Recon Spotting question

[Dog Soldier]

I think simulating the actions of a dismounted section are beyond the scope of the HPS games. In this game LOS is simple. If we see you, you can see us.

I would also point out the obvious...if you had been spotted by the enemy, it does not matter if you dismount and go on foot or are still in your vehicle. So luck is a factor. Luck was, in your example, the area you were in when you stopped was not being observed from some where else.

If it had been, and you came under fire, waiting to retrieve the dismounted troops would then become a factor of how far away from the vehicles they were when the enemy fire landed. Abandoning them would depend on if they were the first hit and gone, if they were still viable and could be retrieved, or if the vehicles were being targeted.

If the choice was to stay and retrieve the dismounts, then the risk would be possibly taking more damage to the entire platoon.

The Sheridans would be quite vulnerable, sitting still, until they cranked up and got moving to avoid the incoming fire. So, you see, luck has something to do with anything in war and a soldier does his best and trusts to his luck.

In the game you can bump some recon troops on motorcycles in T mode right up against a strong enemy position and nothing happened. Other times they are ambushed ans slaughtered. I think the random results and range of results provides a good feel for the operational scale.

What actually happened in the hex for any type of outcome is up to your imagination.

Dog Soldier