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kirk23 -> RE: COMMANDER THE GREAT WAR AND ITS FUTURE. (3/25/2015 9:49:44 AM)
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No other Units can't see beyond their own Line of Sight distance.
LAND UNITS
Garrison Line of Sight = 1
Infantry Line of Sight = 1
Armour Line of Sight = 1
Artillery Line of Sight = 1
Rail Gun Line of Sight = 1
Armoured Train Line of Sight = 1
Armoured CAR Line of Sight = 3
Cavalry Line of Sight = 2
AIRCRAFT
Fighter Line of Sight = 3
Bomber Line of Sight = 3
Zeppelin Line of Sight = 4
Balloon Line of Sight = 5
On the battlefield world war 1, Observation Balloon's played a very important roll, in that they could see what your enemy was upto, hence the need to use Fighter Aircraft to fly Balloon busting missions![;)]
The crucial role of observation balloons.
An observation balloon was both a vulnerable and a valuable target: the balloon was moored in a stationary position and was lifted by flammable hydrogen gas, whose use was necessitated by the scarcity of helium reserves among European powers. The observer, suspended in the wicker basket beneath, typically had a wireless transmitter, binoculars and/or a long-range camera. His job was to observe actions on the front-line and behind it, to spot enemy troop movements or unusual activity of any sort, and to call down artillery fire onto any worthwhile targets. Balloon observers were consequently targets of great importance to both sides, especially before any sort of infantry action or offensive, so individual pilots, flights or whole squadrons were frequently ordered to attack balloons, either in an attempt to destroy them or at least disrupt their observation activities.[1] Pilots on both sides tried to attack from a height that could enable them to fire without getting too close to the hydrogen and pull away fast. They were also cautioned not to go below 1000 feet in order to avoid machine gun and AA fire.
Due to their importance, balloons were usually given heavy defenses in the form of machine gun positions on the ground, anti-aircraft artillery, and standing fighter patrols stationed overhead. Other defenses included surrounding the main balloon with barrage balloons; stringing cables in the air in the vicinity of the balloons; putting machine guns in gondolas for observers to use; and flying balloons booby-trapped with explosives that could be remotely detonated from the ground. These measures made balloons very dangerous targets to approach.
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