Artillery counter fire opinions & views wanted

[AlienXXX]

I prefer on-board arty, not only because you can look for the smoke and do counter battery fire but because you get a chance to over-run the enemies guns.

In my oppinion this reduces a bit the arty dominance in the battlefield.
It means that the biggest guns do not necessarily win. While with off-board arty if you are out-ranged by the enemies guns you are going to be in trouble.

The complaint about being able to locate guns by their smoke in the pre-satelite era is understandable. However, I think it makes the game more enjoyable, as I said above.
Also, in war there are many ways of finding enemy guns which are not represented in WW2 /MBT: spies, intercepted comms, info obtained from prisioners, etc.
There is an easy option to avoid the guns being located by the smoke plumes they make, provided your opponent agrees: use off board arty.