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[Plain Ian]

I never do. If I dig I don't bother firing? I am just a victim of one of the PzC folklores that digging in but not firing increases the chances of digging in successfully or does it really not make any difference?

The manual only specifies that the unit can't start Digging-In on a turn where it has fired and/or moved. Units that are Digging-in fire at half strength, and also defend at half strength when assaulted. As a Digging-in unit can also use opportunity fire during a turn, there might not be penalties associated with digging-in and firing.

As to stacking units of different divisions in a hex: it will result in a combined arms penalty when assaulting or when assaulted, but he can then spot targets for the artillery of both divisions.

I'm not actually sure if artillery opportunity fire requires the artillery unit that is firing in support to have the unit(s) it is supporting as a valid spotter, the manual doesn't specify that.

As usual Comrade P you post some interesting and thoughtful things.

Combined arms penalty for the defender? I'd never thought of that? The attacker yes, but it applies to the defender as well? Hmmm.

Also a good point about opportunity fire. I would doubt if spotting applies as well now that you point it out. I just PZC assumed. 

The one thing about mixing though is that it gives him flexibility for offensive artillery fire I guess.