Reply To: Artillery Observers

[Stuart Harrison]

“I’m a bit surprised by this answer as it assumes there is a difference between Artillery observers and spotters for on table guns and mortars”

There is a huge difference between observers and spotters. Despite similar ‘In Real Life’ practice, they are totally different in game concepts.

Spotters are a 10 point upgrade to indirect fire units which provide another point to draw LOS from when they fire. They don’t get their own die and have to use the unit’s die if you choose to move them, leaving the unit unable to act that turn. They have a lot of restrictions on what they can do, detailed p71. They also get to count as ‘Down’ unless they’ve used the unit’s die.

Observers are units in their own right with an additional ability to (once per game) call in an off board asset. They have their own dedicated die and they can do anything else that any other infantry unit can do (unit special rules for the other units aside).