Re: [GZG] Artillery considerations

On Jul 8, 2008, at 4:00 PM, Allan Goodall wrote:
>
> Where it can get a little tricky is in the use of onboard artillery.
> Should the other guy's artillery defence system have a chance to stop
> onboard mortar and indirect artillery? Or do we assume that it's so
> close to the battlefield that the time of flight is too short? Could
> just be a case of shifting a die up or down to represent the
> difficulty in hitting someone else.
>

I would say, no, by the time you get a flix, the other guy should be  
done with his TOT mission and, unless he's being lazy should have run  
like a scalded cat from the just used firing point. Given that	
current systems can put 10 rounds down range in 60 seconds and then  
be moving should help on avoiding that counter battery mission.

More over, I have always figured that if you're on table, you're  
subject to getting spotted by a scout and getting zapped that way. A  
bigger board is easier BUT with a bigger board, it's easier for  
Flying craft to find a way past the Air defenses and see your or kill  
your artillery. Naturally, I've always liked the neatness as to how  
counter battery was possible if your opponents fired from the same  
spot on table twice in a row. Shoot and scoot missions being de-rigur  
if my opponent had Counter battery.  Look for emitters in his rear,  
if you see a vehicle you don't recognize WITH an artillery vehicle or  
two and it's emitting, then you're probably detecting some sort of  
Counter battery radar AND you'd better NOT be lazy on shoot and  
scoot. I immensely love the rock/scissors/paper that the Air defense/ 
AD/Artillery/Counterbattery radar/Aircraft make for the game.

Still, I prefer, in a good sized Dirtside game to have,

1 set of infantry based mortars on tracks (roll up, dismount, fire  
missions) they're relatively cheap and can get GOOD missions off.
1 set of on table gun/howitzer based artillery back in my rear with  
an airdefense vehicle attached AND a Counter battery vehicle attached  
if possible.
1 set of off table artillery for really big stonks when I want	
something dead right bloody now. 

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