Re: Can a light mortar or a bazooka use sustained fire / intensive fire?

Zeke Crater <[email protected]>
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David has it right.  In fact, I believe mortars can even intensive fire 
smoke, all other things (depletion, only smoke has fired so far, etc...) 
allowing such a shot.

Zeke

On 8/16/2012 4:58 PM, David Elder wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just some comments:
>
> C9.2 LIGHT MORTARS: A mortar is classified as either a Gun or a SW
> depending on size. Any mortar 60mm is a light mortar and is treated as a
> SW because it is on a 1/2" counter.
>
> C5.6 CASE F; INTENSIVE FIRE: Intensive Fire is available only to Guns
> (not SW), and can be used only if the crew of the Gun is not pinned,
> shocked, or stunned.
>
> A9.3 SUSTAINED FIRE: A MG that attacks ...
>
> Conclusions:
>
> SW sized mortars can not IF since they are not Guns and can not sustain
> fire since they are not MG. They otherwise get full benefits of multiple
> ROF ordnance.
>
> 5/8" counter mortars ARE Guns and are thus eligible for Intensive Fire.
>
> ... though I could have missed something :)
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
>
>
> On 8/16/2012 4:21 PM, Jay Elwell wrote:
>> It seems the answer is no, because Ordance can not use sustaining fire
>> (A8.3) and only Guns can intensive fire (C5.6). Therefore, mortars and
>> bazooka's being Ordance, but not a Gun, are not able to use either.
>> Does this sound right?
>>
>> What a tough mistress ASL is.
>>
>> Jay
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