Tankgunner Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 How many TRPs will be available for the defending units supported by heavy artillery? Without them all 122-mm and up will be almost useless. Will TRPs be able for dug-in field artillery - for exampl, to protect roads or bridges? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce70 Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 It would be nice if the # of TRPs are a (non-linear) function of how long you've been on the map and how long the arty has been located in it's current position. Not sure how realistic that would be though... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 But TRP's are not necessary just for artillery, but also for ATG's. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce70 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Yeah, but IMO it should still be based on how long you've been in situ. However, I really have no idea how long it took to set this up in WWII. Did they have to pace it out? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Well, first they had to find some black paint and red paint, so they could draw that TRP reticule on ground... Different methods for arty and direct fire weapons. ATG's would have measured the distance to the target with measures. Artillery would have shot some rounds to the coordinates, which the FO then adjusted, and the battery wrote the corrected bearing, rise and charge down (or something). Actually, nothing has changed from those days, except today we have laser rangefinders as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ike Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Assuming relatively clear weather, that is no heavy rain or long-lasting fog or any snow heavier than "a few flakes", for anything of about 105mm FA and smaller - to include all the mortars - would require about 4 - 6 hours including setting up the battery positions, depending on how rugged the terrain is. More hills, etc, longer time. That is for Vietnam War era weapons, who didn't have GPS/laser range finders, etc for the most part, and had to use essentially the same methods and equipment as WW2. Oh, and that's U.S. Army of course - who did I serve with, eh? - but I'm fairly certain that's about right for any but the absolute worst or absolute "blue ribbon winners" of artillery crews. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Are related to the entrenchment level of the defenders. If you are in location long enough to dig in, you also start to get TRPs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner14 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Wow. Seems you have some nice ideas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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