Erwin Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Pak40: I am not talking about having LOS to the other side of a hedge. I am talking about simple LOS through a field etc. Mortars can see much further than regular inf units despite not being all 7+ feet tall (presumably). My question is if this is reciprocal - can the mortars therefore be seen much more easily (from further away) than inf? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Childress Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Mortars can see much further than regular inf units despite not being all 7+ feet tall (presumably). Because mortar teams have binoculars and some (British) infantry squads don't? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pak40 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Pak40: I am not talking about having LOS to the other side of a hedge. I am talking about simple LOS through a field etc. Mortars can see much further than regular inf units despite not being all 7+ feet tall (presumably). My question is if this is reciprocal - can the mortars therefore be seen much more easily (from further away) than inf? I understand the question. I was trying to reiterate that it is ONLY mortars and FOs that have this special spotting(targeting) ability, so how can the reciprocal is true to normal enemy units? If it's an enemy FO or mortar, yes, it will be able to target the area where your mortar is. If it's any other unit then no, it should not be able to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 It's not even a 'special spotting ability'. They have the ability to target indirect fire beyond LOS limits (although only slightly), but they can't see anything there. For example, they can target indirect fire on the other side of a high wall, but like any other they can't see any enemy units that might be lurking there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Ah... so you are saying mortars can TARGET way further than they can SEE thru a wheatfield. I'll check that out and see if you speak truth or with forked tongue white man... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 thssssssssssss 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pak40 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 It's not even a 'special spotting ability'. They have the ability to target indirect fire beyond LOS limits (although only slightly), but they can't see anything there. For example, they can target indirect fire on the other side of a high wall, but like any other they can't see any enemy units that might be lurking there. Correct, it's just for indirect area fire. For FOs, this special ability is only available when calling an artillery mission and not when using the Target command for direct rifle fire. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Yup, it seems to be so... I ran mortars and inf out in a field at various ranges to where I knew they would be in direct LOS of enemy tanks (assuming they could see each other). The mortars could fire where the tanks were even tho they couldn't see em, and no return fire. It's a neat magic trick, since there was also no C2 to anyone who could actually see the tank. C2: Hours of confused irritated fun! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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