Champagne Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I could not find an explanation of this in the Field Manual. When calling in artillery strikes, there's an option to choose Personnel or General. Could someone please explain what this means? Thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejetset Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 It selects the type of round that will be fired. In non-specific terms, Personnel are rounds that will throw more shrapnel to kill soft targets ... like pixeltruppen. I think "General" packs more HE and less shrapnel and therefore causes more damage to buildings, fortifications and stuff like that. ... and is also hell on troops. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Type of ammunition used is the same (standard HE). "General" is impact fuzing; the shell will detonate when it contacts a surface. "Personnel" attempts to achieve air bursts over the target by using a time fuze and can only be set for certain types of artillery and only during the setup phase or when firing on a TRP. This setting can have more effect on personnel without overhead cover (including those in foxholes and trenches) and on open-topped armored vehicles. The timing of the fuze is not exact and some shells may burst on impact, while others may burst too high to be effective. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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