In the combat phase, artillery that is available to be used to support an attack will be highlighted based on the following rules:
- It belongs to the same unit as an attacking unit that has been selected to attack or is assigned to “Korps,” and can be used to support any unit
- It is in range
- It is available to use
The defender can also add supporting artillery to the defense using the same rules.
Hence, a defending player can turn an attack into one with unfavorable odds by adding supporting artillery to the defense. This is one of the reasons why once you have decided to attack a uni,t you cannot change your mind. The attacker will never know for sure what the defender may d,o and thus this adds a level of uncertainty to the success of an attack.
The German player is limited to using 3 artillery units in support of an attack and 2 in defense. The Russian player has no such restriction.
