Let me re-phrase. It was a simple move. Move from point "A" to point "B."
All I wanted to do was move straight ahead for approx. 100 meters in obvious clear terrain to arrive behind a stand of (cover) trees. Sounds simple enough in clear terrain.
Where is the order for (simple move) if it isn`t "covert move?" The reason I used "covert move" was because it seems that the short move command would not expose itself at such a wide margin of error that is clearly and grossly irrational and clearly not "covert." It seems to work in many cases with infantry predominantly, regardless of terrain, but I am only concerned with a simple move order for a vehicle regardless of the move choice. I am not interested in rolling a proverbial dice. I just want to move behind cover, not have it deviate an extra 100 metres (while blatantly exposing itself) in order to accomplish the simple task. Move fast does the same thing. I don`t use march because then the vehicle would probably drive to some random road 100 metres away and then turn back defeating the whole purpose of the simple order.
Your explanation still does not answer the erratic behaviour displayed by the vehicle (Ratal 90) for no obvious reason. I can repeat the behaviour over and over again (on Hooper Map). How come the German half-tracks don`t act this way in the snow? They don`t drive in circles under the same circumstances in my observation especially when there is no visible obstructions and the order is straight forward. In light of this, how does one achieve confidence that the vehicle will do what it is supposed to do according to the simplicity of the order in this specific case? Move from here to there on plain level ground in a straight line under cover and stop at tree line? I am not talking about a lengthy move, I am referring to a small reposition without turning. The A.I. fails to execute this order and decides to dance around and do circles. Something is clearly wrong.
I thought that there was a penalty for "micro manage" in the orders delay (at least you would think) but apparently it isn`t so according to your definition of "micro-manage." A platoon is not micro-manage but a single vehicle is if it is under 100 meters?
You said, "Do not micro manage." Micro manage is the only option when you are down to a decimated broken platoon.