Accuracy and line of fire

CHECKING LINE OF FIRE

If you select a unit then press and hold the right mouse button a thin blue line will be drawn from the unit to the cursor until it hits an obstacle. This line allows you to check whether your unit has a clear path to the cursor position. You can move the cursor around while holding the right mouse button down to check the line of fire to a number of different locations.

ACCURACY

Checking the line of fire shows the perfect path towards the target, but each unit has an accuracy rating that determines how accurate the shot is likely to be in practice. You should use the ‘test orders’ function several times to gauge what might actually happen.

LINE OF SIGHT AND LINE OF FIRE

In some situations it is possible for a unit to see a target, but not be able to shoot at it. For example, units can see through windows and force fields, but they can’t target a unit through them. In the case of windows it is possible to shoot the window and destroy it, if a powerful enough weapon is used. The window will then no longer block the line of fire.

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