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[Plain Ian]

The other news, well old news really, was that he used counterbattery fireto  decimate the 177th FA Bn. A XII Corps unit it lost 5 155mm pieces. I know that terrain aids defense but I really can’t see what difference it makes with artillery and counterbattery fire. I lost artillery in the north in Forest/TRENCH just as easily as the artillery here in Clear? Of course I don’t know what artillery types he was using but the results were not much different? Hey ho I’ll probably move the 177th anyway.

The results against guns, vehicles and aircraft are determined by a die roll, and terrain and trenches just lower the fire value of incoming fire, they don't actually "protect" units from damage up to a certain intensity. If the result is that 1 man was lost, there's a 10% chance of losing a gun. Your guns are still fairly close to the frontline, which is good for supporting an offensive and counterbattery fire, but bad when defending.

It's a trade-off: either safety for you and for the enemy guns, or a risk for both.

Well pulling them back is a time consuming option especially since the pdt treats 155mm as heavy and means they spend a turn just limbering or unlimbering. Finding a good spot for them is also tricky as best spots are rail lines in Forests so they can move in quickly or out of the way towns not on the road network.

I'll just have to see how things go.