Visibility & time of day

A firing unit places fog 50p wider than itself and 50p deep in front; it is removed at the end of the bound after it stops firing. Horse charging entirely through the fog roll 1d6 after moving: 4-6 adds 200p to the move.

If a unit fires, then indicate the “fog of war” in front of it. This is 50 paces wider than the unit and extends out 50 paces.

One cotton ball per two tubes fired; drift adds a ball downwind per bound for two turns after impact, with wind direction rolled on two dice; balls are removed one per turn from the end of the sixth turn. Tank self-screening smoke places two balls ahead for two turns then decays without drift.

The downwind drift of smoke is simulated by adding one more cotton ball per game bound in that direction for the two turns after impact.

Troops are placed only within the umpire-defined horizon; infantry fire uses die I halved; artillery reaches only 600 paces in the open (except enfilading defiles); every defeated force in close combat counts as totally beaten.

Der Vertraute hat zuvörderst zu bestimmen , wie grofs unter den ange- nommenen Verhältnissen der Gesichtskreis sei.

Visibility depends on formation size and elapsed battle hours: a single man is seen at 18" in hours 1-2, falling to 2" by hour 6; a multi-regiment group from 70" to 25". Sighting in woods and built-up areas is 3", through crops 5". A multiplier table by observer height gives the dead ground distance behind walls, hills, woods and close-order troops.

Visibility and obstructions: The visibility of objects/troops is lowered as the battle progresses.

Scenario 1's engagement phase is at dawn in heavy fog, so night detection ranges from the core rules apply.

The engagement phase happens at dawn, but the heavy fog impedes visibility so use the night detection ranges

Unless the scenario says otherwise, maximum sighting distance is 40" in Open, 20" in Mixed and 10" in Closed terrain. At night, force cohesion drops by up to 4 (flares can offset this) and sighting is typically 1-5", 10" at most.

maximum sighting distance in “open” terrain is 40 inches, that for “mixed” terrain is 20 inches