The Competition & Teaser Thread

[ComradeP]

It might also be a scale thing: technically, when a unit is 1 hex away from another unit, he might be 1 meter away if both at adjacent hexsides or in this case almost 500 meters away if both units are at the furthest edge of the hex from the perspective of the other unit.

Tanks driving 250 meters behind the infantry wouldn't be able to see or do much unless the infantry isn't in front of them. They'd still need to keep checking which units are friendly. Tanks within coordination distance can effectively support infantry units.

At 250 meters, the infantry is also probably not aware where the friendly tanks are, as infantry situational awareness also drops dramatically when they come under fire. A buttoned tank crew also loses a significant amount of situational awareness aside from communications with other tanks over the radio. It's one of those wargame luxuries that we always know where our units are, whilst real life soldiers were more often than not rather clueless about the specific position of the troops involved in an assault other than the troops they could see.

It's not just whether or not there's a physical obstruction that matters the most for units supporting eachother in echelon (I'm not saying you dispute this, it's just a statement).

Maybe the problem is that when you do a general rule some specific situations are not covered like this.

The problem with such situations is that players will try to use the rules to their advantage, which means that the people who exploit the gaps or flaws in the mechanics can have an advantage over their opponent who doesn't or is unaware of the possibilities to do so.