British Army Tactical Wargame (1956)

Extract from the rules

Air Reconnaissance

61. Tac R.

(a) Each side will be allotted a daily number of sorties of Tac R. These sorties will be flown by fighter aircraft which will operate in pairs in a Tac R. role.

(b) At least 2 hours must elapse between time of request and time of aircraft over target.

(c) Each pair of aircraft can obtain information of the following areas on one flight, either,

(i) a line of a road, river, canal, or railway up to 10 squares in length,

or (ii) The area of 4 nominated squares which are not necessarily adjacent, nor on a definite physical line, but within 4 large squares.

(d) Information is obtained from aircraft recce at the following times:-      (i) Snap report at time of flight.      (ii) First photographic interpretation 2 hours later.

(e) The information of the recce will be given as follows:-

(i) For 10 square recce

Snap report For each square flown over that is occupied by enemy not under cover

     20% probability - Nothing seen

     60% probability - Square occupied

     20% probability - Unit identified

Units under cover will not be seen but moving units will always be identified.

First Photographic interpretation

For each square flown over that is occupied by enemy, whether under cover, or not the above probabilities are re-applied.

(ii) For 4 square recce

Snap report For each square flown over that is occupied by enemy not under cover

     50% probability occupied

     50% probability identified

Units under cover will not be seen but moving units will always be identified.

First Photographic interpretation

All units including those under cover the above probabilities are re-applied.