tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post6360458982711187654..comments2024-03-28T14:35:30.147-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: HatchesPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-55846206118426049692019-12-27T19:53:10.848-05:002019-12-27T19:53:10.848-05:00It is permissible, ie not mandatory, but ok ina em...It is permissible, ie not mandatory, but ok ina emergency e.g. losing site of a threat.<br />Captain Hookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14316740171264434440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-21807009476349953652014-11-21T22:11:10.730-05:002014-11-21T22:11:10.730-05:00Actually, the regulations you cited are likely par...Actually, the regulations you cited are likely part of the problem.<br /><br />"In combat formation (not "conditions")..." - great, at the start this paragraph is specifically made to be for a particular kind of formation. How am I supposed to observe in march formation (the "pre-combat" formation is not in the lexicon yet).<br /><br />"Before contact with the enemy is made, observation is to be performed from open hatches." - this implies once the first enemy is spotted, or if we are suddenly sniped upon (contact), everyone is to button up.<br /><br />"If the target is lost, it is permissable to carefully observe through an open hatch." - in other words, I'm in a reactive posture. I have to lose contact first, and then begrudgingly open my hatch. As for the possibility of finding new targets while in contact with the enemy through an open hatch, this implies I may not.arkhangelskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247250672432027166noreply@blogger.com