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Chapter 2 Setup and Game Play
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The target line is red if nothing blocks the team’s line of sight or
line of fire to the target. If the target line changes to dark red, the
team has line of fire but their line of sight is blocked. If the target
line changes from red, or dark red, to black, the team’s line of sight
is blocked at the point at which it turns black.
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Click to place a target marker.
If the target marker is green, you can fire smoke. If the target
marker is black, the target is out of range. When you fire smoke
shells or throw smoke grenades, the smoke lasts approximately one
minute, and is thickest when the rounds first go off. Smoke plumes
are as wide as they are tall. Because the game assumes that a light
wind is blowing from west to east, you should keep the smoke
between your team (or teams) and the enemy. Time your smoke
rounds and assault with these factors in mind.
No message is displayed when you choose the Smoke command.
Issuing a Defend Command
You issue a Defend command when you want a team to defend its
present position. When you issue a Defend command, you manually set
the team’s scan arc to specify the direction in which you want the team
to watch for the enemy.
• For American teams, if enemy soldiers move into the team’s
defensive scan arc and are visible, the defending team automati-
cally opens fire.
• For German teams, if enemy soldiers move into the team’s defen-
sive scan arc and are visible, the defending team waits to ambush
instead of automatically opening fire.
When you issue a Defend command, the View Area displays a defense
marker that indicates the team is defending. By default soldiers look
for the best cover, then plan for possible ambush.
You use the scan arc to tell your soldiers where to watch for the enemy.
Using a wide scan arc means the team must spread out to scan effec-
tively. A spread-out team is more susceptible to enemy fire because
soldiers may not use the terrain to their best advantage. For example, if
you set the defend scan arc at 270 degrees to the east, soldiers may use
terrain that protects them from fire coming from the northwest or
southwest. However, these soldiers are vulnerable to fire from the
east
the direction from which enemy fire is most likely to come.