Terrain and Hex maps

The nashorn can see through only 1 hex.  That means you can ignore the obstruction, whatever it is(forest, city, mountain, etc).  If the enemy is behind 2 hexes of obstruction, then it is no good.

Can anyone tell me where the best place is to look for buying new map tiles?  I actually mailed all mine away as part of a donation, and now I’m kinda screwed on maps…

African maps will be available from me soon. I hear HBFronts is also working on a few campaign related maps for Tobruk. So there will be options.

Playing on the 3 inch heses is a little odd for desert combat given the possible ranges and open lines of fire, however I will be putting up a few for download soon too.

Honestly, I have definitely been looking for something like this.  But I’m not sure if you’re talking about the same thing as me; could you possibly provide a link that shows the finished product?

You should ask them for Photo Quality Heavy Stock paper. It usually costs a bit extra, but definitely worth it. Using regular glossy paper just defeats the purpose of printing them as the colors bleed and even the regular glossy paper is not durable enough.

Even when I was in top shape I think I would have gotten winded after the first 200 meters, especially if I was carrying gear and a firearm.  Units would move semi-cautiously even when in a hurry.  I still don’t see it as being realistic, but sometimes you have to sacrifice reality to gain better game mechanics.

In reality, it was preferential to have infantry in front of the armor.  In most historical cases, sending armor ahead of infantry resulted in the armor getting devastated by anti-tank fire.  Being inside an armored vehicle, one couldn’t hear the enemy and certainly had a hard time seeing small units that were waiting to ambush.

Possible solution: It would be best if you were using a hex map with numbered hexes (like battletech).  Both sides can write on paper where they are deploying their units.  When a player wishes to move a unit, the unit is revealed starting in the hex it began in.  If a player uses the unit to fire it is revealed.  This way, if your opponent rushed armor onto the battlefield then they would suffer the risk of taking anti-tank fire from a very close range, and that would mimic reality.  Perhaps enemy positions could be revealed when you’ve moved one of your units into an adjacent hex.

Ambushing is such a basic element of ground battle and I regret that it wasn’t included in the rules.  I guess thats what house rules are for.