Ballistics of WW2 Artillery

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With an observer, accurate artillery fire was certainly possible. In the game, we're talking about 2-3 companies per hex most of the time. As long as the target is somewhat spread out, it could be targeted reliably by a battery. Keep in mind that targeting small units, say a squad, would be trickier because the guns would more or less have to fire at the same area with a small error margin due to the low target density. The bigger or more spread out a target is (due to shells dropping at certain intervals, not at exactly the same spot, because of the distance between the guns in the battery and their pattern of fire), the more likely you are to hit at least something with your opening volleys.