[Mobhack]

The victory hexes are not the only thing WRT victory, they merely provide some bonus points on top of points garnered in smashing the enemy force, except for small battles. They also provide the AI with something to navigate to.

If you are battling with the AI around V-hexes, then these will be counted as "contested", and so the game may last longer. Ditto, if you are finding yourself camped out on the objectives fighting off the AI around them, then that is where your artillery pre-planned fires may be handy?.

Also - remember that you can shift fire with little delay, once arty fire has fallen. (Many newbies seem to plot a brand new mission, even simply to fire in the same area). Click on the fire unit's name bar, and then just press the HE button for fire at 0.1 or so delay, or the shift target key to adjust from the last target hex. For a "creeping barrage" - just keep shifting the fires turn by turn.

If you think you will need more time - then use the turn count adjustment available from the View Map button in the deployment screen. Ditto if you don't like the V-hex deployment or map or visibility etc.

Cheers
Andy

Cheers
Andy