confusing Artillery overload score

[Griefbringer]

Originally Posted by gdpsnake

TRUST ME. I had 9 total off board guns. 3 sets of 3 10.5 cm guns. Look at the purchase screen under artillery. You get a set of three light artillery guns under the choice "artillery abt (German OOB circa 1941)." 3 batteries of 3 guns is nine guns - TOTAL. A 10.5cm choice costs 579 points and they are off-board assets. These are part of my core force.

My core is 5 companies of PZ III H (25 tanks), 1 company of PZ IV E (4 tanks), 4 companies of PZ grenadiers (4X4) squads for 16 total squads of men, 16 251 halftracks to carry the 16 squads, 4 wheeled Flak 88's, 4 tracked AAA guns, an HQ, and my 3 batteries of 3 guns EACH 10.5 cm artillery - TOTAL NINE GUNS!!!!!!!!

Scenario purchase points were used to buy the 75 mm IG which were in two companies including a spotter for 184 points each. My leftover support points were spent on 5 booby traps and munitions (1 purchase of 2). I ignored the rest.

At the risk of being considered patronising, I would like to point out that you have got some of your terminology a bit wrong, which might lead to misunderstandings.

Firstly, the German formation "Artillerie Abt" (abt = Abteilung) is not a battery, but a battalion, consisting of three batteries (Batterie). 10.5cm Batterie consists of 4 tubes, so you had in total 36 tubes of off-map artillery (in 9 units). This is almost equivalent to the divisional artillery component of 1941 era German armoured division (24 x 10.5 cm tubes and 12 x 15 cm tubes), so it is not a trivial amount.

As for the amount of tubes per off-map unit, it can vary between 1 and 4, with 4 tubes being the most common. You can see the amount of tubes on the unit information screen, shown eg. when purchasing (or from the bombardment menu during the game).

Also, the German term "Zug" (in game usually 4-5 tanks or 3-4 infantry squads) means a platoon, not a company. German term for company is "Kompanie", in game usually abbreviated as "Kp". So your core panzer force was actually 6 platoons of tanks, not 6 companies.

As for counting points for artillery overload, please notice that only the actual shooting (indirect fire) and ammo supply units are counted. The forward observers (such as the ones you purchased in the IG companies) are not counted towards artillery overload.


As for the amount of artillery that the British AI fielded, that would historically amount to approximately two infantry divisions worth of tubes! It must have been quite uncomfortable to be in the receiving end, especially if you are in a sandy desert that does not provide much protection for infantrymen.