How to spot for arty

**BigGaayAl** · 08-28-2006, 11:42 AM

1 Use a kit that has binoculars (specops, and maybe sniper - not sure there)

2 Use the binoculars to spot your target (press left mouse button) now the confirmation of the coordinates will flash in red letters.

3 Switch to the transmitter

DONE! - see the red arty marker on the map to see if it worked.

Now why doesn't it work??
-Someone has to be sitting in the seat that controls the arty gun, if not - no arty sign on the map, no ability to spot anything.

-It was there but the symbol immediatly dissapears. That means the gunner saw your first arty icon, but he swithced seats, making the symbol disappear. Spot again.

-There is another arty symbol preventing you to spot (only one allowed at a time). Solution; ask the artillery gunner who should be reachable by voip to switch seats. This will remove the old sign and let you spot again.

Hope this lessens the confusion a bit. Plz add any details I overlooked.

Lorian · 08-28-2006, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by BigGaayAl

Plz add any details I overlooked.

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Originally Posted by BigGaayAl

3 Switch to the transmitter

You gotta click

Shafik · 08-28-2006, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Lorian

You gotta click

The manual, PoE forums and my experience say otherwise. Simply switching to the Walkie Talkie thingy sends the signal.

**Tempus** · 08-28-2006, 12:23 PM

There is a known bug that you have to be in the 2nd zoomed view as well.

RocketPunch · 08-28-2006, 12:26 PM

The funny thing is the system for spoting taget for arti has already rendered useless, when the CO is firing the arti. The CO view will work just find for aiming.

Lorian · 08-28-2006, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Shafik

The manual, PoE forums and my experience say otherwise. Simply switching to the Walkie Talkie thingy sends the signal.

That seems kinda stupid to me :\

**Strag** · 08-28-2006, 12:46 PM

As a side question, I was playing as Assault Friday night and noticed that I had binocs and the tac radio. I tried to call in a few arty spots, but wasn't sure if they were going through. Can the Assault kit do this?

RocketPunch · 08-28-2006, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Strag

As a side question, I was playing as Assault Friday night and noticed that I had binocs and the tac radio. I tried to call in a few arty spots, but wasn't sure if they were going through. Can the Assault kit do this?

Yes. I think SpecOps, Sniper and Assualt can call for arti.

BHack · 08-28-2006, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Strag

As a side question, I was playing as Assault Friday night and noticed that I had binocs and the tac radio. I tried to call in a few arty spots, but wasn't sure if they were going through. Can the Assault kit do this?

Yep.

**PanzerHans** · 08-28-2006, 01:00 PM

All kits with binoculars can spot for arty as far as I have gathered.
Also I've scanned the buglists in the POE forums and there is a known bug that spotting appears at the same point even though the spot was marked on another point :0

**IRS_Agent** · 08-28-2006, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by PanzerHans

All kits with binoculars can spot for arty as far as I have gathered.
Also I've scanned the buglists in the POE forums and there is a known bug that spotting appears at the same point even though the spot was marked on another point :0

It seems as though this bug tries to put an arty marker as close to the center of the map as possible, if the center of the map is underwater the bug goes to the point of land nearest to the center, it's a bad bug.

Rick_the_new_guy · 09-02-2006, 11:11 AM

I tried to do some spotting Friday 9/1/06, and the red arty icon was much closer to me than what i was spotting.

Any tips on getting a good spot?

[GER] Cashnr13 · 09-02-2006, 11:26 AM

Yesterday, we also tried it out with the artillery but noticed a bug.

i was the sniper who spotted, but at one map, whereever I spotted, the artillery was always signed on a nearby bridge.

So he bombed it ... i spotted again and the bridge was signed again.

Anyone else noticed something like that?

Rick_the_new_guy · 09-02-2006, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by [GER] Cashnr13

Yesterday, we also tried it out with the artillery but noticed a bug.

i was the sniper who spotted, but at one map, whereever I spotted, the artillery was always signed on a nearby bridge.

So he bombed it ... i spotted again and the bridge was signed again.

Anyone else noticed something like that?

Greetings, welcome to TG. nice first post.

If u like to play on the TG server feel free to check out my sig with regards to the qucikstart guide and FAQs.

