Tanks backing up

[whdonnelly]

Somewhere I thought I read that a vehicle unit moving backwards one space would be considered as backing up, with frontal armor towards the enemy, but it doesn't happen that way. Is this a bug, or am I suffering from wargame confusion?
Will

[FJ_MD]

To use the backup you have to select the tank and hit "8" key. The tank will back up one hex as long as movement points are available.

[Skirmisher]

Thats a nice feature! Woot.

Does it require more movement points to back up as oppossed to just turning around and moving to that hex?

[FJ_MD]

Yep! the reverse is more movement point consuming than the normal movement. Anyway it will let your tank facing the enemy while...ehm... retreating!

[Pyros]

Hi,

here is more info for reverse movement:

(quote from Don G.)

Every time you back up it uses 1/3 of your available Movement points. If you don't have enough MP's to back up further the game will inform you that you cannot back up anymore. You MAY, however, still have enough MP's to turn around the " old fashioned" way and move further to the
rear.

[Mobhack]

Pyros said:
Hi,

here is more info for reverse movement:

(quote from Don G.)

Every time you back up it uses 1/3 of your available Movement points. If you don't have enough MP's to back up further the game will inform you that you cannot back up anymore. You MAY, however, still have enough MP's to turn around the " old fashioned" way and move further to the
rear.

It uses 3 times the cost for going forwards into that hex, not 1/3 of the units MP. so reversing into a clear hex usually needs 6 MP remaining for a treacked vehicle (2 times 3). Sticking probability is increased, e.g. eif you reverse into a swamp 9assuming you had enough MP in the first place to do so) - your ditching chance is 25% worse than when going forwards into the same swamp.

Cheers
Andy