Spotting and German Assualt Guns as Efficient Armor

[OldPueblo]

I think that Peter has it right on both questions.

f the max visibility is only 8 hexes with the sun going down - or up - the elevation of the observer does not matter in terms of distance. The visibility is capped at 8, 4 or 2 hexes.

The damnable German & Soviet assault guns without turrets should face some kind of a penalty, as Peter indicated, in crossfire situations making them more vulnerable if they fire since they have to move the entire vehicle to aim their, limited travers, main gun at a given target. I think that NBGB is on the right track by suggesting that they should not be considered "efficient." After all, in both those WWII armies, they were typically crewed by artillerymen as supporting weapons, and did not have the higher levels of training and combat experience that seasoned tank crewmen received.