Critical Hit

[Vampiro]

:mrgreen: Good morning/afternoon to everybody!

I have this problem: yesterday with my 51 English MTR I shoted a nice "snake eyes" against a concealed squad, with leader, in a stone building: well, how do I have to consider the "?" ?

 

[Brian W]

how do I have to consider the "?" ?

If, after applying all TH DRM, the final DR was lower than 7, it is a critical hit. The IFT column used is 12 (double the normal 50mm line), and the TEM is reversed. The +2 Case K DRM does not apply to the IFT resolution, only to the determination of the final TH DR.

If, after applying all TH DRM the final DR was 7 or higher, you may have gotten a CH or you may have missed. Check out the rules for all the possibilities.

Brian

 

[AdrianE]

Were there any hindrance between your mortar and the target hex?

Basically your shot was an area target type shot (assuming < 12 hexes range) with a base TH of 7. The applicable DRM are +2 for concealed and + for any hindrances/ CX status of firer. Note TEM does not apply to the TH on an area target type shot.

The shot is a CH (unless the hindrances were +3 or higher because 2+3+2=7 => need to check for improbable hit). Now do random selection between the concealed leader and the concealed squad. Whoever is selected (and it can be both if random selection is a yahtzee) eats a 12 -3. The other one eats a 2+3. If you are using the IIFT its a 14-3 and a 3+3 I think.

It is a little more complicated if the leader is unconcealed. If the leader is unconcealed, you could concievably get a CH vrs the leader and miss the concealed squad (ie hindrances >+3) . If that is the case look up the improbable hit rules.