Wadi and Gully

[leonard]

I recently realized that I wasn't playing wadies/gullies by the book... Do you ?
There are indeed problems with wadi/gully as described in the 4th Ed Terrain chart.

Rule Problem 1: the movement cost for entering a gully always is 2 (Foot), 3 (Mech), 4 (mot) whatever the situation. If you follow the gully line (without exiting it), I suspect it should be the same as the other terrain in the hex (usually clear) and not full cost.

Rule Problem 2: The gully location is "one elevation (20 meters) below adjacent terrain". That really is quite difficult in terms of LOS... In a gully, you seem to be in some sort of dark hole...If you apply that rule, seeing into or out of a gully is painful. On level terrain, you would be seen in a gully from 2 hexes distance. And from the gully, you would see at max 2 hexes on the ground level. I thing that's wrong.

To me, a gully should be treated exactly like a Sunken Railroad (see rules in France 40 or Road to Dunkirk) : 
* the gully is at the same level as the terrain around.
* any unit in the gully is automatically considered dug-in
* spotting: units outside the gully can only spot units in the gully if there are adjacent. Units in a gully can spot units in all other hexes normally.

Wadi/gully are often found in an Army at Dawn, Crete, Ethiopia and Fire & Sword.

What do you think ?