The attached screenshot, taken during the deployment stage of a quick battle, shows three platoons separated by some distance. The green lines between platoons represent, I believe, communication links ("comms") between the squads/platoons.
The men were not set up in defensive stance. No time has passed for the wire squad to lay any cable.
So how were these comms set up and what type are they? Is this just a feature of quick battles? I swear I don't get such great comms set up during campaigns.
Shown are two German Rifle platoons (on the flanks) and a Company commander platoon in the center. The commander of one of the rifle platoons is selected. It's a little difficult to see, but if you look at the "Command level" icon (third icon from the right in the center icon bar) you will see a small red telephone symbol in the top left corner.
I am aware of the steam guide that discusses comms icons. It says "white telephone" means "Send order/info through wire" which makes sense. But it also says red indicates a broken link. So this suggests "red telephone" means a broken wire link. But the green lines between squads indicate active comms. I'm misunderstanding something here. Hopefully someone can help me.
Also notice the comm link between the mortar squad (Mohr) and its commander, Sauter. There is even a link between the lone infantry squad in top right (Hurst) and its commander (hard to see in the screenshot, but its there). How did these comms get set up and how do I know what type they are?
I'm interested because I set up the battle to study the behaviour of the wire squad and try to understand comms better. I was surprised to see comms already set up between the units. I expected to see the wire squad set them up.