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Can an ordnance weapon fire smoke into a hex with no enemy units?
The designer answered this directly on BGG, and the rulebook agrees.
- Combat Commander: Europe rulebook · Rulebook · O20.2 Ordnance & Targeting
- RPardoe · Community · 2012-07-14
- Chad Jensen · Designer · 2007-08-06
Yes, but only if the Fire order itself is legal: at least one activated unit or weapon must have an enemy unit in line of sight and range. A weapon activated alone needs an enemy in range and LOS, so it cannot fire smoke at an empty hex by itself; if a Leader activates it together with a unit that does have an enemy in range and LOS, the smoke can go into an empty hex within the weapon's LOS and range. Declare smoke before the Targeting Roll; a hit places a random Smoke marker.