Question About Smoke/Paint and Helicopter Targeting

helbent4 · 04-11-2023, 05:49 PM

Hello,

I seem to recall that while smoke and paint do not normally completely block LOS, there is a point where if there is enough smoke or paint LOS is blocked. Something like if there is greater than a -4 penalty? I seem to remember this from somewhere, like an AADQ errata, but can't recall where.

As well, in CWC 2.5 page 49 in the Helicopter Combat section "Arcs of Fire" 1st paragraph it says:

"In combat, a helicopter may target anything within its arc of fire. It may be targeted by an attacker who is within the theoretical line of fire of one of its sides, and on that side only. In other words, if a helicopter can target a vehicle with its right side, the target vehicle can fire upon the helicopter’s right side in return. If the helicopter can target with both its underside and left side, the target may return fire upon both underside and left side, as it chooses."

The plain language reading of this means that targeting is strictly reciprocal in that you can only target the helicopter's facing that is closest to you (i.e. . you are within that arc) and vice versa (unless you are on the dividing line). This is unlike car targeting where (say) even if you are in the front arc of a target vehicle you can still choose to target the side (at a penalty). So to confirm, targeting of a helicopter is strictly reciprocal in that you can only target a facing that can target you, and no other facing even if it is visible at an off-angle? As well, while a vehicle facing a helicopter that is in turn facing it could target that helicopter's front from within the front arc of fire (but no other side) a helicopter could still fire at that ground vehicle's front, sides or top (etc.) from a front-mounted weapon as long as it has LOS to it.

Tony

04-11-2023, 05:49 PM	#1
helbent4 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Vancouver BC	Question About Smoke/Paint and Helicopter Targeting Hello, I seem to recall that while smoke and paint do not normally completely block LOS, there is a point where if there is enough smoke or paint LOS is blocked. Something like if there is greater than a -4 penalty? I seem to remember this from somewhere, like an AADQ errata, but can't recall where. As well, in CWC 2.5 page 49 in the Helicopter Combat section "Arcs of Fire" 1st paragraph it says: "In combat, a helicopter may target anything within its arc of fire. It may be targeted by an attacker who is within the theoretical line of fire of one of its sides, and on that side only. In other words, if a helicopter can target a vehicle with its right side, the target vehicle can fire upon the helicopter’s right side in return. If the helicopter can target with both its underside and left side, the target may return fire upon both underside and left side, as it chooses." The plain language reading of this means that targeting is strictly reciprocal in that you can only target the helicopter's facing that is closest to you (i.e. . you are within that arc) and vice versa (unless you are on the dividing line). This is unlike car targeting where (say) even if you are in the front arc of a target vehicle you can still choose to target the side (at a penalty). So to confirm, targeting of a helicopter is strictly reciprocal in that you can only target a facing that can target you, and no other facing even if it is visible at an off-angle? As well, while a vehicle facing a helicopter that is in turn facing it could target that helicopter's front from within the front arc of fire (but no other side) a helicopter could still fire at that ground vehicle's front, sides or top (etc.) from a front-mounted weapon as long as it has LOS to it. Tony Last edited by helbent4; 04-12-2023 at 12:18 AM.