General Panic Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 Why should it be so that my artillery spotters lose their ability to call in barrages when they are mounted on vehicles? ------------------ Two Rules to Live By: 1. Never Get Out of the Boat. 2. Charlie Doesn't Surf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntelWeenie Posted October 13, 2000 Share Posted October 13, 2000 Limitation of the game engine. Currently (hint, hint ), passengers may neither target anything or be targeted. ------------------ Cats aren't clean, they're covered with cat spit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109 Gustav Posted October 13, 2000 Share Posted October 13, 2000 Ever tried to use a pair of binoculars while riding in the back of a truck? Kind of makes it hard to call in arty accuratley. ------------------ Well my skiff's a twenty dollar boat, And I hope to God she stays afloat. But if somehow my skiff goes down, I'll freeze to death before I drown. And pray my body will be found, Alaska salmon fishing, boys, Alaska salmon fishing. -Commercial fishing in Kodiak, Alaska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Fox Posted October 13, 2000 Share Posted October 13, 2000 I didn't quite catch that? Did he say moving vehicle? Ever heard of a OP tank? ------------------ "Fatso-the battlers' prince" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Panic Posted October 13, 2000 Author Share Posted October 13, 2000 Well, so there could be a penalty. I want to ride my FO's around in jeeps damn it and I don't want to dismount them every damn time. ------------------ Two Rules to Live By: 1. Never Get Out of the Boat. 2. Charlie Doesn't Surf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibucephalus Posted October 13, 2000 Share Posted October 13, 2000 its not impossible to call fire on the move. But it is hard to write down fire orders and plot the target on your map with all the bouncing. I'm in the canadian artillery and we don't have any high-tech forward observation kit like all the other industrialized nations of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Petersson Posted October 13, 2000 Share Posted October 13, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Simon Fox: I didn't quite catch that? Did he say moving vehicle? Ever heard of a OP tank? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yes. OP tanks are discussed in another thread. They don't plot arty missions while moving, and are specifically designed for the job. Vehicles in CM are merely transports, and uncomfortable as such. Personally I think it seems like a very good idea to leave the GP when plotting a mission, as a safety measurement. It doesn't take long to dis-/embark the GP. Cheers Olle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted October 13, 2000 Share Posted October 13, 2000 The mobile shoot is one of the most difficult especially if traveling across the gun target line. Can it be done? Yes, a very experienced FO and a good FDC can get it done but I wouldn't recommend it. Obviously the game engine is slightly flawed in this aspect. If a vehicle is stopped you can certainly do a mission from one. You can also do a mission on to a TRP easily also. An adjust fire is another matter.... Another question deals with the radio in question. There were different models, some were man portable some were not. Hey were is the spotter plane by the way in the CM simulation? Ibucephalus, whata you guys using? No digital? No lasers? Are you still at the compass and map level? I was Fo'ing during the transition period from that style to the TACFIRE/FIST systems An old FO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibucephalus Posted October 13, 2000 Share Posted October 13, 2000 We are backwater arty hicks. The most high-tech kit we have is an ancient(70's?) laser that we guntape(YES, GUNTAPE) to the top of a grizzly(lav). We've got some gps's too, but no intergrated FOO vehicle. Apparently there might be a FOO/LAV 3 on the way though. But then again, we can hardly afford tanks anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted October 13, 2000 Share Posted October 13, 2000 You really need (kidding) to get into a war somewhere.....cann't you invade Greenland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavScout Posted October 13, 2000 Share Posted October 13, 2000 While adjusting fire on the move is more difficult, it is not impossible. The biggest thing is WHY does arty fire stop when an FO moves? I'd like to see the option of, when a FO is moving (foot or vehicle) of having arty continue to fire on the last spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Panic Posted October 13, 2000 Author Share Posted October 13, 2000 I don't even want to call mission when I'm moving. I just don't want to get the guy out of the jeep when it stops. Is that too much ask. Just make it impossible to call down missions from a vehicle with move orders that turn. ------------------ Two Rules to Live By: 1. Never Get Out of the Boat. 2. Charlie Doesn't Surf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willmontgomery Posted October 16, 2000 Share Posted October 16, 2000 For starters, I'd just like my artillery spotters to be able to call in fire missions while hiding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chupacabra Posted October 16, 2000 Share Posted October 16, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by CavScout: The biggest thing is WHY does arty fire stop when an FO moves? I'd like to see the option of, when a FO is moving (foot or vehicle) of having arty continue to fire on the last spot.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Er, it doesn't? In a game I'm currently playing against PeterNZer at night, in fog, I've had to move my arty spotters all over creation to avoid getting gunned down by his squads, and they've kept up their fire. ------------------ Soy super bien, soy super super bien, soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibucephalus Posted October 17, 2000 Share Posted October 17, 2000 If we were to go to war I think our best chance would be against Micronesia or the Galapagos Islands, provided we had the advantage of surprise of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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