Treebursts and you

[Ralph Metzger]

I never really considered the actual kills due to arty fire. I haven't done tests, but I think that the treeburst effect puts the enemy's heads down very well. I've always felt that area fire a few light mortars next to enemy in woods while advancing squads on the enemy position helps the advancing squads greatly as the enemy goes heads down and doesn't fire well at my attackers. I have not had this effect with enemy in foxholes in the open. That always seemed to require HMGs or guns to get their heads down and KEEP them down.