That's interesting about the firepower. An extra dr but would be much more palatable to the IFT affectionados. Nice.Yeah, I’ve played a few scenarios where a double red card artillery draw drastically altered the scenario in what I felt was a unfair way. Therefore, I always extend the option for the Pleva system to my opponent.
Concerning the IIFT, certain nationalities are more vulnerable to effects. Like the Japanese for instance against 3 FP Chinese squads. Its because a ‘Pin’ is worse than a ‘break’ often times for the Japanese.
Thanks for the show, ‘Acts’ is one of my favorite scenarios.
Thought for a IIFT alternative: if the FP is not on the chart make a proportionate dr to see which FP table it ‘rounds’ to. For instance: a ‘7’ FP attack would have a 50% chance to round up to the ‘8’ table, a 1/2 FP attack would have a 50% chance to round up to the ‘1’ table, a ‘11’ FP attack would have a 75% chance to round up to the ‘12’ table... kinda confident this is a ‘smoother’ curve than the IIFT.
It most definitely is smoother, and has already been done.Thought for a IIFT alternative: if the FP is not on the chart make a proportionate dr to see which FP table it ‘rounds’ to. For instance: a ‘7’ FP attack would have a 50% chance to round up to the ‘8’ table, a 1/2 FP attack would have a 50% chance to round up to the ‘1’ table, a ‘11’ FP attack would have a 75% chance to round up to the ‘12’ table... kinda confident this is a ‘smoother’ curve than the IIFT.
An excellent post. The link is even better, imho., especially when you consider that, aside from KIA/K results, the IFT models the psychological effects of combat. The notes at the end of Chapter A say that FP is doubled for PBF because grenades are factored in. They fail to mention that the sound is also factored in (otherwise why would an MG be doubled?). John Hill specifically said this in an interview I read...sure, he was talking about SL, but I think the idea carries over.It most definitely is smoother, and has already been done.
[Setting aside my own opinion that ASL "missing" FP columns are meaningless according to historical WWII human behavioral science studies conducted in the US],
This would be a great mini-variant at ASLOK, similar to the Gor-Gor Variants Rules mini.It most definitely is smoother, and has already been done.
[Setting aside my own opinion that ASL "missing" FP columns are meaningless according to historical WWII human behavioral science studies conducted in the US],
I did years ago publish a method of mine for resolving off-column IFT attacks utilizing
the normal 2 d6 and a d12
whereby the d12 result would possibly steer you to the next IFT column if there was any surplus FP in the shot.
[The method never caught on, but is certainly sound.]
In the graphic below, pink lines are IFT "on column" fire powers -- for those attacks, just use the IFT.
White lines are IFT "off column" fire powers found only on the IIFT (and then some -- i.e., the "new" columns).
So, for the "smaller chart, but more dice" crowd, here is a guide to IFT interpolation from 1/2 to 36+ FP using a d12
(if you are an adamant Official Variant IIFT "purist," you may ignore the "new" FP "columns" [but, really, who would?]).
Using this D12 method, IFT results are a lot smoother (numerically) than they are with the IIFT.
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They did mention Pete in the IR show @ 18:07I wish people would mention the designer of this scenario, Pete Mudge. His name was never mentioned on the scenario when AH picked it up.
Very nice.I wish people would mention the designer of this scenario, Pete Mudge. His name was never mentioned on the scenario when AH picked it up.
Fascinating.It most definitely is smoother, and has already been done.
[Setting aside my own opinion that ASL "missing" FP columns are meaningless according to historical WWII human behavioral science studies conducted in the US],
I did years ago publish a method of mine for resolving off-column IFT attacks utilizing
the normal 2 d6 and a d12
whereby the d12 result would possibly steer you to the next IFT column if there was any surplus FP in the shot.
[The method never caught on, but is certainly sound.]
In the graphic below, pink lines are IFT "on column" fire powers -- for those attacks, just use the IFT.
White lines are IFT "off column" fire powers found only on the IIFT (and then some -- i.e., the "new" columns).
So, for the "smaller chart, but more dice" crowd, here is a guide to IFT interpolation from 1/2 to 36+ FP using a d12
(if you are an adamant Official Variant IIFT "purist," you may ignore the "new" FP "columns" [but, really, who would?]).
Using this D12 method, IFT results are a lot smoother (numerically) than they are with the IIFT.
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We could have done better, Joe, but to be fair - I did go for a run on the first day. Dave forget his kit - obviously! LOLMmmmm - I did not see either of you walking into the hotel with jogging gear on
Hope that your son is on the road to recovery from his pneumonia Martin.
Many thanks for more content
We could have done better, Joe, but to be fair - I did go for a run on the first day. Dave forget his kit - obviously! LOL
My son is better now. Thanks for asking. We just had to put up with him for a week coughing round the house. Gone back to uni now.
[/QUOTE ] Good to hear!