Hi,
If I use the optionnal rules of compressed artillery, with 2 guns in front and 2 behind, do I shot with 2 dices or normally with 4 dices ? thancks for your answers
Compressed artillery
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Posted 1 year ago #
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You shoot as normal with 4 Dice.
Disadvantage is your firing arc is only half as wide so you will have less targets available - and the enemy get +1 whenever they fire at you.
Posted 1 year ago # -
everybody is ok ?
Posted 1 year ago # -
According to the rulebook the "number of bases it has in its front rank" is only applicable to MUSKETRY fire, so you shoot with 4 dices in your example.
Pg 42
Musketry: How Many Dice to Roll
An infantry unit rolls a number of dice equal to the
number of bases it has in its front rank.
pg 46
Canister Fire: How Many Dice to Roll
An artillery unit firing at a target within its short range bracket
is firing canister. It will roll two dice for each gun base.
Roundshot Fire: How Many Dice to Roll
An artillery unit firing at a target within its long range bracket is
firing roundshot. It will roll one die for each gun base....and Finally...
pg 81
"The battery may fire normally in this compressed frontage."Posted 1 year ago #
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