The Unplanned Assault Conundrum

[ComradeP]

If the defending unit is set by AOF to hold fire, then the attacking (phasing) player who 'finds' this position knows nothing if they cancel the accidental assault described in this thread.

Let's say you have a full Tank brigade attacking a position held by a reinforced German battalion. Positioning is crucial for the Germans. However, by assaulting/cancelling/assaulting the next hex/cancelling, the attacker could determine precisely where the positions are.

Sure, you don't know what's there exactly, but you usually have a rough idea of the forces at the disposal of the enemy even if you don't know it in detail from playing the scenario.

ZOC's don't lock, so now move your tank units through the gaps you've identified. The German player now has one or more isolated units, which depending on whether they're actually encircled might not be able to leave their position.

Then you get to what I was afraid of when I read about the timescale: the high mobility of tanks combined with no locking ZOC's allows, within the WEGO system, a player to encircle a slower force without the defender being able to respond. There's not always a village or forest to hide in.

I won't do something like this, it's too gamey in my opinion, but it's certainly possible by cancelling assaults and careful unit movement.