Making the Pack Howitzer and Leig-18 All Bite (instead of All Bark No Bite)

these dreaded, wretchful micro-artilleries are absolutely nicheless and unusably pathetic in the current version of the mod. although some people have suggested buffing them so their more inline with mortars, i was thinking giving them a unique capability that makes them something more than a different shaped mortar

1. Replacing their default attack (accesible with ground attack or right clicking on an enemy) with a direct fire HE-shot, basically performing identically too Panzer 4 F1 (for the LEIG) or m8 scott (for the pack howitzer). theyd have identical range too panzer 4 F1 and m8 scott aswell. if your astute, youd notice that this means they would be unable too pressure defenses since the defenses could just, you know, shoot back. THATS WHY…..
2. ……Give them an “infantry support” ability, that costs munition(lets say 50, same as 25pdr barrage for UK arty), increases range by +10, and slightly increases rate of fire or accuracy, for like 30 seconds, with a 1 minute-1.5 minute cooldown. this lets a lone howitzer provide some form of infantry support,and the ability too push, for a muni cost, similar too how the scoped MG-42 of Wunderwaffe can be used too siege enemy emplaced HMGs by outranging them, paving the way for inf too advance.
3. Too let them peform their normal arty, an officer or beobachter in the doc can order a victor target barrage of all LEIGs/pack howitzers owned by you too fire a normal artillery barrage on one position, also for like, 60 munitions (same as pack howie offmap barrage for US arty, could probably be less tho). For airborne, this can be brigadier general (he can lose his marksman shot for this, probably, if he needs another ability). for Luftwaffe, this can be the fallschirmjager leader troop. for the new doc, well, they already have said ability on a unit. for UK Lowland, who also get a pack howitzer, it can be on the basic british officer (or maybe a special airborne officer that comes with the glider), that orders a WP barrage of all pack howitzers owned by the lowland player. (this is because you typically only get 1 pack howitzer in the UK lowland doc due too how you call em in, and because it already has a WP barrage that shouldnt be removed as apart of this micro-rework).

I believe these changes will Make Light Infantry Howitzers Great Again, in a unique, potent, and hopefully not frustrating way.

• This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by 123nick.