(02-08-2021, 12:53 AM)plloyd1010 Wrote: The best place to ask this would be on the APL support page on Consim, or Matt Ward sees this and gives an answer. That works too. Either way, I think we need an official word, at least on point 2.
On point 1: My thought is to apply the ammo shortage to the M12, because it applies to the OBA too, thus somewhat universal. On the other hand, the OBA is either 105's or M7's. Since the 105's did not have the ammo problem of the SPA's and armored divisions don't have towed guns in their TO&E, the OBA is probably made up of M7's. Maybe that M12 is supposed to be an M7, but that would drop its firepower by a column. If the play balance favors the Americans, I might go that route.
The 40-meter lines on board 25 are probably for territorial control. That would not recognize the incongruity of having the 40-meter lines marking an actual hill in scenario 3.
I had to chuckle at the Consim reference: I wonder if my ban there after all these years is still in effect?
Re #1: the OBA in this scenario is 3x18 which would be consistent with the text referring to the M7. I suspect that "M12" is just a typo, but as we have both noted, that change is a full col differential each time that unit would fire. That being said, in Scenario #7, the US has a very large force including both an M7 and an M12. The copious OBA (x6 factors in total) in that scenario are all '18' values. The "ammo shortage" language is the same as in the others citing the OBA and/or the M7 (not the M12 explicitly). I'm not well enough read to know whether US artillery ammunition shortages were specific to 105mm shot compared with 155mm or an editing issue that slipped through.
Re #2: yes, as noted in the OP that is the simplest explanation. I suppose any doubt (on my part) was that no other rationale was offered for why that area would be a VC e.g. like a rough airport/landing strip or supply depot or the area actually is a "hill," but not worth 20-m of hill in game terms (TEC effects).
Speaking of ammo shortages, the US was caught by an "ammo shortfall" from a Fog of War roll in my play of Scenario #1 yesterday. This was the first play I'd done thinking that I would try that optional rule. Certainly had an impact.
Thanks for the response.
