Artillery counter fire opinions & views wanted

[Vesku]

I know that CBF was used during WWII but how to use it in SP is another matter, maybe you could try negotiating with your opponent that firing arty at smokes is prohibited. I've used it sometimes, firing at spotted targets only. It's not realistic because arty was used to open the way for advancing forces without even knowing if there was anyone it the area.

It's mostly not historically correct to deploy guns on the map, they were used from greater distance than a klik. Mortars are for close support and only those should be on map ... and other indirect weapons lacking range. Of course there are situations where guns are about to be overrun and those are the only ones when they should be allowed to be deployed on map ... historically.