The War Game Manual 3rd Advanced

Cheatsheet: Unit, terrain and landscape tables

Units	Type	Mov	Rng	Cannot traverse	Point cost	Ammo
Rifleman Direct	Foot	3	1	Can traverse all	2	99
Tank Direct	Track	6	2	Heights, Rivers	8	5
Transport Variable	Wheel	6	-	Heights, Rivers	6	-
Mortar Battery	Foot	3	3	Can traverse all	4	3
Artillery Battery	Track	3	5	Heights, Rivers, Buildings	10	1

Terrain Description Mov Rng Dodge
Flat ground Default terrain Foot: 1
Track: 1
Wheel: 2 - -
Path Ground especially for traversing Foot: 1
Track: 1
Wheel: 1 - +1
One-step hill High ground Foot: 2
Track: 4
Wheel: 4 +1 -1
Multi-step hill Incrementally higher ground Foot: 2
Track: —
Wheel: — +2 -2
Forest A planted-up area Foot: 1
Track: 2
Wheel: 3 - -2
River Shallow water Foot: 2
Track: 5
Wheel: 5 - +1

Landscape Description Dodge
Depressions Includes trenches, craters and tank scrapes.
Any area of terrain pronouncedly lower than flat ground. A unit must be inside this to take cover. -1
One-step hills One-step hills make it hard to aim Battery units properly and allow a Tank to "hull-down", concealing its hull while still allowing its turret to fire. However, one-step hills provide no cover to non-Tank units if they come under Direct attack. A unit must be directly behind this to take cover. -1 from Battery attack
-1 if covered unit is a Tank

Building Any enterable civilian or undefinable building, including ruins. Only Foot units are allowed inside buildings. A unit must be inside to take cover. -1
Fortification Any enterable military building. Only Foot units are allowed inside fortifications. A unit must be inside to take cover. Flip a coin:
Heads -1
Tails -2
Barriers Includes the sides of buildings and fortifications, carcasses of wrecked vehicles and also the rears of Tanks.
Any solid material standing between a unit and a projectile. A unit must be directly behind this to take cover. Flip a coin:
Heads -1
Tails -0

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Terrain	Description	Mov	Rng	Dodge
Flat ground	Default terrain	Foot: 1 Track: 1 Wheel: 2	-	-
Path	Ground especially for traversing	Foot: 1 Track: 1 Wheel: 1	-	+1
One-step hill	High ground	Foot: 2 Track: 4 Wheel: 4	+1	-1
Multi-step hill	Incrementally higher ground	Foot: 2 Track: — Wheel: —	+2	-2
Forest	A planted-up area	Foot: 1 Track: 2 Wheel: 3	-	-2
River	Shallow water	Foot: 2 Track: 5 Wheel: 5	-	+1

Landscape	Description	Dodge
Depressions	Includes trenches, craters and tank scrapes. Any area of terrain pronouncedly lower than flat ground. A unit must be inside this to take cover.	-1
One-step hills	One-step hills make it hard to aim Battery units properly and allow a Tank to "hull-down", concealing its hull while still allowing its turret to fire. However, one-step hills provide no cover to non-Tank units if they come under Direct attack. A unit must be directly behind this to take cover.	-1 from Battery attack -1 if covered unit is a Tank
Building	Any enterable civilian or undefinable building, including ruins. Only Foot units are allowed inside buildings. A unit must be inside to take cover.	-1
Fortification	Any enterable military building. Only Foot units are allowed inside fortifications. A unit must be inside to take cover.	Flip a coin: Heads -1 Tails -2
Barriers	Includes the sides of buildings and fortifications, carcasses of wrecked vehicles and also the rears of Tanks. Any solid material standing between a unit and a projectile. A unit must be directly behind this to take cover.	Flip a coin: Heads -1 Tails -0