On Map Indirect Fire Units

[Gavin Reid]

I don't seem to be able to get my on map units like mortars to get a LOS via an HQ so they end up having to direct fire.

Dumb question I expect but what am I missing?

Thanks for any help

[Swede]

Originally posted by Gavin Reid:

I don't seem to be able to get my on map units like mortars to get a LOS via an HQ so they end up having to direct fire.

Dumb question I expect but what am I missing?

Thanks for any help

When using an HQ for indirect targetting, the target/LOS line from the mortar to the intended target will still show up red, but when you click on the location an orange area fire line will "stick" to that spot. If neither the HQ nor the mortar has LOS, the line will disappear when you click on the spot. Note that you can only use area fire--orange line rather than red--with indirect targetting, and this can only be done with mortars, not guns.

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[This message has been edited by Swede (edited 03-12-2001).]

[Mlapanzer]

plus the HQ has to be in contact with the mortar.

[Gavin Reid]

Thanks guys. I take it then that (for example) the German infantry guns in the Cambes scenario cannot fire indirect. Any idea why it was done like this?

[Simon Fox]

The minimum reasonable range for these guns when firing indirectly is quite large, plus maybe a few other reasons too. Therefore it was decided that it was more realistic to represent them firing indirectly in the off-map mode. There were some long and sometimes testy hehe discussions in the past.

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