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scJazz said:
Is there some issue with 60mm mortars or small caliber mortars in general? I've played a couple of scenarios where US 60mm mortars in the 1980s time frame never fired as artillery when controlled by AI. They just sat there and waited to be killed. Sorry no saves of this kind of event. It didn't occur to me that there might be a problem until long after I finished each of the scenarios in which this happened. Basically I've played 3 or 4 scenarios that included US Army 60mm mortar teams that never fired their mortars in anger. They just sat there. Even in scenarios where the US side was short on artillery.
Am I missing something? Wanted to ask before I went to the trouble of creating a test scenario.
Jazz
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The rather short range of such items can be a problem, especially in mobile scenarios. When the AI is advancing, ranges may well get, or even start out of range from the start line. Large maps can be a problem, again because of the low range of the things.
I have had 60mm mortars fire at me under AI control, but usually you need to be within thier rather short range bracket, position be known to the AI, and have been there long enough. Chiefly that only really happens if you are advancing or assaulting the AI and are taking your time fighting through positions with the mini-mortars near enough to contribute.
How long were you inside the envelope of the short-legged little critters?
They are really only good for local defence, if the enemy is nice enough to wait around there long enough for the fire to arrive (so pretty much limited to a plotted gold spot FDF target smack in front of your coy defensive location really, just far enough out that fire will not drift too close to the defenders).
Real 81mm mortars are far superior to the 60mm toys. Mainly because of the range element, and the fact they may be useful in advance type scenarios, unless you want to invest in trucks or inch them forward a hex or so at a time for ever. The AI will usually not advance the things, of course.
Cheers
Andy