ORIGINAL: cyberwop36
Hold on a second. To beat a dead horse and not that it really matters, but... If RADM Mitscher begins the game as a CV commander. The listed commander of the Hornet on the individual ship info screen. And if you replace him as ships captian he gets PROMOTED to the TF commander list and can't never be a individual ship commander again. Then to say "that's how he starts and that's how he stays" makes no sense.ORIGINAL: msieving1
ORIGINAL: cyberwop36
I'll modify my statement. I'm playing stock 42A and RADM Mitscher began as a CV commander, only selectable as a individual ship commander. Now in early 44 he is not on a list to be assign as a CV commander. But if I form any TF, even a MSW or a all AK tf in San Francisco he selectable as the TF commander if he is not already at sea. He has changed lists.
But he did begin the scenario as a RADM.
BTW, great tip on ship selection order. Now I can choose which CV or which highest class is the flag. I always ASSUMED it was random. At least in stock it's not.
In the stock 42A scenario, Mitscher is a Rear Admiral and Task Force commander. That's how he starts and that's how he stays. At the start of the game, he is in command of Hornet, but if you replace him in that position you won't be able to put him in command of another ship.
In the stock scenarios that start in December 1941, Mitscher is a Captain and ship commander. You can't make him a task force commander unless he is captain of the task force flagship.
It might be more accurate to say RADM Mitscher's promotion is hard wired into the game so when you replace him he moves up to the TF commander list.
I didn't lose the Hornet, and I really doubt I replaced him but I have him now as a TF commander.
And back to the stated question of the thread. Yes at least one guy gets promoted in stock.
Use the database editor and look at Mitscher (he's leader #12510) in the Campaign 42A (scenario 13) database. His Rank is "29 - RADM - USN", and his Type is "04 - Task Force". That doesn't change during the game.
If you look at Mitscher in scenario 15, his Rank is "28 - CPT - USN", and his Type is "05 - Ship". That doesn't change during the game.
In the Campaign 42A game, Mitscher is an admiral starting out. If you look at Hornet at the beginning of the game, you'll see that Mitscher, while he is the commanding officer of Hornet, is already a Rear Admiral. He's not a Captain. He doesn't get promoted when you replace him, he stays at the rank he started.
You can make anyone the commanding officer of Hornet at the beginning of the game, using the database editor. Chiang Kai-Chek could be captain of Hornet, and he'd stay there until he's replaced. But he's not a Captain, and he doesn't get promoted when he's replaced.
I know the game sometimes replaces leaders by itself. I've seen it put Japanese Warrant Officers in command of USN ships. If Mitscher appears on the Task Force commander list when you know you haven't replaced him as CO of Hornet, you might want to take a look at Hornet. You may find W.O. Suzuki in command.
