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Originally Posted by TRDG
Henry, were your battles effected by the smoke and bog rules or not a big factor?
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The first battles we fought were for control of a bridge, and the mass of (mostly Soviet) destroyed armor on the span did become a major factor. After the majority of Soviet tanks were knocked out, the Germans had a devil of a time clearing the wrecks to be able to come through. I will probably post mor pictures on my blog in the next day or two that shows this clearly. Interestingly, I am currently reading "A Bridge Too Far," by Cornelius Ryan, and the Germans had the same problem at Arnhem with the bridge jammed with wreckage.
Currently we are in the middle of an Afrika battle, and in the wider open spaces of the desert, quite realistically, it has much less of an effect. All in all, I like the rule for leaving the wrecks in place. And it certainly does make the battlefield look better with all the burning tanks.
Henry