Prisoners

[Jobu88]

Has anyone ever examined whether prisoners prevent enemy fire? If you have enemy prisoners, will enemy forces refuse to fire too near them?

I currently have a few of Cyrano's Americans prisoner and I have been advancing them alongside my German infantry mainly to keep them from escaping. But I have also got curious about whether they keep the other Americans from firing at me. "Human shields" if you will, which is a violation of the laws of war but not BLitz rules unless I'm mistaken. :happy:

[Hedgehog]

Might not be a good idea moving prisoner's along with attacking forces, they can be rescued by there own forces......I alway's move my prisoner's well away from the action

[OWL]

So do i, but when they are 'rescued' they stay unarmed and are not of any use!
I agree with Hedgehog because they count for many points!

Owl

[Jobu88]

Agreed, if I could have moved them somewhere under guard and left them away from the action I'd have done it. Couldn't waste the time and I wanted to make sure I got the extra points for prisoners. So I've been double-timing them right alongside my boys.