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Feb 5 04 11:00 PM

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Hi all

a quick question about on table support.

Given the scale of a 1/72 20mm game is it really approriate to use indirect fire on the table top ?

Whilst I'd see the logic in mortars being used I just don't think a 150mm howitzer battery would ever really fire indirect at the ranges used in the average game.

By all means take these guns but only as direct fire weapons. If you want 150mm indirect support it should be bought as an off table asset.

This would at least avoid the very gamey situation of the back table edge being lined with artillery guns so they can fire over there minimum indirect distance.

Before everyone gets anoyed because it means you can't use your fantastically painted and modelled howitzers, dont worry. Just put them on a shelf in the hallway next to your games room for real range authenticity!!!

(Signed a german player with no decent artillery modelled or painted)
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Feb 6 04 9:33 AM

DR,

It's a very fair point and one you've actually answered for yourself!

In the initial few drafts of the rules there was no on board indirect artillery fire at all, such fire was assumed to be off table and accounted for as such under the rules.

However, virtually every wargamer I know and the many I had correspondence with seem to have batteries upon batteries of artillery ranging from 120mm mortars to 25pdrs, Wespes, 155's etc. The vast majoirty having painted these models wished to have them physically on the tabeltop!! On the shelf across the room simply wasn't good enough!

(Also it's possible that at times units did receive very close indirect fire support, but I appreciate it was probably a rarity.)

There is nothing to stop you removing on board indirect arty support if you wish, and treat all arty as off board but allowing for unlimited fire missions from dedicated arty that would, under standard game rules, be on table.

DB

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