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BL, we really do not want to use 4 BP-firing mortars in infantry companies as upgrades. However, we could perhaps use 4 Heavy Mortars as a support detachment. What about Basilisks as well? LatD uses 4 Basilisk formations, albeit in a very limited army list framework. I realize it's a difficult issue, but how could we try it? It'd be very different from the SL IG, I guess. Consequences would include at least
- Significant points cost raises,
- Lower activation counts,
- Poor fits to people's model inventories and sales packages.
The DKoK does't use Basilisks. They use Earthshaker Platforms. The only self-propelled Artilelry they have arethe Bombards and even they are slow.
As for Field Artillery (Quad-Launchers and Heavy Mortars) they should be their own formations as Battery of 4 units and as a Company with 12 units.
The Infantry really is only there as speedbumbs to hold off the enemy from the artillery and other important part of the battlefield (in trenches they are very hard to shift with their 3+ save even in assaults) and for assaults to remove enemy positions.
Doctrine for the DK is shell the enemy positions with long range artillery (Earthsaker and Medusa Platforms and Bombards). Then send Infantry (perhabs in Gorgons) as 1st wave to find out where enemy positions still remain strong. Then send the 2nd wave with Infantry in Gorgons accompanied by Grenadiers in Centaurs to exploid gabs in the enemy lines and some tanks for a harder punch and Field Artillery towed by Centaurs to act as short range fire support.
Fire Support Squads are only for static defences if the Death Korps own lines are being attacked. They have no place in an assault. They would rather follow up AFTER the assault to take position in the conquered enemy positions to wait for the enemys countercharge.
So it is good and fits the fluff, that there is no free space in Gorgons to transport Fire Support units because Fire Support units have nothing to do during an assault.
Just as in WW1. No one carried their machine guns forward during an assault. They are only for defence.
