Artillery settings

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by Felix Nephthys

As for giving victory points to the enemy, that's only if you buy a crapload of it (see ****-TON/****load).

Not really.
I run into it all the time with a realistic USMC Bn MEU.
3x 60mm mortar sections (9 mortars)
8x 81mm mortars
6x 120mm mortars
6x 155mm artillery
6x ground attack aircraft

[retiredgysgt]

Originally Posted by Suhiir

Not really.
I run into it all the time with a realistic USMC Bn MEU.
3x 60mm mortar sections (9 mortars)
8x 81mm mortars
6x 120mm mortars
6x 155mm artillery
6x ground attack aircraft

Just bought a Battalion of Marines with a Tank company an LAI Company and all the artillery you listed first fight is against the Taliban in Afghanistan, no penalty this fight but yes that has gotten me a penalty before.

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by retiredgysgt

Just bought a Battalion of Marines with a Tank company an LAI Company and all the artillery you listed first fight is against the Taliban in Afghanistan, no penalty this fight but yes that has gotten me a penalty before.

The full tank and LAI companies made the total non-artillery point cost high enough to not cause artillery overload. Typically a Bn MEU has a platoon of each, and frequently no LAI at all. The more recent formations don't suffer this much due to the the improvements in LVTs and LAVs, thermal sights dramatically increase their unit cost.

Overall I don't have any real "issues" with the current system tho. I just find it slightly amusing.