Artillery glitch ???

[MOS_96B2P]

I noticed this during a small CMFB game:

This infantry team has no radio according to its control panel.  And none of the men have a radio on their back.  





But he is able to call up the artillery menu and request fire!    





Probably just a glitch that does not show that he has a radio?    But if I hadn't tried to open the artillery menu just out of curiosity I never would have noticed.

It is a 2IC team and like some XO teams they have artillery call rights even with no back pack radio.  It is a game mechanic that is often referred to as the field telephone abstraction.  It's specifically the rank of the individual that gives him artillery calling rights (for arty that does not require an F/O).  So if a unit has an individual of sufficient rank the unit can call in artillery.  If that individual is KIA the unit will lose the ability to call in fire support.  Think of field telephones , runners etc...