Cpt Willard

(Hi all! I bought this game this weekend after fruitlessly trying to find my old favourite but long lost Close Combat. -- I'm very happy I did not find that one, since it led me to Combat Mission instead. I'm very impressed by it.) Anyhow, let me throw in my two cents into this debate. As a matter of fact, gunshot wounds in the legs of soldiers lying down are common in firefights. This is especially true of course, when shot at from an elevated position, and one reason why an elevated position is an advantage in a situation when two groups open fire at each other. There're no place the downhill group can cover their bodies (if in the flat open). This is also the reason why we during military service was taught to lie with both legs to one side (not spread as you would normally do), and actually have the feets 'round each other, so to speak, to minimize the risk of taking one in the leg. Was told that the legs are the parts of your body which is most likely to get hit -- yes, even while lying down. Not been to actual combat though -- thank God -- but that's what I've been told.