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Old May 30th, 2008, 12:00 PM
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Default Re: Simple Questions

1) The HQ unit class (if not campaign upgraded to another unit class) is a "semi" FOO anyway. Battle group HQ is assumed to have an arty liaison guy attached (but not if you convert him to an armoured car or whatever).

Try a normal non-FOO HQ unit vs a real FOO team as an observer and check:

- Time to call a new mission (FOO has less delay)
- Shifting of fires FOO vs non-FOO (FOOs can shift more in the same time)
- Accuracy, esp of fires plotted blind to the observer but also where the mission is in LOS of the spotter (FOO has less drift than a regular grunt)

Also - depending on how many observers bought and mission type (and especially so for post 1970s in MBT - details in the change history of the MBT GG) - check how many gold spots you get offered. You do not get the guaranteed 10 spots in all battles (esp meeters) any more!.

2) Right clicking makes the unit "look" in a new facing - and so possibly detect previously unseen targets.

The "all visible hexes" button has absolutely nothing to do with searching, it simply shows all hexes in LOS of the unit, a completely different (but useful) piece of info. Saves having to click in 6 different directions to determine field of view when placing units.

cheers
Andy
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