Off Board Artillery

[clarkmj111]

I keep reading rule 9.2, and i keep getting 'each increment may fire once PER turn'

So, if a scenario says a side gets 6*16 ... they may fire 6 increments each turn. not 6 increments total?

i keep thinking the rule is clear - so this may be a dim witted question
but i felt i had to check as its a lot of OBA rounds in a 36 turn scenario!

[Grognard Gunny]

If a side "gets" 6 x 16 (for instance), that means he gets 6 x 16 (sized) units that he can use for OBA. In the mean... these units can only be used three units at a time. So... if one wishes to fire all 6 units, he fires three in one turn/increment and the other three in the next increment/turn. At least that's the way I play it.

GG

[NBGB]

Yes.  6 increments of 16 each turn.  If you use Fog of War which is recommended you may or may not have a chance to use them.  Artillery effectiveness is fickle in this game.

I keep reading rule 9.2, and i keep getting 'each increment may fire once PER turn'

So, if a scenario says a side gets 6*16 ... they may fire 6 increments each turn. not 6 increments total?

i keep thinking the rule is clear - so this may be a dim witted question
but i felt i had to check as its a lot of OBA rounds in a 36 turn scenario!

[plloyd1010]

Yes, that's pretty much correct. Granted, 216 OBA increments landing in a 36 turn game may seem like a lot, but how is that different from having 6 105mm batteries sitting on the corner of the map for 36 turns?

Just remember, no more than 3 increments may be fired at a single hex at a time, though you may activate all your OBA at the same time.

[clarkmj111]

Yes, that's pretty much correct. Granted, 216 OBA increments landing in a 36 turn game may seem like a lot, but how is that different from having 6 105mm batteries sitting on the corner of the map for 36 turns?

Just remember, no more than 3 increments may be fired at a single hex at a time, though you may activate all your OBA at the same time.

so, so long as targets are spotted - and so long as no more than 3 increments on a single target, once can use 6 increments every turn?

clarifying as i read one reply as saying 6 increments total (and only 3 in a turn) and another two replies as 6 per turn with the only restriction being 3 per target max

[cjsiam]

The rule reads all can be activated, but only 3 applied to any single hex per activation.

If you were firing on-board BF, you could put more onto a single hex
In a single activation....

There was discussion about this within last year?

[plloyd1010]

so, so long as targets are spotted - and so long as no more than 3 increments on a single target, once can use 6 increments every turn?

clarifying as i read one reply as saying 6 increments total (and only 3 in a turn) and another two replies as 6 per turn with the only restriction being 3 per target max

Only 3 in a target hex in one activation. So, as Craig said, all 6 increments can be used in one activation. So if all 6 are are activated, that could be 3 on hex A, and 3 on hex B. Also could be 3 on hex A, 1 on hex B and 2 on hex C. Or you could have 3 on hex A in one activation and 3 on hex A again in a later activation.

[clarkmj111]

so, so long as targets are spotted - and so long as no more than 3 increments on a single target, once can use 6 increments every turn?

clarifying as i read one reply as saying 6 increments total (and only 3 in a turn) and another two replies as 6 per turn with the only restriction being 3 per target max

Only 3 in a target hex in one activation. So, as Craig said, all 6 increments can be used in one activation. So if all 6 are are activated, that could be 3 on hex A, and 3 on hex B. Also could be 3 on hex A, 1 on hex B and 2 on hex C. Or you could have 3 on hex A in one activation and 3 on hex A again in a later activation.

Thank you all.
I really appreicate the community's help for rookie questions

[ACav]

so, so long as targets are spotted - and so long as no more than 3 increments on a single target, once can use 6 increments every turn?

clarifying as i read one reply as saying 6 increments total (and only 3 in a turn) and another two replies as 6 per turn with the only restriction being 3 per target max

Only 3 in a target hex in one activation. So, as Craig said, all 6 increments can be used in one activation. So if all 6 are are activated, that could be 3 on hex A, and 3 on hex B. Also could be 3 on hex A, 1 on hex B and 2 on hex C. Or you could have 3 on hex A in one activation and 3 on hex A again in a later activation.

Thank you all.
I really appreicate the community's help for rookie questions

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