The verdict is in

[Huib Versloot]

Does anyone how the artillery actually works? Suppose I have a artillery gun that has ammo and can fire. However I decide not to fire it during this turn because I think I need it more the next turn. Is it sure that this gun will have ammo the next turn, or can the supply check routine cause that the next turn this gun has no ammo even if I haven't fired it? I always wondered about that.

I guess my other point is, when we have other sysems to control the artillery, like needing special observers to direct fire, or a separate ammo level, players will be more inclined to conserve their ammo, or choose to fire their shells on infantry instead of gambling on a 5% kill chance on enemy armour and randomly firing all over the map.
Right now most scenarios have constant artillery barrages for the duration of the entire battle, historically this was not always the case.