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Does elevation help artillery?
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 9:30 pm
by JiminyJickers
Hi there,
Does placing artillery on elevated terrain help increase the damage or the distance the artillery can shoot, or does it have any other advantages? I know it helps with line of sight, i.e. you can shoot over units, but not sure if there are any other advantages.
Thanks.
RE: Does elevation help artillery?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 4:50 am
by Oberst_Klink
ORIGINAL: JiminyJickers
Hi there,
Does placing artillery on elevated terrain help increase the damage or the distance the artillery can shoot, or does it have any other advantages? I know it helps with line of sight, i.e. you can shoot over units, but not sure if there are any other advantages.
Thanks.
Only found this reference:
10.7. Large Targets and Enfilade
Large units and units shot at
from behind their flank will suffer
higher losses from artillery fie.
Klink, Oberst
RE: Does elevation help artillery?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 5:44 am
by rbodleyscott
ORIGINAL: JiminyJickers
Does placing artillery on elevated terrain help increase the damage or the distance the artillery can shoot, or does it have any other advantages?
No, it just helps with LOS.
RE: Does elevation help artillery?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 6:42 am
by JiminyJickers
Okay thanks.
RE: Does elevation help artillery?
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 4:38 am
by AEWHistory
ORIGINAL: rbodleyscott
ORIGINAL: JiminyJickers
Does placing artillery on elevated terrain help increase the damage or the distance the artillery can shoot, or does it have any other advantages?
No, it just helps with LOS.
Okay, now this is weird, but I don't find this to be true, I have tried placing infantry on the forward slope of a hill and artillery on the top of the hill one hex behind and I get a message saying they are blocked. Am I doing something wrong? The LOS should be clear and the ART should have a nice field of fire over the heads of the own INF.
RE: Does elevation help artillery?
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:05 am
by rbodleyscott
ORIGINAL: AEWHistory
ORIGINAL: rbodleyscott
ORIGINAL: JiminyJickers
Does placing artillery on elevated terrain help increase the damage or the distance the artillery can shoot, or does it have any other advantages?
No, it just helps with LOS.
Okay, now this is weird, but I don't find this to be true, I have tried placing infantry on the forward slope of a hill and artillery on the top of the hill one hex behind and I get a message saying they are blocked. Am I doing something wrong? The LOS should be clear and the ART should have a nice field of fire over the heads of the own INF.
There needs to be a clear square between the guns and the troops they are shooting over.
So put the troops on the forward slope, and the guns two squares behind.
RE: Does elevation help artillery?
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 2:02 pm
by AEWHistory
Aha! Now my mistake becomes clear. I guess that makes sense. I wouldn't want artillery going off right behind my head either, even if it was aimed above my noggin....