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Thanks for the tips on the turns number switch (brilliant!! It's right in front of me and I miss it!! talk about needing glasses), and the Infantry Toughness... Im trying a campaign battle with the infantry tweeked down to 90%, (on both sides.. Im not after an easy ride :-) ...).
I know that you can see smoke hanging over mortars once fired, what I didnt know was that it could "seen" by the oppostion even when visibility range was set very low on a particular scenario (9 hexes in this case). I never bothered looking at the enemy side of the map for it becuase I assumed it wouldnt be spottable, (and it was a snow map so that's my excuse for not paying attention in class).
And yes, I'm glad I wasn't under Patton - Even some of his fellow generals questionned his sanity and the man who veto'd earlier use of the Pershing tank because it didn't fit in with his personal doctrine. He slaps a kid for selfishly having shell shock, then later loses several companies of men attempting a bodged rescue attempt of his son in law from a POW camp. There, contraversy ;-) Hey there's an idea for some scenario builders - build a Normandy scenario with Shermans V Panthers then an exact copy with Pershings instead ... and see how the US does then ? I'm sure someone has done it already... Maybe.. Again, thanks all for the pointers.