Patrolling

[Dog Soldier]

Do not forget binoculars. I would have a OP at the river bank to warn of any crossing attempts. The driving of "hard" units along the river was unrealistic since the counter was to place AT to harass the "hard" unit patrol recon.

Patrolling comes down to the issue of whether you believe information garnered by a patrol could be sent to the unit inside the time frame of two hours. Not every patrol in WW2 had radios.

Seems patrolling should be restricted to uses on partisan activity as intended in Minsk 44. The ability to send a small worthless unit ( 3 guns or small flak units) into the woods or up against the hill to "see the bear" hiding to ambush you on the other side are some of the gamey things patrolling could do. This could make the proper tactic of reverse slope defenses worthless.

I have not fully tested this out, but I think patrolling increases the recon opportunities and removes the FOW along the front lines at least. I guess I am conflicted still if this rule is good as is or can be abused.

Dog Soldier