From: Robertson, Brendan <Brendan.Robertson@d...>
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 17:46:22 +1100
Subject: [FT] Abstract Combat for campaigns
This started out as an abstract system so I could run a PBeM campaign without having to fight out the combats & wound up as a battlevalue grading of all the FTFB ships. Some of the values have a fudge factor built in to account for guess weaponry (SMLs mostly). I still haven't factored in fighters properly, but it does throw up some startling comparisons in ship firepower & survivablity. ***** OV: Sxx/Mxx/Lxx [xx/1] = Offence Value - average damage at each range band (see below) DV: Defence Value Both are rounded to nearest integer. Tactics: Assault: move to close range Circle: move to medium range Snipe: move to long range Retreat: move to extreme range & disengage Ships change 1 range band for each 2 thrust diffence in the ships. Initiative rolls (d6) will be used if both sides have the same thrust & conflicting tactics to see who is more successful. Resolution: Ships start at extreme range (36+ MU) and follow the assigned tactic from that point. Ships should be grouped into task forces with similar thrusts and each task force is given a tactic & target priority chosen from: ESC, CRU, CAP. OV values: Beams => 1 per die x arc multiple Pulsetorps => S = 4, M = 3, L = 2 x arc multiple subpacs => S = 2, M = 0.4 Arc multiples: 1 arc = 0.6, 2 arc = 0.8, 3 arc = 1.0, 4 arc = 1.1, 5 arc = 1.2, 6 arc = 1.3. SML/Rs => Std = S,M = 7. ER = S,M,L = 7. capship missiles => all ranges = 4. Fighters are valued at average damage & degrade by 2 pts/attack for non-torpedo fighters. Missiles are also noted after the OV with (total missile damage/turns). After the turns are exhausted, this value is deducted from the OV except when it reduces OV below 0. DV values [Hull + armour + (<PDS+C1> x thrust/2)] x screen multiples. PDS = 1, C1 = 0.3, Screen 1 = 1.2, screen 2 = 1.4 ADFC adds 50% to PDS value. ***** Example: Orbital Weapon Platform Mass: 60 OV: 13/10/1 [7/1]. DV: 46 Cost: 211 pts Basic Drives (MD1) Hull: Strong (24; 6/6/6/6) Armour: 6 [OOOOOO/oooooo/o*oooo/ooo*oo/ooooo*] Screen - 2 Firecons: 2 ADFC 4 x PDS 1 x Class-3 (FP/F/FS) 1 x Class-2 (6-arc) SMR (std) (FP/F/FS) NAC Harrison SC: ov: 1/0/0. dv: 3 Arapaho CT: ov: 3/0/0. dv: 5 Minerva FF: ov: 5/1/0. dv: 7 Tacoma FH: ov: 7/2/0. dv: 9 Ticonderoga DD: ov: 7/2/0. dv: 13 Huron CL: ov: 9/6/0. dv: 23 Furious CE: ov: 10/5/2. dv: 38 Vandenburg CH: ov: 8/4/1. dv: 43 Vandenburg CH/T: ov: 13/8/3. dv: 40 Majestic BC: ov: 18/12/2 [7/3]. dv: 53 Victoria BB: ov: 19/11/5. dv: 58 Excalibur BDN: ov: 17/9/4. dv: 67. ftrs: 1 (xx) Valley Forge SDN: ov: 21/12/5. dv: 88. ftrs: 2 (xx) Inflexible CVL: ov: 5/1/0. dv: 65. ftrs: 4 (xx) Ark Royal CVH: ov: 7/3/0. dv: 86. ftrs: 7 (xx) NSL Falke SC: ov: 1/0/0. dv: 4 Falke SC/S: ov: 3/0/0. dv: 3 Stroschen CT: ov: 2/1/0. dv: 8 Ehrenhold FF: ov: 4/2/0. dv: 12 Waldburg DD: ov: 7/2/0. dv: 17 Waldburg/M DD: ov: 8/7/0 [7/2]. dv: 14 Kronprinz CL: ov: 9/3/0. dv: 29 Radetzky CE: ov: 11/4/0. dv: 33 Markgraf CH: ov: 13/6/2. dv: 42 Maximillian BC: ov: 16/8/3. dv: 47 Richthofen BC: ov: 19/10/4. dv: 44 Maria Von Burgund BB: ov: 26/15/7. dv: 51 Szent Istvan BDN: ov: 17/10/4. dv: 78. ftrs: 1 (xx) Von Tegetthoff SDN: ov: 31/20/4/ [7/4]. dv: 99. ftrs: 1 (xx) Der Theuerdank CVA: ov: 19/10/3. dv: 107. ftrs: 4 (xx) FSE Mistral SC: ov: 3/0/0. dv: 4 Athena CT: ov: 5/0/0. dv: 9 Ibiza FF: ov: 7/1/0. dv: 10 San Miguel DD: ov: 7/2/0. dv: 20 Trieste DH: ov: 10/8/0 [7/2]. dv: 17 Suffren CL: ov: 11/9/0 [7/3]. dv: 22 Milan CE: ov: 12/9/0 [7/3]. dv: 26 Jerez CH: ov: 21/17/0 [14/2]. dv: 34 Ypres BC: ov: 16/10/0 [7/3]. dv: 46 Roma BB: ov: 25/19/14 [14/2]. dv: 50 Bonaparte BDN: ov: 17/5/1 [7/4]. dv: 74. ftrs: 1 (xx) Foch SDN: ov: 36/30/23 [21/2]. dv: 104. ftrs: 3 (xx) Bologna CVL: ov: 14/10/7 [7/2]. dv: 72 Jeanne D'Arc CVA: ov: 17/13/9 [7/2]. dv: 115. ftrs: 7 (xx) ESU Lenov SC: ov: 1/0/0 dv: 2 Nanuchka II CT: ov: 3/1/0 dv: 8 Novgorod FF: ov: 5/1/0 dv: 12 Warsaw DD: ov: 7/2/0 dv: 14 Volga DH: ov: 9/3/0 dv: 17 Beijing/B CE: ov: 10/4/1 dv: 34 Beijing/C CE: ov: 7/2/0 dv: 49 Gorshkov CH: ov: 24/18/1 [14/1] dv: 31 Vorshilev CH: ov: 13/6/2 dv: 40 Manchuria BC: ov: 13/7/2 dv: 52 Petrograd BB: ov: 18/8/2 dv: 65 Rostov BDN: ov: 13/7/2 dv: 74 ftrs: 1 (xx) Komarov SDN: ov: 25/15/7/2 dv: 130 ftrs: 1 (xx) Tsiolkovsy CVL: ov: 11/4/0 dv: 65 ftrs: 4 (xx) Konstantin CVA: ov: 23/12/4 dv: 110 ftrs: 6 (xx) ***** Neath Southern Skies - http://users.mcmedia.com.au/~denian/ [mkw] Admiral Peter Rollins; Task Force Zulu [pirates] Prince Rupert Raspberry; Base Commander