Pre-planned artillery with rockets ??

Jobu88 · 01-31-2012, 11:16 AM,

I'm playing a game in which I have a rocket spotter. I gave him orders for a pre-planned Fire Plan on turn 1. Based on my previous experience with rockets, I expected all of his 200+ rockets to land within the first two turns, or at most 3 turns. Instead, I got one turn with perhaps 20 rockets impacting, then a two-turn wait for the next salvo of 20 or so rockets, and then two more turns waiting. Very odd. Has anyone experienced the same thing with a rocket spotter?

Hedgehog · 01-31-2012, 09:14 PM,

It must be some thing to do with rocket spotters, as you know if you set them on a target when the game is being played they alway's take a lot of turns before they fire of......I would say the two are linked, it is a time factor

OWL · 02-01-2012, 06:55 AM,

Depends on how many rounds are available, but when you don't add extra rounds (scenario) they normally fire their rockets in 2 turns.
@ Hedgehog, I think you should use them only for pre planned targets or firing at TRP's, otherwise you have to wait for some 10 minutes what in this game is not very useful

Greets Owl

Weasel · 02-01-2012, 07:30 AM,

IF you are speaking our game, is it taking into account reload since they are NBwf rockets?

Mad Baron · 02-09-2012, 12:59 PM,

I believe some arty is fired in spaced volleys. Over several turns. I couldn't say in detail which or what types, but I know it's not always continuous firing.
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Weasel · 02-18-2012, 08:07 AM,

Well his rockets are landing on me quite nicely!!

Bert Blitzkrieg · (This post was last modified: 02-23-2012, 10:35 PM by Bert Blitzkrieg.)

Look at the stats of the FO. It tells you how many tubes/launchers there are. If you're ammo is/was larger then the number of launchers they need to reloaded for a second and or third volley.

BTW, reloading of (German) rocketlaunchers can take several minutes.
(try the CMAK scenario "Rockets and Roll" if you like rockets!).