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Unless I miss my guess, new Grand campaigns can be created solely by editing the -

# Default Forces Allied
# Default Forces Axis

- in the 11 operation.txt files in \Close Combat The Bloody First\Campaigns\MAIN\DATA\OPERATIONS

The Default Forces values are:

US BGs
Rifle Company42 0
Rifle Company43 1
Rifle Company44 2
Parachute Company42 3
Parachute Company44 4
Armored Infantry Company42 5
Armored Infantry Company43 6
Armored Recon Company42 7
Cavalry Recon Company42 8
Mechanized Cavalry Troop44 9
Combat Engineer Company42 10
Combat Engineer Company44 11

Ge BGs
Schutzenkompanie42 15
FeldkompanieTunisA 16
FeldkompanieTunisB 17
FeldkompanieTunisC 18
MarschkompanieAfrikaA 19
MarschkompanieAfrikaB 20
MarschkompanieAfrikaC 21
Grenadierkompanie44 22
Radfahr-Schutzenkompanie42 23
Fusilierkompanie44 24
Gebirgsjagerkompanie42 25
Fallschirmjagerkompanie42A 26
Fallschirmjagerkompanie42B 27
Fallschirmjagerkompanie43 28
Fallschirmjagerkompanie44 29
Panzergrenadierkompanie(gp)42 30
Panzergrenadierkompanie42 31
Panzergrenadierkompanie(gp)DAK 32
PanzergrenadierkompanieDAK 33
Panzergrenadierkompanie(gp) 43 34
Panzergrenadierkompanie43 35
HG Panzergrenadierkompanie(gp) 36
HG Panzergrenadierkompanie 37
Panzergrenadierkompanie(gp)44 38
Panzergrenadierkompanie44 39
Kraftradschutzenkompanie42 40
Panzeraufklarungskompanie(gp)42 41
Panzeraufklarungskompanie44 42
Panzeraufklarungskompanie(gp)44 43
Pionierkompanie42 44
Pionierkompanie44 45
SS Panzergrenadierkompanie44 46

IT BGs
Compagnia Fanteria AS41 49
Compagnia Fanteria AS42 50
Compagnia Fanteria ‘Superga’ 51
Compagnia Bersaglieri AS41 52
Compagnia Bersaglieri AS42 53
Compagnia Costerio 54

I believe I just created an entire Fallschirmjagerkompanie '43 campaign in under 60 seconds using the stock deploy, fire support, objectives in the Battle files. These can be easily modified in the Editor for a custom campaign using the stock battle sequence. That too can be customized but it starts getting trickier to do.

Install/uninstall directions in the attached FJcampaign readme.

The FJ campaign new default force axis co. is an FJ '43. US forces have been randomized to combine a basic infantry co (0, 1, 2) + one of the other 6 types of main force co. FJcamp uses the stock timeline and battle sequence from Tunisia-Normandy. Deployment and support units are stock. Support missions are not. (You've been warned and will be surprised!)

The Battles tab singletons are populated with new main forces for both sides.

And single battles might be susceptible to the 00:01 save spoof for a second round on the same map with incurred casualties. This makes it possible to Save again at xx:59 to keep those depleted units in the main force with a custom deploy. This bug/feature should be used when Hasty Attack is chosen. Both sides go back to battle exactly where the last one left off.

Stock single battles are also suceptible to the 00:01 Save spoof allowing two battles for the prices of one. Neat thing is units retain casualties unless swapped out of the Main Force. In the second battle some units get deployed to almost the same positions they last occupied in the first battle.

Some bugs are tasty.

I updated the FJ '43 campaign attached above with custom deployments and somewhat randomized US main forces.