Re: [DS2] Question About Spotting Mine Fields

At 2:12 PM -0400 9/26/02, laserlight@quixnet.net wrote:
>
><g> no, some nations can determine whether a minefield is live or not
by
>using trash infantry, civilians, etc

A false field is sometimes made by plowing it up and placing a few 
real mines in obvious places as a means of making it look like a real 
field. I'm sure John can explain further.

The send a few civies into the minefield to see if it's real or not 
could result in a number of false positives.
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