Wespe

Germany, Artillery Vehicle, 1943

ATT inf 10/9/8
ATT veh 11/9/8
Cost 26.00
Def 3/3
Speed 3

Fixed Howitzer
This unit can attack only units in front of it.

Indirect Fire
If a friendly Spotter is within eight hexes of an enemy Soldier and has line of sight to it, this unit’s attack against that Soldier ignores line of sight.

Enhanced Range 16
This unit’s long range is 5-16 hexes.

Bombardment
This unit's attacks ignore cover. This unit can't attack Aircraft.

Set North Africa, 49/60 r

 

Special Abilities Errata & FAQ

Fixed Howitzer

This unit can attack only units in front of it.

(See Fixed Gun for Q&A)

Indirect Fire

If a friendly Spotter is within eight hexes of an enemy Soldier and has line of sight to it, this unit’s attack against that Soldier ignores line of sight.

Q: Does Indirect Fire hit the front or rear defense when attacking a target? What if a spotter is looking at a target's rear, but the unit with Indirect Fire is in the front arc?
A: Whether you hit the front or rear of a target depends on the facing of the target to the unit with the Indirect Fire SA. A spotter doesn't change this. It only allows that unit to ignore line of sight.

Bombardment

This unit's attacks ignore cover. This unit can't attack Aircraft.

Q: The German Wespe, US M4A3 (105) Sherman, US M7 105mm Priest and the Soviet SU-152 have the Bombardment special ability, which allows them to ignore cover. What happens if any of these tanks attacks a unit with the superior camouflage special ability? Could this unit be bombarded at medium and long ranges?
A: Bombardment attacks ignore cover, but superior camouflage prevents the attack from happening in the first place. (Note: There are eight other AAM units that have both the Bombardment and
Blast special abilities. Those units could target the unit in the above example if there was another unit in the same hex. See the Blast SA for more details.)

Q: Can units with the Bombardment SA use it to attack Aircraft?
A: No. According to the 11/12/09 clarification, both of these units' Bombardment SA should include "This unit can't attack Aircraft."