Black Sea Discussions

[PoorOldSpike]

This from a QB against Hunter; My Ukrainian Skif has been on 'Hide' in this treeline for most of the game, and I assumed it'd automatically un-hide and engage any juicy targets that showed up, but it didn't un-hide even though three Russian targets turned up and have been there for several turns like sitting ducks, (circled left to right:- SPAA, BMP-2, Truck)
(Note the Skif is fit and healthy, Crack,with 'high' motivation, +1 leadership and not out of command)

This is exactly the behaviour I would expect if you give a unit a hide order (and exactly why I don't use hide very much). High motivation helps make sure they obey your orders.

Sweet result when you un hid them. In fact you might have lucked out on this one. If they were not hidden then they would have engaged the first AFV that showed up and given up their approximate position. Which would have given your opponent a chance to direct the other AFV to shoot up the trees around them.

The only good thing about Hide in that example was that it meant nobody spotted the Skif for the whole game, I suppose being prone with your face in the dirt makes it harder for the enemy to spot you with binoculars or IR.
And yes the Skif team was lucky that the 3 enemy units stopped practically under their noses because it meant I could order them to un-hide and start flying their birds.
If the 3 units had kept going they might have moved out of the Skifs LOS before I could un-hide it.