Certain actions or lack of action taken by individuals and/or tactical units can incur penalties. Penalties are negative points, they reduce the score of the side that committed the penalty.

• Deliberate ignoring of a minefield or booby trap 500 points +
• 20 points per soldier involved
• Failure to tactically react to machine-gun fire 250 points +
• 20 points per soldier involved
• Failure to tactically react to mortar fire 100 points
• Failure to react to sniper fire* 100 points
• Failure to take hit 20 points

* When sniper is firing at ranges of 225 meters or less. See Rules for Snipers.