MSBoxer Posted August 23, 2001 Share Posted August 23, 2001 I am sure this has come up before, but humor me. Why can't FOs call in fire missions while embarked? Is it just a side effect of embarked units not being able to fire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted August 23, 2001 Share Posted August 23, 2001 I guess that their radios wouldn't work unless the FO is touching the earth. It must've been in the Geneva Convention. Seriously, that is an EXCELLENT question, even IF it has been asked before. I can see absolutely no reason why it shouldn't be allowed. Maybe they just ran out of time again. If so, then there should no reason to leave it out of CMBB. They have plenty of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scipio Posted August 23, 2001 Share Posted August 23, 2001 Good question - we use special FO vehicels and tanks today - were they already in use in WWII? And BTW, I wonder anyway why embarked units in general can't fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoch Posted August 23, 2001 Share Posted August 23, 2001 A previous discussion on the matter thanks to David's Thread Archive. Provides some insight as to why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.Tankersley Posted August 23, 2001 Share Posted August 23, 2001 You CAN (sorta-kinda), actually. You can't _issue_ a fire order while embarked, but once you've issued one you can have the FO move and mount up. Don't expect your mission countdown clock to move very fast while you're doing this, though. This is similar to the "feature" that lets you give an FO a move order with "Hide" at the end, and _then_ give him a target order. As long as you don't adjust his target, he'll be able to direct fire from that spot while hiding. And there were some specially modified tanks/AFVs that were used as observer vehicles in WWII; I don't know any real details, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSBoxer Posted August 23, 2001 Author Share Posted August 23, 2001 Thanks for the link I agree that spotting on the move may be difficult but that spotting from a stoped vehicle should be possible... Is this where I am supposed to say BTS please fix or do Somefink? At least for CMBB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted August 24, 2001 Share Posted August 24, 2001 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by MSBoxer: ... I agree that spotting on the move may be difficult ...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Isn't this what tanks and other armed vehicles do all the time ...? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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