Low cost of german arty

[Greybeard]

Hello Paul,

yes, I am learning that too much artillery can be game stopping.. I've been one to spam mortars also.. but in future games I'm going to suggest more realistic artillery limits.. and ammo limits if any allowed at all..

currently have MBT game running, and both of us have far too much artillery.. is a large point game, and 10% for each of us allowed a huge number of cheap artillery units.. we each bought a some big guns.. but have multiple pages of artillery comprised of 81mm mortars.. ammo supply is limited to 1 ammo vehicle per 4 artillery units.. but..
game is to a point where we can go cook a nice dinner when the artillery starts landing.. and can't see all the artillery fire replay because the replay buffer fills up..

when new turn begins.. so much artillery has fallen, that most of our units are pinned with a substantial amount of supression.. I don't know about my opponent, but I am finding it very difficult to make any fwd progress because so many units remain suppressed/pinned even after rally attempts.. game is turning into a ww1 style stalemate..

most of my recent games with JP don't allow ammo resupply units.. even so, when some mortar teams come with 2-3 tubes, and 40+ rounds of ammo for each tube.. when managed right we can keep up the artillery fire almost continously simply from the number of guns we have available..

still thinking about possible ways to help improve the game play..

pretty sure that CAMO didn't intend to have PBEM players get into a game and allow how-ever much artillery one could purchase with 10% or whatever artillery point allowance.. I think that they thought PBEM players would be more inclined to structure things somewhat historically correct.. or after experience make adjustments where ME's wouldn't end up in artillery feasting on grunts and slowing both sides to a ww1 standstill..

Greybeard