Continual Battery Bombardment

[DRG]

Originally Posted by chris h

Another example. New scenario first turn after setting pre-bombardment.

On map 120mm GWS, unit AX0 an AX1 not plotted but fire at the village centred around hex 38,45. Their initial plot was nowhere near that hex and fired smoke in front of the victory hexes directly ahead.

Cancel works as does loading them onto their transports.

Pre turn 0 and save 1 attached.

This says they WERE plotted to fire smoke



That screenshot was taken from the pregame turn zero save you sent in save slot 1




AND you write "unit AX0 an AX1 not plotted but fire" then say "Their initial plot was nowhere near that hex

So not plotted but their initial plot was nowhere near that hex

Explain how they can be " not plotted" then say "Their initial plot was nowhere near that hex"
?

[chris h]

Not plotted refers to T1 when they fired HE to the north. Plotted refers to T0 when they did fire smoke correctly to the east.

[DRG]

We will be looking into this. It might be a game flaw but nobody else has reported anything like that until now so it might be something has gone sideways with your installtion

[scorpio_rocks]

I have had the occasional battery fire at some random point on the map when "out of contact" and not currently plotted to fire - but is very occasional and put down to the vagaries of war.
I have not experienced the "run away" firing of a battery, however.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by scorpio_rocks

I have had the occasional battery fire at some random point on the map when "out of contact" and not currently plotted to fire - but is very occasional and put down to the vagaries of war.
I have not experienced the "run away" firing of a battery, however.

I have. It's very rare. It's always with off map artillery units that have plotted a bombardment to start before the battle begins. Like you, I just sum it up as a vagary of war, and since it's with off map artillery, I figure it makes sense since their not under my direct control when a mistake is more likely to happen.