Close support units include mortars, infantry guns and vehicles equipped with howitzers. Infantry guns and close support vehicles may use direct and indirect fire. Mortars may only use indirect fire.
Most close support units have fire statistics for direct and indirect fire.
USA M4 105mm
Type: Medium AFV (Close Support)
Move: Average
Reliability: Good
Reaction: 5D
Weapon: 105L23 howitzer
Direct Fire Range: 9/18/36
FP: 7D AT: 3D
Indirect Fire Range: 9-72
FP: 4D AT: 2D
Notes: High Suppression.
German 8cm Mortar
Type: Heavy Infantry Weapon
Move: Slow
Weapon: Medium Mortar
Indirect Fire Range: 3-30
FP: 4D AT: –
Notes: High Suppression.
Mortars do not have direct fire statistics.
High Suppression
Close support units and mortars are high suppression weapons and cause suppressions when using direct and indirect fire unless the opponent rolls more 6s than the firing unit.
Close Support Direct Fire
Close support units (except mortars) use direct fire the same as other units. Select the target and roll either the unit’s FP or AT depending on the target type.
Indirect Fire
Indirect fire is targeted against one enemy unit.
Indirect fire has minimum and maximum ranges such as 9-72. This shows that it has a minimum range of 9” and a maximum range of 72”.
A unit cannot use indirect fire inside of its minimum range but may use direct fire. Mortars cannot fire within their minimum range.
