Lawrence Duffield - Jul 17, 2008 5:12 pm (#446 Total: 447) Now Shipping Battle of Gettysburg, Across the Wide Missouri, Grant's Early Battles >I just read all 444 previous messages, and I still have one question: the rules state that artillery may use long range fire, but do not seem to define exactly what that is. Yes, it gives the maximum hex range, but not where long range fire starts. Stating that there is a long range fire implies a short range fire, and is the first combat value used for that? Is short range defined as 'adjacent'? Is the first CV only used for defense and all fire is considered long range? OK, I see the answer to your question is spread out in the rules farther than I'd prefer, but here you are: (All quotes are from Across the Wide Missouri, but should be identical across all four game sets) 1) From "Long Range Fire": "Good Order artillery may fire at ranges greater than 1 hex...., AND "• Artillery in an enemy Zone of Control may not use Long Range Fire." 2) The definition of Artillery Combat Value (subset of Combat Value under Counter Information): "Artillery CV denotes close combat power (cannister or rapid fire ball) at ranges of 400 yards or less." 3) From "Game Components and Scale: Map" "One hex on the game map covers approximately 400 yards of ground from face to opposite face." 4) Under "Combat": "• Every friendly unit in an enemy ZOC must attack some enemy." 5) Under "Resolving Combat": "Compare the attacker's total Combat Value points & Artillery Long Range Fire value with the total Combat Value of all Defenders." So: A) Artillery adjacent to the enemy must attack somebody. Long Range Fire may not be used by artillery in an enemy ZOC. C) Artillery CV is used at "under 400 yards" (i.e. up to 1 hex). Q.E.D. I'll make sure the final closely related "Battles of the Napoleonic Era" rules includes a concise statement clearing this up. For one thing one, or more of the above sentences may then turn out to be superfluous. For BACW, I'll have to think how much I want to change "Battles for the Heartland" from the others, but will probably add it there, too. Thanks.