Mortar fire denied

[Simicro]

Hi,

I'm playing the tutorial campaign (Devon - Basic Training).

My mortar is deployed:

 

There is no observer in this mission but the HQ is within sight and voice range of the mortar team. The ammo bearer team is also present. The 3 lights on the left are green. So why is it that I get a 'DENIED' for firing?

[Codreanu]

54 minutes ago, Simicro said:

Hi,

I'm playing the tutorial campaign (Devon - Basic Training).

My mortar is deployed:

 

There is no observer in this mission but the HQ is within sight and voice range of the mortar team. The ammo bearer team is also present. The 3 lights on the left are green. So why is it that I get a 'DENIED' for firing?

You need to select the HQ, not the mortar team.

[PEB14]

2 hours ago, Simicro said:

Hi,

I'm playing the tutorial campaign (Devon - Basic Training).

My mortar is deployed:

 

There is no observer in this mission but the HQ is within sight and voice range of the mortar team. The ammo bearer team is also present. The 3 lights on the left are green. So why is it that I get a 'DENIED' for firing?

If you select the mortar team, you can only fire within your LOS (direct fire). If you want to use indirect fire, as stated by @Codreanu, you need to direct the fire using the HQ unit.

[Warts 'n' all]

Ah, the joys of posting the same thread twice.

[Simicro]

Many thanks Codreanu and and PEB14.

Much appreciated!

I get it now (indirect fire) and it worked 

[Simicro]

3 hours ago, Warts 'n' all said:

Ah, the joys of posting the same thread twice.

 

Yes sorry, the system doubled my post.

But many thanks to you too.

It's always good to hear different ways of explaining, with some little variation. In this case the FO.

 

3 hours ago, Warts 'n' all said:

Because you have got the Mortar Team itself highlighted. A team cannot give itself an "Indirect Fire" mission, only HQs and FOs can call in indirect fire. So either use the HQ to call in indirect fire, or have the mortar use direct fire at the targets it can see.