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Basic Artillery Range Question
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:22 am
by VarlosZ
This is a very basic question but I haven't seen it addressed specifically:
When supporting a defense, exactly where is an artillery unit's range "going to"? That is, for purposes of the unit's range, is its target the hex containing the hostile attacking unit, or is it the hex containing the friendly defending unit? Put another way, if I have an arty unit with a range of 1 and have it dig in directly behind a unit that's about to be attacked from the hex on the opposite side, will it support the defense (because the combat is theoretically taking place 1 hex away), or will it not support (because the hostile enemy unit is attacking from 2 hexes away)?
Hopefully that's clear. Thanks.
ETA: And just to be clear, I'm assuming that an arty unit with a range of 1 has to be adjacent to a defending enemy unit, not just a friendly attacker, yes?
RE: Basic Artillery Range Question
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:09 am
by Lobster
The range is to the defending hex.
RE: Basic Artillery Range Question
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:13 am
by Oberst_Klink
ORIGINAL: VarlosZ
This is a very basic question but I haven't seen it addressed specifically:
When supporting a defense, exactly where is an artillery unit's range "going to"? That is, for purposes of the unit's range, is its target the hex containing the hostile attacking unit, or is it the hex containing the friendly defending unit? Put another way, if I have an arty unit with a range of 1 and have it dig in directly behind a unit that's about to be attacked from the hex on the opposite side, will it support the defense (because the combat is theoretically taking place 1 hex away), or will it not support (because the hostile enemy unit is attacking from 2 hexes away)?
Hopefully that's clear. Thanks.
ETA: And just to be clear, I'm assuming that an arty unit with a range of 1 has to be adjacent to a defending enemy unit, not just a friendly attacker, yes?
It will support the defender adjacent to it, if it got a range=1.
Klink, Oberst
RE: Basic Artillery Range Question
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 6:45 pm
by Falcon1
How about on offense? If I have an artillery with range of 1, and it is adjacent to my attacking unit, but not adjacent to the enemy defender, will it participate in the attack?
RE: Basic Artillery Range Question
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:12 am
by Lobster
Combat takes place in the defending units hex.
RE: Basic Artillery Range Question
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:18 am
by Oberst_Klink
ORIGINAL: Falcon1
How about on offense? If I have an artillery with range of 1, and it is adjacent to my attacking unit, but not adjacent to the enemy defender, will it participate in the attack?
There's a thread where the almighty Bob Cross explained it; on tactical reserve I for sure know they support attacks, too. About Dig-in status, not sure. Best bet, an internal search in the forum or we wait for Bob to pop up.
Klink, Oberst
RE: Basic Artillery Range Question
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 6:32 am
by secadegas
ORIGINAL: Oberst_Klink
ORIGINAL: Falcon1
How about on offense? If I have an artillery with range of 1, and it is adjacent to my attacking unit, but not adjacent to the enemy defender, will it participate in the attack?
There's a thread where the almighty Bob Cross explained it; on tactical reserve I for sure know they support attacks, too. About Dig-in status, not sure. Best bet, an internal search in the forum or we wait for Bob to pop up.
Klink, Oberst
Arty will support within range at half srtrenght on Dig-in, tactical or local reserve status (even if local reserve shouldn't be used on arty units for practical reasons).
If directly commited Arty units will support/attack at full strenght.
And as Lobster said combat takes place in the defending units hex.
RE: Basic Artillery Range Question
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 8:13 am
by Falcon1
OK so what is the typical tactic on offense? If a unit has an artillery range of 1, then for it to support attacks it must be in the front line with the other attacking units, correct? Or do people directly select their artillery for offense, getting the full strength for that one attack?
RE: Basic Artillery Range Question
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 2:41 pm
by secadegas
ORIGINAL: Falcon1
OK so what is the typical tactic on offense? If a unit has an artillery range of 1, then for it to support attacks it must be in the front line with the other attacking units, correct? Or do people directly select their artillery for offense, getting the full strength for that one attack?
I don't know if there is a typical tactic on attack.
Speaking for myself i don't commit range 1 Arty directly on attack.
Just because Arty units usually are full of passive defender type of equipment and they suffer a lot of losses when attacking directly/assaulting. That's not the case when Arty unit has range higher than 1 and so don't need to be in direct contact with enemy.
Makes sense?