Should the engineers be able to build obstacles?

[Aaron]

Yes, would be nice to have a separate value in the .pdt

As for building obstacles i dont think its that important for them to do so, it would take more than a couple trees to block up a road from a armored Bn.

Aaron

The obstacle laying would be more than a pair of trunks in the road, would be the deployment of caltrops, wire fences, Czech hedgehogs... layable only by heavy engineers (engineers with the specific ability to build that)

I voted no. I guess my thinking was why build an obstacle when you can lay a minefield? Although, bwv's suggestion about allowing them where the raw materials are readily available, such as in a forest, is interesting. Not sure if something like could be implemented, however.

Because entering a minefield does not require 100% of movement troops for that turn.

I still dont see any reason why, in modern warfare obstacles dont have the effect they had in the past especially in a setting as West Germany with lots of roads and good tank country. Even fighting positions and trench's are limited in their effects anymore unless they were pre-built, fire and movement is key. It might be better to find out from some ex tankers around here about obstacles being built during exercises in Central Europe but in my experience in light infantry never seen any built, the ones that were built were for base protection and took many a days to complete.

Aaron