[Mobhack]

In an assault/defence game you get dug in for "free". You can occupy existing fire trenches or foxholes etc. later in the battle.

In other games, there is simply insufficient time to dig in during the game. A 2 man slit trench takes an hour or more to dig in good digging soil, with nobody shooting at you. I've done that, and it is much more er,um "fun" when you do have to do it wearing your "noddy" suit in summer in BAOR (even without the respirator on).

SP3 allowed improving positions - but each unit was a platoon, and turns were meant to be 5 minutes or so. SP3 allowed infantry units to dig in far faster then real life (about 4 turns or so).

Cheers
Andy
Cheers
Andy