Questions about terrain...

[GUNSLNGR]

I've recently fallen victim to assumption. :bang:

I assumed that vehicles, without specialty equipment, could not cross streams -2 or deeper. I knew that streams often had fording spots at -1, that while allowing vehicles to cross often resulted in a stuck AFV. The manual doesn't make it very clear, but it seems to suggest that only infantry can wade/swim at depths deeper than -1, again unless the vehicle is specially equipped (DD Tank for example).

So, how deep of a stream can a vehicle cross without going under?

Also (and not to rehash the z-fire issue), is accuracy, direct fire or z-fire, affected by terrain? For example, I had a Sherman move 100 meters on paved road and then z-fired into a hex out of LOS 100 meters away. It scored a direct hit 3 times with main gun (100%) and every time with MGs, resulting in several casualties on an unseen unit. In the same game, I moved a light tank 50 meters over open terrain (grass) and z-fired through smoke 100 meters. Not a single round landed in the target hex.

I also know from personal experience, running flat 50 yards up hill vs. 50 yards on flat pavement greatly effects marksmanship. I can imagine a Sherman bouncing up and down through a field would be much less accurate than if it had driven the same distance down smooth pavement.

So, does terrain as well as movement itself affect accuracy on target?

And yes, I know what the say about ass u me.