Do not shoot
- Friendlies are already inside the marked compound.
- The mark is older than the current push.
- Command needs munitions for reinforce, bombing, or emergency supplies.
- No one can observe correction or call when fire should lift.
Last updated 2026-05-23Patch-sensitiveArtillery data caveat
Mils, flight timing, splash behavior, and munitions priorities are practical references. Confirm range and team orders before firing in live matches.
Interactive calculator
Distance → elevation mils
Enter target distance from the gun to get elevation. Static guns cover long-range fire; mobile gun profiles use the shorter 200–600m curve. Treat the output as a firing solution, then walk rounds based on observer corrections.
Saved fire missions
0 missionsBefore the first round
Danger close checklist
Artillery should create timing windows, not punish friendly squads that are already doing the hard work. Run this mental check before sending HE.
Shell guidance
- HE: fixed garrisons, infantry mass, choke crossings, soft vehicles.
- Smoke: open-ground push, bridge crossing, beach exit, armor withdrawal.
- Counter-battery: confirmed enemy guns or repeat artillery lane.
- Harass: deny road/hedge movement only when munitions are healthy.
Munitions discipline
Fire short missions, listen for correction, then stop. If nobody requested it and nobody can observe it, you are probably spending team resources for noise.
Mechanics
What the calculator is doing
HLL artillery uses a mostly linear elevation table: closer targets use higher mils, farther targets use lower mils. The calculator interpolates between known min/max range endpoints for each profile.
1
Measure range
Use the map, officer/observer pings, and grid intuition. One full grid square is a useful rough-distance mental model, but the calculator expects the gun-to-target distance in meters.
2
Pick profile
US and German static guns share the common 978→622 mil curve from 100→1600m. Soviet and British guns use different curves, so do not reuse Axis/US numbers blindly.
3
Round to mils
The output is rounded to the nearest mil because that is how crews actually set elevation. If rounds land short/long, correct by small mil changes or a fresh distance call.
4
Time splash
Static artillery is treated as 25 seconds to impact. Call “splash in 5” so infantry can pause, then push as the barrage lifts.
Fire discipline
When artillery is worth it
Good artillery is not random shelling. It is a communication loop between command, recon, squad leads, and the gun crew.
Do
- Ask command or SLs for marked targets and friendly-safe windows.
- Use HE on known garrisons, infantry mass, soft vehicles, enemy artillery, and forced choke crossings.
- Use smoke to cover final open-ground pushes, bridge crossings, beach exits, or armor disengagement.
- Log useful mils for repeat fire missions as the front shifts.
Do not
- Farm kills while the team is out of munitions or needs commander abilities.
- Keep firing on a stale mark after friendlies enter the beaten zone.
- Ignore recon pressure; enemy recon exists largely to shut you down.
- Announce “on mark” without stating timing, shell type, and when fire stops.
Formula cards
Reference ranges
The interpolation is: mils = min_mils - ((distance - min_range) / (max_range - min_range)) × (min_mils - max_mils). Values are rounded for use in-game.
US / Germany static
100m: 978 mils · 1600m: 622 mils
USSR static
100m: 1120 mils · 1600m: 800 mils
British static
100m: 533 mils · 1600m: 267 mils
US/Germany/USSR mobile
200m: 533 mils · 600m: 267 mils
British mobile
200m: 356 mils · 600m: 178 mils
Caveat
Community artillery tools agree on these practical curves, but exact behavior is patch-sensitive and should be rechecked after artillery or faction updates.