Author Archives: Jim Bambra

Command Failures and Fire Missions A Command Failure cancels all friendly Direct Support Battery fire. However, a fire mission may be kept active with a Staff Order.         Canceling a Fire Mission At the end of the … Continue reading →

Adjusting a Fire Mission At the start of a Friendly Logistics Phase, a Comms Check may be made to move a Fire Template up to 6”. A unit acting as Forward Observer must be able to see the new location. … Continue reading →

Artillery Deviation Direct Fire Batteries may deviate when initially firing for effect. To see if a battery deviates roll a Deviation Dice. Deviation Dice: A special six-sided dice marked with “Hit” and directional arrows is used to check the accuracy … Continue reading →

Direct support batteries are allocated to planned missions, initial bombardments, and on-call fire missions. They require Staff Orders to call and use Fire Templates.         Fire Templates Fire Templates are used to represent a direct support battery’s … Continue reading →

Comms Checks are listed here. These are described fully later.         Start a Pre-Registered Barrage Success: Fires for effect immediately. Failure: Fire for effect delayed until next turn. Request On-Call Direct Support Artillery Success: Fires for effect … Continue reading →