emccabe Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 why cant artillery pieces like the m7 priest be used as on map fire support instead needing los on a target to attack it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieme(ITA) Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) Not an expert but I belive that there should be a minimum range for indirect fire with M7's weapon, therefore might be out of CM map sizes. Edited March 20, 2015 by Kieme(ITA) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emccabe Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 I was aware of that but I meant to say on larger maps 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 The other thing is that for indirect fire to work properly the location of both the target and the firing unit need to be known within a certain degree of accuracy. I guess the assumption is that on map arty has recently moved and hasn't had time to survey its position adequately. That's just a guess and would not be consistent with the behavior of on map mortars, which move and fire indirectly pretty freely. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMac Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) As ME stated; On-Map Arty would need to have it's Radio-Net setup, and beyond the scope of CM. This is why you need to purchase an FO for that...On-Board Arty type Units ( which are not used as On-Board Arty ) are on the Battlefield for other reasons, such as Direct-Fire Support, or in Rear-Area Support Scenarios ( attacking an Arty position ), etc. Joe Edited March 20, 2015 by JoMc67 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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