RE: Mines 8 (!)
From: John Skelly <canjns@c...>
Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 10:28:48 -0400
Subject: RE: Mines 8 (!)
Sorry about that post. I was a little tired when I wrote it.
To clarify: when laying minefields sometimes hidden paths are placed
through them. I can't remember if that was standard or not. They would
allow you to go through them rather than bloking yourself in.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Skelly [SMTP:canjns@can.sas.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 1998 8:21 AM
> To: 'FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk'
> Subject: RE: Mines 8 (!)
>
> What about a provision to have them only known to the layer (he said
> layer)?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jatkins6@ix.netcom.com [SMTP:jatkins6@ix.netcom.com]
> > Sent: Friday, May 15, 1998 1:01 AM
> > To: FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> > Subject: Mines 8 (!)
> >
> > OK, last one tonite.
> >
> > Lanes. Lanes will come in useful for launching counterattacks, etc.
>
> > must be marked CLEARLY so that no dumb infantryman get confused and
> > runs into the wrong place. I advise using counters marked with a
> >=<
> > sort of bridge indicator to show a vehicle lane, and a simple >-< to
>
> > show a foot-only lane. Note that you can place a Manpack
> scatterable
> > mine system in a lane to prevent enemy use if necessary.
> >
> > Questions, comments, concerns, flames, death threats?
> >
> > John M. Atkinson