From: Robertson, Brendan
Sent: Wednesday, 5 January 2000 17:46
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 & survivability.
OV: Sxx/Mxx/Lxx [xx/1] = Offence Value - tactical 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 difference 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.
The total OV & DV of the task group ships are added together & combat is resolved
each turn until 1 side is reduced to 50% DV. At this point, the task group will
attempt to retreat.
Damage is allocated amongst the ships on a % basis between ship types, excess damage is
applied to the next largest ship type. Full ships of one type are destroyed before
applying damage to the next ship.
Eg. After a particularly disastrous battle, 6 DDs (dv:13) & 4 BBs (dv:58) have taken
140 points of damage. 60% is applied to the DDs (resulting in all 6 destroyed with 6
pts left over) and 40% is applied to the BBs (resulting in 1 BB with 56 damage + the 6
left over is 1 destroyed BB & another with a few paint scratches). If required,
the % damage can be applied to the FT hull to give the actual pts damage if you get to
play a detailed game.
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 Station Drives (MD1 equivalent)
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)
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