Jon
Senior Member
Hi
Some questions on Gun Batteries and TEM
Situation 1:
The Japanese squad is in Crest Status in Gun battery hex W27. CtR2.1 says "All rules for Crest Status (B20.9) apply"
a) The US Mtr fires from Roofles building hex V24 (as per CtR 1.2) and scores a hit. The TEM on the IFT effects role is 0. Correct?
[As an aside, the EX in CtR2.1 is incorrect because Mortars do not use Case Q DRM on TH rolls]
b) The US squad in V24 level 1 now fires is IFP at the Japanese unit. Does the Japanese unit receive TEM of +2 (as per Crest rules B20.9) or +3 as the CtR2.1 EX states? Thee actual CtR2.1 rule says units IN the Gun battery receive +3 TEM, but a unit in Crest Status is not IN the gun battery
c) The Japanese squad in Crest Status is now fired upon by the ADJACENT US squad in hex X27. What TEM applies? As per the Crest rules (B20.9), Crest status benefits should not apply as the US squad has a LOS INTO the Gun battery depression hex. So does the Japanese squad receive +2 Crest DRM, +3 Gun battery or 0 DRM as per B20.9?
Situation 2:
DRM
The Japanese squad in W27 is now IN the Gun Battery.
a) The US units in V24 level1no longer have LOS to the Japanese unit. Correct?
b) The ADJACENT US squad in X27 fires at the Japanese unit. What TEM does the Japanese unit receive?
CtR2.1 says a unit IN a Gun Battery receives +3 DRM to all Direct Fire attacks. Is this correct for this case? [I picture the Gun battery as like an empty concrete swimming pool and am struggling to see how a unit IN the Depression receives +3TEM to PBF coming from the ADJACENT higher level , grenades being tossed down, etc
I'm also wondering why a unit IN a Gun Battery receives a +5DRM to all Indirect Fire/OBA/NOBA/Aerial attacks whenDesigner Note 18 says the guns and crews in a Gun Battery were "extremely vulnerable to counter-battery fire and aerial attacks" I'm not sure a +5 DRM is "extremely vulnerable"
Situation 3
In Gun battery hex V27 there is the following:
4-4-8 squad in Crest Status
4-4-7 squad IN the Gun battery
3-4-7 squad located in the Stone building that leads to the Powder magazine
There is no unit in the powder Magazine (the Cellar Location of the Stone building)
a) Any suggestion on how to differentiate who is IN the building and who is just IN the Gun Battery (other then memory)?
b) The US units in V25 Level 1 have LOS to only the Japanese unit in Crest status, so
- The US squad IFP can affect only the Crest Japanese unit
- The US Mtr can fire HE at the hex as it sees the crest unit. If it hits the Crest unit, it is attacked with 0 DRM (B20.9). The out of LOS Japanes units would also be hit by the Mortar as per C3.33.
What DRM does the 4-4-7 IN the Gun Battery receive, is it +5 as per CtR 2.1
What DRM does the 3-4-7 in the Fortified Stone building receive, is it +5 as per CtR2.1 or +4 for a Fortified Stone building [B23.921]
c) The ADJACENT US squad in U26 fires IFP at V27. This squad has LOS INTO the Gun Battery Depression hex.What TEMs apply to
- the 4-4-8 in Crest status? [+2 TEM, +3 TEM or 0 TEM?
- the 4-4-7 IN the Gun battery? [+3 TEM or 0 TEM?]
- the 3-4-7 in the fortified Stone building? [+4 TEM?]
Thanks in advance
Cheers
Jon
Some questions on Gun Batteries and TEM
Situation 1:
The Japanese squad is in Crest Status in Gun battery hex W27. CtR2.1 says "All rules for Crest Status (B20.9) apply"
a) The US Mtr fires from Roofles building hex V24 (as per CtR 1.2) and scores a hit. The TEM on the IFT effects role is 0. Correct?
[As an aside, the EX in CtR2.1 is incorrect because Mortars do not use Case Q DRM on TH rolls]
b) The US squad in V24 level 1 now fires is IFP at the Japanese unit. Does the Japanese unit receive TEM of +2 (as per Crest rules B20.9) or +3 as the CtR2.1 EX states? Thee actual CtR2.1 rule says units IN the Gun battery receive +3 TEM, but a unit in Crest Status is not IN the gun battery
c) The Japanese squad in Crest Status is now fired upon by the ADJACENT US squad in hex X27. What TEM applies? As per the Crest rules (B20.9), Crest status benefits should not apply as the US squad has a LOS INTO the Gun battery depression hex. So does the Japanese squad receive +2 Crest DRM, +3 Gun battery or 0 DRM as per B20.9?
Situation 2:
DRM
The Japanese squad in W27 is now IN the Gun Battery.
a) The US units in V24 level1no longer have LOS to the Japanese unit. Correct?
b) The ADJACENT US squad in X27 fires at the Japanese unit. What TEM does the Japanese unit receive?
CtR2.1 says a unit IN a Gun Battery receives +3 DRM to all Direct Fire attacks. Is this correct for this case? [I picture the Gun battery as like an empty concrete swimming pool and am struggling to see how a unit IN the Depression receives +3TEM to PBF coming from the ADJACENT higher level , grenades being tossed down, etc
I'm also wondering why a unit IN a Gun Battery receives a +5DRM to all Indirect Fire/OBA/NOBA/Aerial attacks whenDesigner Note 18 says the guns and crews in a Gun Battery were "extremely vulnerable to counter-battery fire and aerial attacks" I'm not sure a +5 DRM is "extremely vulnerable"
Situation 3
In Gun battery hex V27 there is the following:
4-4-8 squad in Crest Status
4-4-7 squad IN the Gun battery
3-4-7 squad located in the Stone building that leads to the Powder magazine
There is no unit in the powder Magazine (the Cellar Location of the Stone building)
a) Any suggestion on how to differentiate who is IN the building and who is just IN the Gun Battery (other then memory)?
b) The US units in V25 Level 1 have LOS to only the Japanese unit in Crest status, so
- The US squad IFP can affect only the Crest Japanese unit
- The US Mtr can fire HE at the hex as it sees the crest unit. If it hits the Crest unit, it is attacked with 0 DRM (B20.9). The out of LOS Japanes units would also be hit by the Mortar as per C3.33.
What DRM does the 4-4-7 IN the Gun Battery receive, is it +5 as per CtR 2.1
What DRM does the 3-4-7 in the Fortified Stone building receive, is it +5 as per CtR2.1 or +4 for a Fortified Stone building [B23.921]
c) The ADJACENT US squad in U26 fires IFP at V27. This squad has LOS INTO the Gun Battery Depression hex.What TEMs apply to
- the 4-4-8 in Crest status? [+2 TEM, +3 TEM or 0 TEM?
- the 4-4-7 IN the Gun battery? [+3 TEM or 0 TEM?]
- the 3-4-7 in the fortified Stone building? [+4 TEM?]
Thanks in advance
Cheers
Jon