Engineers clearing own mines/wire/DT\'s
 

In a recent battle in a long campaign where I was defending my engineers started clearing the mines and wire that was supposed to protect them. Have I missed something or are my troops just unbelievably daft?

Lars

Re: Engineers clearing own mines/wire/DT\'s
 

Maybe they were just training themselves during a battle lull ? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

Re: Engineers clearing own mines/wire/DT\'s
 

Its part of the game mechanics. Defenses are neutral once constructed. Mines inflict damage on your units and other defenses affect your mobility as well. Placing an engineer unit right up against a hex with defenses means they're going to set about undoing them.

I would have thought placing your troops right on the edge of a minefield would have been inpractical regardless.

Re: Engineers clearing own mines/wire/DT\'s
 

This explanation is correct. Mines, DT's, wire etc in the game have no "sides" and if you point an engineer unit at them they will set to work to remove them. The simple solution is never put your own engineers right beside your own defensive Mines, DT's, wire etc

Don

Re: Engineers clearing own mines/wire/DT\'s
 

I know I have often did this in various SP games, where I position infantry or engineers beside my mines. It's a great way to destroy armor that gets immobilized for one. For another it makes it tough on foot units trying to get through.

There is, however a better use in this situation. Often the better thing to do is to place the engineers two hexes back. The main reason I do this is so they easily support the mines, but more importantly because should the enemy get through without removing any mines, if he gets shot up enough, he will retreat right back into the minefied where he is probably more liable to be knicked than he was coming in.