HPS PzC II

[Dog Soldier]

Left behind forces of a unit could pose a headache for security of surrounding enemy units to be sure. But, if the number of the reduced, surrounded units is so small in comparison to the enemy units then maybe a surrender would be in order. Less than 10 men remaining from a company or battalion would have relatively no discernable impact on an enemy company or battalion, would it? A nuisance to be sure but no real threat to the 'intact' units ability to conduct operations.

I think you are missing the point. Let me try to explain it again. One does not know there were only ten men left in the hex until the hex was swept again (assault) to find out how many were still there. The phasing player just knows there is enemy activity in the area represented by a counter in a hex. The resulting assault result is a report that the ten enemy men are lost. It does not have to literally mean they fought to the death. One can read it that some of those guys gave up when discovered, others were not given the chance to surrender....

What is lost to the attacking player is the time it takes to sweep an area and be sure it is secure. The simulation in PzC does a good job of this.

Panzer Battles takes this one step further. The enemy unit could remain hidden in an advancing player's rear area. You would not know it was there if you do not pay any attention to rear area security (recon & sweeping).

Dog Soldier