance on the part of some officers -- usu. British -- to move and fight; does it also model the same behavior in AACW?

[Arsan]

ORIGINAL: Joe D.

ORIGINAL: emcgman

What determines whether or not your Generals are `activated' on any give turn, so that they can perform combat actions?

At first I thought it was due to insufficient Command Points, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Is it also true that the general can't command a unit(s) until activated, i.e., he can't lead divisions or help form corps - if he's not activated? If so, that may explain the trouble I'm having organizing general officers so a to decrease the plethora of command penalties I seem to incur every time I try to build a force stack.

I recall that activation was used in BoA to simulate the reluctance on the part of some officers -- usu. British -- to move and fight; does it also model the same behavior in AACW?

Yes, certainly, a leader needs to be activated the turn you want to form a division, corp or army with him.
The strategic rating models the same on BoA that on AACW: reluctance to fight, low aggressiveness, slow mover... The Federal army is plagued by this kind of generals on the first years of war (McClelland and the likes of him [:(])
Al least, even unactivated leaders can defend without penalties. [8|]
Regards