C1.73 PRE-REGISTERED FIRE

[Michael R]

When choosing a pre-registered hex, must the owner choose a hex inside the owner's setup area?

 

[bendizoid]

No,

 

[hongkongwargamer]

No

1. There's no such restriction for Pre-Registered Fire in the rules
2. Pre-Registered hex is not given in the OB which falls under accompanying setup parameters. It's given in an SSR which is not part of whichever OB group with setup parameters.

 

[Vinnie]

And, if you have a pre-reg hex, you can do pre-game line of sight checks as well since the Pre-reg hex must be within LOS of the observer.

 

[klasmalmstrom]

And, if you have a pre-reg hex, you can do pre-game line of sight checks as well since the Pre-reg hex must be within LOS of the observer.

Hm....I don't see that the pre-reg has to be in LOS of the Observer any where in section C1.7. It has to be in LOS if the Observer wants to "use" its effects - so setting up a Observer an choosing a pre-reg out of LOS seems like an unlikely event.

Or I could be missing something.

 

[Vinnie]

I

Hm....I don't see that the pre-reg has to be in LOS of the Observer any where in section C1.7. It has to be in LOS if the Observer wants to "use" its effects - so setting up a Observer an choosing a pre-reg out of LOS seems like an unlikely event.

Or I could be missing something.

may be confusing it with boresighting but thought that pre-reg fire was an exception to the no LOS checks rule.

 

[klasmalmstrom]

may be confusing it with boresighting but thought that pre-reg fire was an exception to the no LOS checks rule.

You do get a free LOS check (if setting up first, IIRC) when you have a pre-reg hex(es). But I don't think the rules actually says it has to be in LOS of where the Observer sets up. To benefit from its effect you need a LOS to it though, so setting it up out of LOS does not seem like one would likely do.

 

[Craig Benn]

Hm....I don't see that the pre-reg has to be in LOS of the Observer any where in section C1.7. It has to be in LOS if the Observer wants to "use" its effects - so setting up a Observer an choosing a pre-reg out of LOS seems like an unlikely event.

Or I could be missing something.

Except at night where the pre-reg hex is outside NVR at start but when the starshells start flying....fire for effect.

 

[jrv]

Hm....I don't see that the pre-reg has to be in LOS of the Observer any where in section C1.7. It has to be in LOS if the Observer wants to "use" its effects - so setting up a Observer an choosing a pre-reg out of LOS seems like an unlikely event.

Or I could be missing something.

There are occasions where you might set up a pre-reg that is initially out of LOS. One example: the first day of Festung Budapest CG-II, the Soviets enter from offboard. They get an OBA module with an offboard observer, but they might also want to buy a second for an on-board Observer. With that second module they might want to buy a pre-registered hex.

JR