Assaults and close combat

[AlienXXX]

Hi Narwan,

I keep asking all these questions because the game is soooo (beautifully !!!) complex. There are many factors to consider for each and every action that you or the enemy can take.

In rare circumstances this splash (even from rifles or pistols) can cause a friendly casualty. I've seen it happen. I've even seen a T34 hit itself in the back of the turret when firing a HE shell at infantry in it's own hex! ;)

A tank hitting itself in the back of the turret is a bit difficult... But this is not completely stupid, in fact it is realistic. No one in his right mind will fire a RPG to a target 10m away... Same with a tank shell, you can get a lot of damage from shell splinters at that distance (although not a direct hit, and certainly not in the back of the turret!).

I have learnt about this the hard way when I moved my flame thrower into the same hex as an enemy bunker to try an assault. That proved to be a bad idea. Really: don't use a flamethrower against a target if you got friendlies in the same hex... Even units in adjacent hexes can take a beating.

Unless it is a "life or death" situation when I go into melee fight I switch off the grenades from my infantry units, and definetely switch off bazookas, etc.