Minimal range for indirect artillery fire?

[Mobhack]

Artillery have a built-in minimum range, 20% of their max range and locked to a maximum of 20 hexes, minimum of 5. So only some very short range on-map infantry guns will tend to have a min range of 5-19 hexes in reality. (There has never been any distinction between guns, rockets, or howitzers as to min range in the game series).

It's not spelled out in any detail in any manuals since it is obvious from the fact that the "cannot fire" indicator is shown if you try to plot the gun on too close a target hex in the bombardment screen. Mousing over the red circle gives an explanatory message.

If you really need to fire indirect at close-in enemy targets - then issue mortars to your troops, not infantry guns.

Andy

[PvtJoker]

Originally Posted by Mobhack

Artillery have a built-in minimum range, 20% of their max range and locked to a maximum of 20 hexes, minimum of 5. So only some very short range on-map infantry guns will tend to have a min range of 5-19 hexes in reality.

Sorry tho resurrect this oldish thread, but the manual states that:

UnitClass 154=Infantry Howitzer On map artillery, min range halved, use for indirect capable IG and mountain guns.

Which I gather means that Unit Class 154 artillery units have a min range of 10% of their max range? So, for example German unit 092 - 15cm sIG 33 (weapon range 128) has a minimum range of 13 hexes?