In the rules wrecks are clearly stated as being considered impassable terrain, but what about live tanks and should this be the case for both friendly and enemy tanks?

Edited by user Friday, June 17, 2016 12:30:23 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

The movement rules in this are very loose. Roll on 2nd edition :)

I'd think that unless a tank remained stationary during its Movement Phase Initiative (which would cover both active and wrecked tanks) then you can pass through them.

well, I think that reading the rules, we have to consider normal terrain if we can put the tank touching the arrow

That's almost impossible to a ahieve in game due to you having to have all your tanks in one spot and anyway let alone having a good reason to do so, if somebody did block you in with several 40 ton tanks, yours isn't going to move.

Pedantic? Just stating a fact. And if you do decide to drive up an alley and an enemy parks in front of you, shouldn't that be impassible in real life and the game? Could a tank really jump over another that is blocking its path?

I think you are missing my point. Real life has nothing to do with the game rules - quickly rid yourself of that illusion or you will get rather angry and frustrated. These rules are designed for tournament play and that means they will be played as written or until errata'd and that will mean a lot of frankly ridiculous situations.

Read the rules about impassible terrain. "If the Measuring Arrow crosses Impassable terrain, the tank must stop moving when it reaches the Impassable terrain"

If you take the literal wording if the arrow touches impassible terrain the tank stops moving. Note the arrow not the tank. And what is meant by? stops moving - can it move a second time or does it have to stop all movement for this turn?

One of the issues with tanks is the movement system where you can happily squeeze through a gap between terrain and a wreck even if the gap itself is not big enough to fit the tank through - Is that madness? depends on ground and figure scale, but if the arrow touches impassible terrain it stops - possibly.

We need GF9 to get off their collective backsides and address movement before OPS starts in earnest.

It is easy to block tanks in if you have a low initiative swarm... we were doing it before we realised live tanks are not impassable and in a scenario driven game it was a killer. Also as is I think it allows the belief the tanks are moving at roughly the same time instead of in order.

As to blocking a bridge - a tank can still kind of do it if the bridge is narrow enough to get the tank end on.

Again it boils down to OP/comp games need the rules as are, while friendly/campaign driven games can house rule bits like this... I personally see no problem.