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Artillery target not received?
« on: 27-06-2009, 17:06:43 »
I was playing Siege of Tobruk yesterday and I spotted the 2 Pounders for the artillery. There was a guy in our team in the artillery, but when I spotted for him, I didn't get the message that the target was received by the Artillery Direction Center (or whatever it is called).

Isn't it so that the artillery guy should ALWAYS receive the targets you give him?

I attached a screenshot of one of the targets I spotted but wasn't received.
« Last Edit: 29-06-2009, 11:06:09 by Admiral Donutz »

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Re: Artillery target not received?
« Reply #1 on: 27-06-2009, 20:06:55 »
Was he or anyone else still on the gun or mortar?  I don't remember, but I think that you don't get that message if there is no one on the guns at the time of the spot.  Don't quote me on that!  :P

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Re: Artillery target not received?
« Reply #2 on: 27-06-2009, 21:06:26 »
Are you sure had an Axis Kit? You can't send spots if you pick up an opposing sides binocs, just a thought.
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Re: Artillery target not received?
« Reply #3 on: 27-06-2009, 21:06:40 »
Well, it occurred to me that it might be because of an unoccupied artillery piece, but when I checked on the minimap it looked occupied (blue dot on the arty spot with the 3 pinnacles).

@ Capten C: yes, I'm sure I had an axis kit.

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Re: Artillery target not received?
« Reply #4 on: 27-06-2009, 23:06:36 »
Did you take a kit from the enemy. You can't use enemy binoculars.
This isn't a bug, but a feature. It's realistic because you in real life enemy binoculars are very different that your own, you have to be trained to use them  :P ;D
Pff it took me 3 hours to write this reply, but yeah what Capten_c said.


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Re: Artillery target not received?
« Reply #5 on: 28-06-2009, 00:06:13 »
Well, it occurred to me that it might be because of an unoccupied artillery piece, but when I checked on the minimap it looked occupied (blue dot on the arty spot with the 3 pinnacles).

It could of just been locked.  Locked assets appear manned on the minimap.

Also, I didn't know you couldn't use enemy binocs to spot things!  :-X

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Re: Artillery target not received?
« Reply #6 on: 29-06-2009, 10:06:58 »
you can spot things to appear on minimap with enemy binocs but you cant mark targets for arty with them.

also in your picture you aim to hight to spot the 2pdr, allways aim at the ground in front of your target.
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Re: Artillery target not received?
« Reply #7 on: 03-07-2009, 19:07:38 »
Well, it occurred to me that it might be because of an unoccupied artillery piece, but when I checked on the minimap it looked occupied (blue dot on the arty spot with the 3 pinnacles).

It could of just been locked.  Locked assets appear manned on the minimap.

Also, I didn't know you couldn't use enemy binocs to spot things!  :-X

Why would the mortar on SoT be locked for axis when it is in their mainbase?

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Re: Artillery target not received?
« Reply #8 on: 03-07-2009, 21:07:58 »
Why would the mortar on SoT be locked for axis when it is in their mainbase?

I haven't played in a while, but I am pretty sure the lefh 18 artillery gun is also locked in the German mainbase.  It is locked because it should only be used by Germans and there isn't any reason why it shouldn't be locked. 

British players can also enter the German mainbase since as far as I know there is no ABC code to keep them out on Siege of Tobruk.  Of course, this doesn't mean the British are meant to go into the German main!  ;)

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Re: Artillery target not received?
« Reply #9 on: 04-07-2009, 03:07:56 »
Yes, I understand it is locked for the allies, but why would it be so for axis? I played axis that round, so the artillery piece should be open for me and my teammates. So when it looks occupied then, my guess is that it actually was occupied, and not locked.

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Re: Artillery target not received?
« Reply #10 on: 04-07-2009, 05:07:59 »
Yes, I understand it is locked for the allies, but why would it be so for axis? I played axis that round, so the artillery piece should be open for me and my teammates. So when it looks occupied then, my guess is that it actually was occupied, and not locked.

I just looked at the map and the Axis mortar is locked for the Allies.  The LeFH 18 is not locked, so when it is unoccupied it will show up as a gray icon on the minimap.

On the minimap, the mortar looks the same whether it is occupied or unoccupied.  When an asset appears blue on the minimap, that means it is either locked for the other team (ie. only your team can use it) or it is being manned.



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Re: Artillery target not received?
« Reply #11 on: 04-07-2009, 15:07:55 »
OK, I get it. But, when I was calling for arty, the artillery pice in the far SW was blue. That one is the LeFH, right?

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Re: Artillery target not received?
« Reply #12 on: 04-07-2009, 16:07:31 »
yes
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Re: Artillery target not received?
« Reply #13 on: 04-07-2009, 17:07:27 »
Then the LeFH was occupied and my target should have been received. But it didn't.