[Rules] Entrenchments in the jungle, and elsewhere

[plloyd1010]

The battle in the Gifu against Drew-san has revealed another hiccup with the rules. This is about entrenchments in jungle hexes.


The original rule was the entrenchments provided a -2 DF modifier, except in towns and woods, where they gave only a -1 DF. The total net modifier being limited to a -2 DF, after all adjustments. That is how we we were playing until Drew-san (now fortified with a protein-shake), notices the new clause in the Direct Fire modifiers....

–1 if entrenchment is in other limiting terrain

The first thing to come to mind is that, as written, entrenchments are just permanent foxholes when it comes to light woods and such. they just don't as well for vehicles as digging in would. In other words, being a 5'-6' trench (with firing steps), is no better than lying in a 2'-3' foxhole once the trees have grown. The second notion is that agriculture makes entrenchments worse. Fields & tall/elephant grass are limiting terrain, but have no fire modifiers, hence entrenchments become like digging in again. This particular conditional modifier seems to not be very well thought out, or at least poorly worded.

The question becomes: Are entrenchments better defensively in limiting terrain than digging in? Should they actually be sort of worse?