Springing Ambushes

When an ambush gets discovered during a battle (assuming it hasn’t broken cover itself by moving or shooting), only those elements of the command that have discovered it are aware of the ambush’s presence. The relevant section of the rules covering this statement is below;

VISIBILITY, page 14, last para;
Knowledge of enemy presence or adverse events is assumed to spread through a command by informal means, whether the general wishes it or not. Troops are considered to be aware of any enemy:

• Who are visible to or have shot at any element of their command.
• Who have been observed within or moving into concealing terrain by an element of the command and not been seen to move out again.
• Who are within fortifications.

The following scenario will show how this can best be utilised in a game!

Diagrams drawn to 15mm scale, all dimensions in "mm" unless otherwise specified.	Fig A - The Red elements are from an invading army which is about to undergo its first bound for the game. The LH(O) element on the right is from a separate command to the group of Bd's on the left. The Red player is suspicious of an enemy ambush behind the hill........
	Fig B - Red player advances the LH(O) element forward by march moves so as to establish a "Line Of Sight" behind the hill. In doing so, the Blue player has to reveal his ambush place the troops on table, a group of Bw(I) behind the crest line.
	Fig C - As the LH(O) and the Bd's are from a separate command, the Bd group is still unaware of the enemy ambush. Red player can therefore advance the Bd group by march moves up the hill. and approach to within 100 paces (2") which is the visibility range for observing over crest lines. This move puts the Bw(I) in charge range and in a very precarious situation.
	Fig D - Had the Bd and LH(O) all been part of the same command, the Bd group would have counted as "being aware of the enemy" when spotted by the LH(O). This would have only allowed them advanced to within 200 paces (by march moves).