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Christian Sorensen replied to the topic Question about the models. in the forum Victory At Sea 3 years, 9 months ago
Whilst everyone will have (and will be entitled to) their point of view about the aesthetics and practicality of these bases, I for one am a big fan of them!
I am currently using two different paint schemas for these, one a Mediterranean with a sea-green wash and blue-green waves, the other more dark-blue to represent the waters of the Home Fleet…[Read more]
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Christian Sorensen replied to the topic Guessing time! in the forum Victory At Sea 3 years, 9 months ago
IJN Aircraft Box: 1 x Nakajima G8N “Rita”, 4 x Mitsubishi A5M4 “Claude” fighters, 4 Yokosuka MXY-7 “Ohka” Kamikaze.
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Christian Sorensen replied to the topic How does AA fire against Flights and Flight attacks on Ships ACTUALLY work? in the forum Victory At Sea 3 years, 11 months ago
Fighter attack rolls are not modified. Not by range, not by beam, not by target speed, not by torpedo. I know that doesn’t realistically represent tactics such as torpdos going for the beam, and dive bombers flying down the length of the ship.
Thanks, for whatever its worth perhaps the designers simply figured that the aircraft would always be…[Read more]
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Christian Sorensen replied to the topic How does AA fire against Flights and Flight attacks on Ships ACTUALLY work? in the forum Victory At Sea 3 years, 11 months ago
It would be good to know how the designers and playtesters have resolved these issues, eh?
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Christian Sorensen replied to the topic How does AA fire against Flights and Flight attacks on Ships ACTUALLY work? in the forum Victory At Sea 3 years, 11 months ago
I’m asking how the game is actually played, and Eumerin’s explanation of how it works for AA fire is certainly plausible and consistent with a reading of the rules.
However, for Aircraft attacking ships, I see no written rationale for using all of the page 8 modifiers EXCEPT that for torpedoes! I’d think it would be all or nothing, and then we…[Read more]
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Christian Sorensen started the topic How does AA fire against Flights and Flight attacks on Ships ACTUALLY work? in the forum Victory At Sea 3 years, 11 months ago
I apologize in advance if the answers to these questions seems ridiculously obvious, and perhaps they would to players of previously published versions of these rules, or to those who know the text of the full rulebook! 😉
For “Shooting Down Aircraft” on page 16 the text mentions that “If enemy flights are in range, a ship’s AA battery is…[Read more]
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