PEB14 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Hi, I'm clearly missing a point here. I'm unable to request indirect fire on useful areas with my T30 HMC halftrack. An example: My observer has a clear LOS to the target. I am able to get in touch with the T30, but now I've got no LOS nor LOF anymore to the very same spot?! Here's the T30, no C2 issue (otherwise I couldn't get in touch with him anyway), The T30 is opened up (just in case it matters)… Side view. T30 on the left, observer on the right. A small ridge in between them. Still, I can ask for indirect fire to a point between the observer and the T30, out of LOS of the T30 ?! But I've tried any target beyond the observer, nada. No way. I also tried with a Co HQ observer, with similar results. Strangely, I can use my on-map mortar in this configuration. My best guess is that the whole area at the bottom of the valley beyond the observer is a blind area to the T30, considering the possible trajectory of the shells at the T30 gun's max elevation. But in a previous turn I tried to target an enemy unit at mid-slope on the other side of the valley, but I couldn't target it either… Any clue? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckdyke Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) The halftrack is too close by. No LOF means no line of fire because of the trajectory of the howitzer. Solution use a mortar. On map the howitzer is only useful for direct fire. Edited February 18, 2023 by chuckdyke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEB14 Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, chuckdyke said: The halftrack is too close by. No LOF means no line of fire because of the trajectory of the howitzer. Solution use a mortar. On map the howitzer is only useful for direct fire. That's what I suspected, but the allowed target in my last caption is very suspect!!! Well, A T30 in direct fire only, against a Flakvierling in the German side… Looks like I will add yet another chapter to my crystal tanks story! Edited February 18, 2023 by PEB14 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckdyke Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 8 hours ago, PEB14 said: That's what I suspected, but the allowed target in my last caption is very suspect!!! Well, A T30 in direct fire only, against a Flakvierling in the German side… Looks like I will add yet another chapter to my crystal tanks story! I had it with a German 75mm field gun. You could at the start plot a preplanned mission but not during the game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEB14 Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 8 hours ago, chuckdyke said: I had it with a German 75mm field gun. You could at the start plot a preplanned mission but not during the game. You could start a preplanned mission at the beginning of the game with on-board artillery, but you couldn't do it afterwards only because of trajectories issues? It makes no sense at all, wether at the start or thereafter, impossible trajectories remain impossible! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckdyke Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 1 minute ago, PEB14 said: It makes no sense at all, There are more things which don't make sense. My favorite is Soviet C2 in the game, I rely on hypothetical field telephones. At least somebody with expertise could offer advice on how it operated in WW2. In the meantime, happy gaming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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