...!halftracks!...

[Mr. Guberman]

Digger, nice response...and agreed with, basically. Being a stickler for historical accuracy, I try to fight my forces realistically, too.

My concern was a situation like this: My small force of cruiser tanks and two squads of mounted carriers had advanced beyond the "main" front, in a fluid fight, part of a larger encircling maneuver. The carrier squads, dismount and deploy as rearguard against bypassed infantry; the carriers move proximal with the cruisers and an artillery battery is discovered and simultaneously the cruisers are knocked out (A9s, no less...but what's a poor boy to do), by the arty no less. On my next turn I overan the arty with one of the carriers. In my mind, that was a realistic move but could (would) have violated someone's ROE's. However I call it "fighting carrier squads".

Upon reflection, it occurred to me that possibly the carriers might be considered "halftracks" and with my turn offered a concession if he had been offended by the move. Graciously, he considered the move legal.

That is the kind of stuff that these "rules of engagement" lead to...it was a real nail biter of a game...and the overun appeared to be the obvious move. That is why I get real squeamish, when one starts talking "rules of engagement". However to each his own and one can choose his opponents, agreed.

However, the picture that comes to my mind when I think of someone preparing a list of "rules of engagement", and what it looks like...is terrible, if not frightening. But...se la vie, se la guerre.

Cheers

Curt

PS...what are LRDG trucks considered?