Marko Litmanen

Off your case but I've used Radeon DDR 64 VIVO since it was the hottest ATI and have had no problems with it whatsoever! I'm really curious what is the problem with everybody else. Maybe because I'm still using the good old win98? Or is it just these new cards and drivers? Anyway I wouldn't hesitate to buy ATI.

Tero: I was in the army at the same time as Linus Thorwalds (father of Linux). Reserve officer school, Hamina 90-91. We are both Artillery spotters in reserve, Linus and I!!!! Let's invite him to join this forum shall we?!!!!

Actually (Uber )finn FO doesn't need to do any calculations since they are all done in safely behind his back with the battery/battalion. He just calls and gets. Another nasty requirement from finns ... ok this is beginning to sound a bit too nitpicking even to me ... but since this game is all about historical accuracy you asked for it. Here I came Tero!

Good news! Reading the manual made me worry.

This discussion seems to turn to this special armoured-spotter-vehicle-thing. This is not what I meant. Spotters should be able to call arty support where ever they are (national limitations aplying of course)! On the ground standing, sitting, running(?), etc. embarked on a vehicle top, cockpit, roof, etc. as long as they are not hiding and as long as the vehicle is not moving and they have communications ok. If I understood correctly this is a limitation in the engine. What I also cannot accept is the fact that if the spotter is killed/wounded the artystrike that is been fired stops instantly! Who the hell is going to tell this to the batteries or battalions?! Who cares if the spotter dies! He has just given a direct order and it will be followed even if he dies in the middle of it and the strike should finnish normally.

Vilho said: "...if that's the case, would you then illuminate me that how would you be able to call ..." Now if I understood your question : Target reference points are laid on projected enemy attack positions near the road the convoy is going to use before it takes off. En route the barrels of the firing unit (battery, battalion, what ever) are being directed to the next TRF as the convoy moves enabling as rapid a response as possible. Now if the enemy attacks the convoy stops. If very lucky the enemy is found on TRF and can be fired at right away. If enemy is not directly on TRF then it can be fired with a method using a correction from the nearest TRF: "Fire three salvos 300m left and 200m forward from TRF 3, my location is ..." would be the the words of the spotter. All this needs is the spotter team to measure the distance and direction to the TRF and it takes very little time. Did I answer your question?

Ok Panzer76, I'll take a closer look. I'm afraid Jari is not related, but believe me people keep asking me the same question continuously! My last name is a bit rare so the confusion is more than likely .

To my disappointment it is not possible for a artillery spotter to call arty support while embarged on a vehicle. I'm not perfectly sure about how things were 60 years ago but I know for sure that finnish arty (flames to the other thread please ... )has been capable to do it for several decades now and without any modern gismos. So please you who know better historic facts please tell us all about it. For example a supply convoy with embarked spotter can call in arty strike very rapidly staying in his staff car. It's annoying to disembark and re-embark ... Marko Litmanen, artillery spotter in reserve