Slitherine

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The accuracy of indirect fire will depend greatly on the Artillery skill rating of the unit calling in the bombardment, as well as whether the spotter can actually see the target hex. Unobserved fire will tend to scatter outside the target hex and will be less effective in general. Forward Observer units usually are the best for calling in fire. Note that if the target is unobserved, even if the rounds appear to be landing in the correct hex, you don’t know exactly where they are landing. So even if the fire appears accurate, it may not be doing any real damage. Pressing the “F” key or left-clicking on the Current/Spotter Unit button jumps the view to the unit acting as a spotter. You can also zoom the view with the Zoom buttons, and return to the Tactical Screen with the Exit button. Note that with Command and Control on, a Forward Observer can only direct the fire of a number of units equal to his remaining orders.

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Originally posted by ruxius: HI ..just a curiosity I can not answer by myself.. b) C3) is a FO vehicle...he is in hex 12,12 looking at the battlefield..he gives orders for B menu in hexes where he has LOS..(so he gets direct fire and accuracy benefits..) AFTER having set the B missions..when out of the B menu (and during that same turn )he moves cause he feels it's in danger there... the question is : moving after a B menu does influence previous orders in the B menu ? will he loose its accuracy benefits cause now he has no more LOS with that hexes ? Does he have to stay in sight with the targeted hexes till the shells fall down ? Thank you for any answer..

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Originally posted by ruxius: HI ..just a curiosity I can not answer by myself.. a) say F2)75mmFH fires indirect fire on hex 34,7 delay 1.1 ...in the old SP1 after a bombardement occurred , the same F2) can be ordered to keep fire in that hex for the next turn and this will cost 0 delay turns.. Now I am asking if this is still true in SPWAW5.1.. if this can not be perceived for artillery units with fast response..it may regard aircrafts which have longer delays.. Just to know if I have to forget about it :)

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Originally posted by ruxius: Thank you Great Justinian's General.. (tell me e'thing you know about his battles against the Goths )

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Originally posted by john g: ....as well as whether the spotter can actually see the target hex.

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Unobserved fire will tend to scatter outside the target hex and will be less effective in general. Note that if the target is unobserved, even if the rounds appear to be landing in the correct hex, you don’t know exactly where they are landing. So even if the fire appears accurate, it may not be doing any real damage.

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Pressing the “F” key or left-clicking on the Current/Spotter Unit button jumps the view to the unit acting as a spotter. You can also zoom the view with the Zoom buttons, and return to the Tactical Screen with the Exit button.

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To benefit from the LOS bonus, you must have LOS on the target when the shells are falling, and not when you order the arty mission.

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Originally posted by john g: From my observations, calling fire to a preregistered hex .1 turn delay Shifting fire from a hex already hit or a preregistered hex .3 turn delay American FO calling in artillery anywhere .1 turn delay. Keeping a unit firing at same hex - it depends. Same FO, same hex .1 turn but if you run out of orders and have to switch fo's then it seems to act as a new mission.

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Originally posted by Belisarius: [QB] I'll keep you posted whenever I find material about it.

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OK, it'd be fun to hook up for cooperative play in a scenario. the EU summit here 'til the end of June, but I'll be around.