Pack howie vs Lieg auto attack range

Jump back to quoted post1 Mar 2016, 22:22 PMAerohank

It's working as intended. The pack howie hits like a ton of bricks, it's the most lethal non-doctrinal indirect fire unit in the game. It must have short range on its auto-fire to counter-balance its amazing damage.

Jump back to quoted post1 Mar 2016, 22:25 PMIron Emperor

It's fine

Jump back to quoted post1 Mar 2016, 23:07 PMtenid

A better question is why the ISG has such high accuracy at max range.

Jump back to quoted post2 Mar 2016, 01:48 AMMarkedRaptor

The one thing that bothers me about the pak howie is when I leave it to auto face. It will decide that shooting to the far right of the map is far more important then shooting at a big blob. Then if the blob moves the damn thing goes apeshit.

If I tell it to not autoface it also doesn't auto fire. So even if I aim it in the right direction of an incoming blob it won't fire unless I manually tell it too.

Other then that good unit, just costs an arm and a leg.

Jump back to quoted post2 Mar 2016, 03:06 AMMistah_S

Wait, are you telling me howitzers can attack a specific unit, and re-adjust when that target moves???

Jump back to quoted post2 Mar 2016, 03:12 AMMarkedRaptor

I don't know what you mean. I'm saying is if you right click the unit with the pak howie and that unit leaves it's range, it will chase them to the ends of the earth. So you have to tell it to hold position where it then picks a random target, then you got to stop it from facing and aim it again. Just a chore really, it more has to do with its behavior.

I really should stop letting it autoface.

Jump back to quoted post2 Mar 2016, 03:35 AMMistah_S

I see an incoming blob.
Rick click on one squad. LeFH faces the blob's direction and fires one shell.
Does LeFH auto face again before firing another shell in the squad's direction, OR does it keep shelling the same area that the squad was in, until it depletes salvo/is told to stop?

Jump back to quoted post2 Mar 2016, 03:50 AMMarkedRaptor

Well ISG's and Pak Howies are the units that have this problem. A Lefh Ostheer artillery will face a direction and fire where in the area you told it to. I don't think you can target singular squads and model with the Lefh. After it fires its salvos it will resume to face the direction it fired it's salvos

Jump back to quoted post2 Mar 2016, 04:15 AMWhat Doth Life?!

The Pack Howi could be a little more survivable. ISG at vet 2 and up can be on the front lines.

Jump back to quoted post1 Mar 2016, 23:07 PMtenid

A better question is why the ISG has such high accuracy at max range.