Dave
Okay, I've had a look at the spotting rules. You are
correct there is no base figure that one then ammends
as per lots of rules, the reason being that I think
that is unrealistic. There are so many factors that
can influence spotting that it would be almost
impossible to write a sensible rule for it. For
example is there smoke about, how much, what time of
day is it, what's the light like, is it raining, has
the spotter been using optrex, is the spotter under
fire, how much fire, is the target in cover, how much,
do any of these factors (or the 3,458,211 others not
mentioned) combine to create a cumulative effect? It
is, in my opinion impossible to legislate for by using
plus and minus factors on a constant scale.
So, the only other option is to do a von Reisswitz and
let the umpire judge the issue. As covered in the
rules some spotting happens automatically at the end
of a turn, other spotting is "done" by the units or
Big Men on the table. One of the big factors in the
rules is the use of blinds, or in the case of the
defender the lack of use of blinds as one hope he is
utilising the terrain features to present his opponent
with the classic "empty battlefield".
I fact I use a variation on a theme sometimes that if
the spotter is looking into cover and has rolled close
to what I state is the required target number, but
misses, I sometime jugdge that he has done enough to
realise that something is there, but not what. In
that case I will put a blind down to reflect that. So
one gets a two tiered system. However I couple that
with the use of blinds for other things, farm animals
for example. Movement in the next field may be a herd
of cows, or it could be the enemy. That blind moving
up the road could be ss Totenkopf, or it could be 30
Belgian refugees trying to get out of the way of war.
What is important to remember is that spotting is not
just about seeing a potential enemy, it is also about
accurately assessing the range, setting sights on
weapons and generally getting organised to engage it.
Thanks for the question.
Cheers
Richard
--- britcrusader83 <britcrusader83@...>
wrote: > Hello all
I am unsure exactly how spotting works, there dosn't
seem to be a
basic roll we have to achieve. It seems a bit
vague. Any help
gratefully received
Dave
"Head down an' diggin'"
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