What ever happened to the spotting system?

[cattle grin]

Hi! I'm an old fan of the original cm series and noticed that now it's sooo easy to spot my opponents units in the new cm.

I'm playing through the Courage campaign that came with the game, and right now I'm on the mission where you have to attack down the ridge of a hill to rescue a cut-off platoon. The weather is rain. An MG42 opens up on me from about 330-350m. He's in woods terrain, about 8-16m deep, with foxholes and brushy ground. It takes only two bursts before my men, who are showing the taking cover animation, to make the full spot.

In another game, I was dismayed to find that my squad "Hiding" in the middle of a grain field (50m or so deep) was taking mortar fire on turn one! The attacker had seen them even in setup, even though they were starting about 800m away.

Why did they change the spotting so that is so difficult now for defenders to hide? Is this more realistic or is this to make the game more fun?