Is HA a DRM for a MTR TH roll?

[Ralph Malf]

Is Height Advantage a To Hit DRM for on board Mortars?

Thanks in advance.

 

[EagleIV]

No, HA doesn't apply to mortars.

Mortars are a form of Indirect Fire, not direct fire. See B10.31 and the index.

 

[Ralph Malf]

Thanks.
That's a rule I've played wrong forever.

 

[Eagle4ty]

Thanks.
That's a rule I've played wrong forever.

The reason is because HA is considered a TEM and TEM never applies to ATT TH DRMs.

 

[Gordon]

Related question, does height advantage therefore allow concealed assault movement/advance into an otherwise open ground hill hex to retain concealment?

 

[Michael R]

Yes.

 

[Ralph Malf]

Another related question:
We've established that HA doesn't apply to a Mortar TH roll, so does FFMO apply when a MTR fires at a unit with HA as the only TEM?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Eagle4ty]

Another related question:
We've established that HA doesn't apply to a Mortar TH roll, so does FFMO apply when a MTR fires at a unit with HA as the only TEM?

Thanks in advance.

Yes. Think of indirect fire in this instance. Because of the high trajectory of a mortar round it was difficult to hear the incoming round(s) and therefore easier to catch the units moving and thus to hit. SL had a better game description of the effects called "silent fire" IIRC (probably where the rationale came from for the current rule).

 

[Hardrada]

Another related question:
We've established that HA doesn't apply to a Mortar TH roll, so does FFMO apply when a MTR fires at a unit with HA as the only TEM?

Thanks in advance.

Things got worse if you unit breaks - then it could be subject to interdiction by the same mortar in the rout phase despite being on the hill.

 

[Stewart]

Things got worse if you unit breaks - then it could be subject to interdiction by the same mortar in the rout phase despite being on the hill.

I think another thread discounts this from occurring.

 

[Eagle4ty]

I think another thread discounts this from occurring.

Nope. A Mtr can interdict a routing unit in OG at a higher elevation out to 16 hexes or its max range if less.

 

[Doug Leslie]

I think another thread discounts this from occurring.

In the interests of accuracy.

http://www.gamesquad.com/forums/index.php?threads/interdiction-by-mortar-against-unit-with-ha.166817/page-2#post-2080223

You certainly discounted it but I think that this was a minority view.