Walking Down a Path in the Woods.

[jrv]

The -1 trailbreak DRM is generally only aplied to infantry when they are gooing through a minefield. Although a tank makes a TB through woods, that is of little effect for infantry as thery still pay the 2mf for woods. It makes it easier for AFVs though.

Infantry only pay 1.5 MF if they move via a trail break, so it might be useful sometimes. Trail breaks can also be made in rubble, and in that case going from 3 MF to 1.5 MF is going to be appealing. Note that the special DRM does not cancel the TEM, so it's not quite like moving in Open Ground.

JR

 

[klasmalmstrom]

Now, that, I did not know!

It might have been something that was introduced in the text in the 2nd Edition, due to this official Q&A:

B13.4212 & B13.43 May Infantry/Cavalry enter woods by using an existing TB in that hex?
A. Yes. The cost for Infantry to do so is 1-1/2 MF, while that for Cavalry is 3 MF.
[Gen26.5; An91; An95w; An96]