Spotting Question

[cdwalkley]

A bit late in the day this, but it has been bugging me so much I can't wait till the game comes out to see if it has been changed.....

Consider 4 hexes in a line: A;B;C;D

Hex A is clear and has a US squad in it
Hex B is clear
Hex C is light jungle
Hex D Is clear with a stationary (in all examples below) VC squad in it

The US squad wants to spot the VC. According to the rules, because the VC are in a clear hex they are automatically spotted, even though stationary.

If they were stationary in hex C, the US squad would need to make a roll.

Also, if Hex B was light jungle as well, the US squad would also suffer a penalty if trying to spot the VC in hex C. BUT the VC are still spotted automatically in the clear hex D.

So the way I am reading the rules, the US squad can see through up to two hexes of jungle with no need to spot the stationary VC (and no penalty at all), just becasue they are in a clear hex. But if the VC were to be in the jungle itself, they suddenly become hard to spot, and in this case, any intervening jungle makes it EVEN HARDER to see them.

I hope I am being clear enough. Perhaps I am missing something in the rules... It just seems odd that the Degrading Terrain has such varying effects.