How do you convince the AI to fire Artillery?

[Pyewacket]

I am going to create a scenario (CMBB, AI=Russians, Town, 30 turns, lots of T34 and a German infantry company hidden in houses) where the AI has 3 FO. I've played the scenario a few times and the AI fired either smoke or nothing. Is there a trick to convince the AI to fire at the houses? (TRP doesn't work!)

[Znarf]

One possible way is to padlock an unit in plain view of the enemy observer. For example, you can padlock a Flak vehicle next to your house, and the AI may consider the vehicle of high enough prioity to plan a bombardment on the vehicle - and anything else in the area.

[Pyewacket]

thanks Znarf. I'll give it a try.

[von Lucke]

Funny, the problem I have with the AI, is that it usually prep fires everything on Turn 1.