Yeah, the spotting seems to be buggy.
Looks like the CO, with their zoom function, will be the best arty spotter.
Granted it is frowned upon for the CO to be in the arty cause it takes a lot of focus to lead a Platoon. And it takes a lot of focus to work the arty well. Players should chose one or the other and not both.

shakeyjake · 09-02-2006, 11:46 AM

You actually don't need to have the spot on the area you want to arty. All you need is a spot anywhere on the map to get the sattelite view active and from there you can walk the artillery in to any target you want. Even though the actual spot may be somewhere else on the map.

08-28-2006, 11:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
BigGaayAl Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: gent, belgium Posts: 1,487	How to spot for arty 1 Use a kit that has binoculars (specops, and maybe sniper - not sure there) 2 Use the binoculars to spot your target (press left mouse button) now the confirmation of the coordinates will flash in red letters. 3 Switch to the transmitter DONE! - see the red arty marker on the map to see if it worked. Now why doesn't it work?? -Someone has to be sitting in the seat that controls the arty gun, if not - no arty sign on the map, no ability to spot anything. -It was there but the symbol immediatly dissapears. That means the gunner saw your first arty icon, but he swithced seats, making the symbol disappear. Spot again. -There is another arty symbol preventing you to spot (only one allowed at a time). Solution; ask the artillery gunner who should be reachable by voip to switch seats. This will remove the old sign and let you spot again. Hope this lessens the confusion a bit. Plz add any details I overlooked. __________________ Support your right to arm bears. ~Cleveland Amory I am a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy. ~J.D. Salinger

08-28-2006, 12:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tempus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Miami, FL Age: 38 Posts: 8,163	Re: How to spot for arty There is a known bug that you have to be in the 2nd zoomed view as well. __________________ Battlefield 2/2142 Game Officer Contact me with server/player/admin issues. -- Suits are what you wear when doing things you shouldn’t want to do anyway. FROM THE TACTICAL GAMER PRIMER. 3) Support game play in a near-simulation environment. Where the focus of play would not be solely on doing what it takes to win, but doing so utilizing real-world combat strategy and tactics rather than leveraging exploits provided to players by the design of the game engine.

08-28-2006, 12:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
RocketPunch Join Date: May 2006 Location: NY, USA Posts: 1,119	Re: How to spot for arty The funny thing is the system for spoting taget for arti has already rendered useless, when the CO is firing the arti. The CO view will work just find for aiming. __________________ Slow is Smooth. Smooth is Fast!

08-28-2006, 12:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
Strag Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Columbus, OH, USA Age: 34 Posts: 5,004	Re: How to spot for arty As a side question, I was playing as Assault Friday night and noticed that I had binocs and the tac radio. I tried to call in a few arty spots, but wasn't sure if they were going through. Can the Assault kit do this?

08-28-2006, 01:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
PanzerHans Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: By the PC Age: 35 Posts: 2,255	Re: How to spot for arty All kits with binoculars can spot for arty as far as I have gathered. Also I've scanned the buglists in the POE forums and there is a known bug that spotting appears at the same point even though the spot was marked on another point :0 __________________ -- VI VI VI - the number of the beast

09-02-2006, 11:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
Rick_the_new_guy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Age: 29 Posts: 1,789	Re: How to spot for arty I tried to do some spotting Friday 9/1/06, and the red arty icon was much closer to me than what i was spotting. Any tips on getting a good spot? __________________ (PO3) Marcinko_R. (BF2 PR .509) Squad Member (CPO) Marcinko_R. (BF2 PR .509) Squad Leader (LCDR) Marcinko_R. (BF2 PR .509) Commander Squad Member pledge to their SL:http://www.tacticalgamer.com/battlef...ad-leader.html Squad Leader pledge to their team:http://www.tacticalgamer.com/battlef...r-platoon.html Commander pledge to their SL:http://www.tacticalgamer.com/battlef...d-leaders.html

09-02-2006, 11:26 AM	#13 (permalink)
[GER] Cashnr13 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 32 Posts: 5	Re: How to spot for arty Yesterday, we also tried it out with the artillery but noticed a bug. i was the sniper who spotted, but at one map, whereever I spotted, the artillery was always signed on a nearby bridge. So he bombed it ... i spotted again and the bridge was signed again. Anyone else noticed something like that?

09-02-2006, 11:46 AM	#15 (permalink)
shakeyjake Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Little Rock, AR Age: 34 Posts: 637	Re: How to spot for arty You actually don't need to have the spot on the area you want to arty. All you need is a spot anywhere on the map to get the sattelite view active and from there you can walk the artillery in to any target you want. Even though the actual spot may be somewhere else on the map.

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