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1/ Can I use Brit.6 or 17pd. ATG with indirect fire (C.O/H.Q.)
2/ 25pd.Field Art.on table, how is this used for the British, is it commanded by C.O./H.Q. when it is on table or by a FAO? I am not entirely sure about what the difference is between :Artiller/Infantry Guns/Anti Tank Guns. Any advice? Thanks.

1. no
2. commanded by CO/HQ can only target individual stands rather than using template see link

http://www.blitzkrieg-commander.com/Content/For...

Greetings

1. Units listed as AT are all direct fire flat trajectory weapons i.e. they need line of sight to their targets. This is also true of the AT guns listed as infantry support e.g. the 6pdr in UK service. They fire on command of the CO/HQ.

2. Artillery are either (a) listed as Artillery Support, in which case the guns are on table and fire at individual targets on the command of the CO or HQ, or (b) as Artillery that are off table in which case they fire only once per turn on command of the FAO or as 'scheduled' fire in either case using a template.

3. Infantry guns and mortars fire at individual target units but because they tend to have a high trajectory can eitehr fire direct or at an enemy unit that is in LOS of a friendly unit within 20cm of their HQ.

Hope this helps.

Edward

Hi

It states that on table artillery can be used the same as infantry guns (ie indirect). However infanry guns can use a friendly unit in the same formation that is within 20cm of the formation HQ as a spotter. If artillery are on table but are in their own formation(with other artillery and an HQ)who could spot for them as the HQ can`t .

Jim

Jim,
Where does it state " are in their own formation(with other artillery and an HQ)"?

What I am reading is that they "act in axactly the same way as infantry guns"

-Patrick

Thanks all, (yes that did help),whilst your in the mood (as it were)what provoked my question was the note on P70 re: Artillery Support for the British in NWE and am still not clear as to what that refers to ,is it the OFF board or the ON board Artillery that is unavailable? Ivan.

Hi

It doesn`t state that they have to be in their own formation. I was asking a question regarding if a player was to group artillery on table in it`s own formation(ie a battery, battalion or regiment with it`s own HQ)and it used the infantry gun rule then who could spot for indirect fire.

Jim

Ivan, it says "no artillery support units are available", which are on-table artillery units. Read the section on p.26 for details.