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    • Kindwind
      Kindwind last edited by

      Anybody want to give this a try?

      This a variant can be applied to most versions of A&A.

      BASIC CONCEPT

      Rather than rolling dice for each round of combat, add up the combat values of all units. This total is the total number of damage points (DP) inflicted. For every 6 DP, 1 enemy unit is destroyed, with the balance being carried over to the next round. Damaged units may have reduced effective, or cost IPC's to repair.

      LEFTOVER DAMAGE

      When the battle is over, the leftover damage is handled as follows. The damaged unit can be repaired at a cost of 1/6 the units damage per DP. The decision to repair damage must be made immediately. If the unit has 1 or 2 DP, it can be repaired on the spot. If the unit has 4 or 5 DP it is removed from the map and comes back during the owner’s next build phase. If the unit has 3 DP, it is repaired on the map if it is a defender and rebuilt if an attacker. You may choose to sacrifice the unit and pay nothing.

      ROUNDING

      Round to the nearest whole number. Round halves against the attacker and in favor of the defender in all circumstances.

      INEFFECTIVE

      If the attackers have 3+ DP of leftover damager at the end of the round, 1 attacking unit can't fire. If the defender has 4+ DP of leftover damage, 1 defending unit can't fire. [Therefore to destroy the defenders in 1 round, the attacker must have an attack value = 6 x # of defenders -2]

      PRODUCTION

      A player does not have to decide his production at the start of the turn. Instead, choose your units when you place them. Units which you had to rebuild because of damage are counted against build limits. Note that units are rebuilt during the same player-turn when they were damaged (for the attacker).

      Note: The build phase is moved because you could work out all the consequences of your attack anyhow, so it saves work to choose units at the end.

      STRATEGIC BOMBING

      Each bomber inflicts 3 IPC's in losses. The bombers take damage normally from the AA fire.

      AA FIRE

      If aircraft are attacking without the support of ground units, damage is inflicted by the AA fire normally. Otherwise, total the attack values of the all the aircraft and reduce it by 6. AA damage must be repaired normally at the end of the battle with 1 plane shot down for every 6 DP. If any attack starts with supporting units, but they are destroyed, starting treating the AA damage as normal damage.

      SUBMARINES

      Submarines may only damage ships so if they fight alongside other units, their opponent may take some damage against ships and other damage against aircraft. Note that if the submarines achieve 4 DP during their first fire, that would prevent an enemy ship from firing back. A submarine that receives 4 or 5 DP from an attack can still retreat, but it would it still have to be rebuilt.

      BREAKOFF

      If the attacker wishes to breakoff an attack, the defender may forestall him by removing all his units and conceding the territory. This prevents the attacker from cutting his attacks very close.

      CARGO ON TRANSPORTS

      If a transport takes damage, its cargo takes the same damage.

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      • ubernaut
        ubernaut Moderators @Kindwind last edited by

        @kindwind interesting idea but seems pretty complicated not a fan of low luck myself anyway

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        • RogerCooper
          RogerCooper @Kindwind last edited by

          @kindwind I actually wrote those rules and have used them. They play fairly quickly, as once the game starts going against you, you can hope for good dice to turn things around.

          These were designed for over-the-board play. If I was modifying the code for TripleA, I would rather use some sort of median battle result with battle calculator.

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          • ubernaut
            ubernaut Moderators @RogerCooper last edited by

            @rogercooper interesting, def counter to my intuition thanks for ur input here 🙂

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            • Kindwind
              Kindwind @RogerCooper last edited by

              @rogercooper wicked cool! if you have any time I would like to play a game sometime!

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              • RogerCooper
                RogerCooper @Kindwind last edited by

                @kindwind I am not into playing online. For me, either FTF or against the AI.

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