Does moving a unit affect the arty/air support it called in?

[Armchair_Ranger]

If a unit has been assigned to call in CAS or a fire mission, is it safe for that unit to move or does moving affect the accuracy of the CAS or fire mission?

[Erwin]

To add to the question, after CAS has been called, does the observer have to continue to have LOS to the target as in CM1 (arty)?

I have called CAS and have had the impression in CMSF that the observer does not have to have eyes on the target after that.

For that matter, ditto re an FO calling for arty?

[Lt. Smash]

The answer depends on "when" the spotter moves and if they loose LOS. Check out pages 98 to 100 on the CMSF 1.20 manual. There is a good discussion of spotters for air support. To summarize, "...the Spotter may be required to keep LOS on the target if possible. If not possible, often the pilot can fill in, however a less optimal result is quite likely. At the very least it slows down the delivery...Once a Munition is on its way, it may or may not require LOS to be maintained by the designated Spotter. The unit checked is the one that was used for spotting during targeting. If a LOS check is necessary, and it fails, then the Munition will default to trying to hit the aim point using GPS."

Bob