[m113apc]

Well, it depends on which level you play, and how you choose to manage your troops.
A battalion commander are different from person to person, there are many ways to manage your troops. This I also know from personal experience after serving for many years, under many different battalion commanders. One CO just says “fix it” and move on, another say “do it like that and that, and then do this”.

There is also a huge difference between Eastern and Western commanders. In the West you have a flexible chain of command, just like the Germans had during WWII, if the officer in charge, or NCO saw a better way to solve the mission, he could. In the East and especially in Russia, or other nations that during the East/West (cold war) adopted Eastern strategy, you have a less flexibility, where the BN CO in the most cases has to follow a thorough plan. Where the possibility for diverge from the plan is small, or lesser than you find in the West.

But back to the game.
For an example. I set up an ambush, but the window for possibility is small, so the enemy during AI playtime passes. This can be an open gate through a forest, a street, or something similar.

So the question still remains?
This feature could be put in the preferences, and then you could choose for yourself.

But if these questions have been brought up earlier, with the answers I am seeking please post the link to the tread.