Hi all,
A dumb question to clarify mine clearance...
Situation - the Defender has placed a Known AP minefield in a Grain hex. The Attacker has a Sapper who wishes to clear the minefield.
My reading of B24.74 is that any unit, including a Sapper, must be in the minefield location to attempt to clear it. So it first must blunder into the Known minefield, undergo an attack and only then can the survivors (if any) use their fancy mine detecting/lifting equipment...
Is my understanding correct, or is there a rule hidden somewhere that allows a Sapper to start detecting/clearing the minefield before they step into the middle of it?
Cheers
Dagney
A dumb question to clarify mine clearance...
Situation - the Defender has placed a Known AP minefield in a Grain hex. The Attacker has a Sapper who wishes to clear the minefield.
My reading of B24.74 is that any unit, including a Sapper, must be in the minefield location to attempt to clear it. So it first must blunder into the Known minefield, undergo an attack and only then can the survivors (if any) use their fancy mine detecting/lifting equipment...
Is my understanding correct, or is there a rule hidden somewhere that allows a Sapper to start detecting/clearing the minefield before they step into the middle of it?
Cheers
Dagney