One thing I would change...............

[Dog Soldier]

Oh, I see OJW,
You are saying the yellow lettering in the images I posted above are not enough. Sorry I missed that point. You might want to contact Strela directly in this case as he was in charge of most of the graphics we see in the game. He might be able to do something there.

ConradeP,
Yes smoke would definitely be required and would be helpful. It would not provide absolute protection as there could be enemy units between the mines defending in a 'box' defense. They would still shoot you up if you moved next to them in travel mode. The smoke could prevent some losses during the approach by the engineers. That would be good.

Engineers clearing mines are very vulnerable. Direct fire is not the only way to hurt them.

Mines with out covering fire are useless anyways, so in that case it would not matter as the fight has most likely moved on from this sector where the mines are being cleared. In this case, your troops are running into other mines without engineer support, so, I would say there has to be a really pressing reason to be clearing these mines that are now in the attacker's rear.

Cardinal observation from PZB: Kursk. Neither side has enough engineers. Players will have to get used to that.

Dog Soldier