Hi - I'm working on combinations on the infantry-tank team. There are obvious benefits for tank crews of deploying infantry with tanks in terrain heavy with enemy AT weapons. But do the infantry gain any real benefit from moving closely behind armour (besides having direct gunfire support) - ie, do they benefit from being 'in cover' behind the tank, does the tank's armour add to the resilience of the infanty? I've just played a scenario in which I deployed three M4's with a rifle platoon - and moved a squad behind each tank. The force was fired upon from their 12'o clock (ie, straight ahead) and my infantry immediately hit the ground, pinned, and did not return fire for nearly the entire turn. I would have thought the natural reaction would have been to 'hug' the armour before returning fire.
any thoughts? thanks