Wargame Mechanics Index

Positional advantage forces order disclosure

Achieving a specified geometric relationship to an enemy (e.g. being behind it within range) compels that enemy to reveal part of its secret plotted orders to you before you commit your own, converting position into information advantage.

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An aircraft being tailed must secretly pass its next turn direction and altitude change to the tailer before plotting.

How it works

A tails B if B is in A's front tailing arc and A is in B's rear arc, within 3 hexes and one altitude level; one enemy may be tailed at a time, smoking/burning aircraft and novices cannot tail. The tailed player passes L/S/R and Dive/Level/Climb markers to the tailer; chains pass information down the line, circular chains break by low die. Tailing also gives +1/+2 to hit.

During the maneuver selection phase, the players who are being tailed must reveal both the direction, and any altitude change of their chosen maneuver to each player tailing them.
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