Originally Posted by
Lotorc
Thanks for the warm welcome all! I did not expect such a great response. :-)
Our group recently played another Pacific Theatre scenario. This was a beta test for a pseudo-Coral Sea scenario. I will have some pics posted soon. I'll also describe the scenario setup as well as offer my best best attempt at a battle report/after action report.
in response to Tikki, re: the Zero 90° turn rule...
we have worked out the following for our group:
A 90° turn must be preceded and followed by a low speed, non-steep maneuver of any bearing. It is therefore possible to chain turn using white turns (45, 90, 45, 90, etc.) in much the same way we allow one to "loop" by chaining Immelman and split-S maneuvers.
We have written "90" on a blank throttle token for planning (some of us apply unused special ability tokens). In the planning phase, one would place a white throttle token on a turn maneuver preceding the 90, then place a "90" token face down on a 45° turn. This will represent the 90.
The 90 consists of two of the Zero's 45° turn cards (low speed) in immediate sequence. We made a tool for this purpose (pictured). When the 90 is revealed, the tool is employed in place of the 45, and a duplicate 90 token is placed on the base of the plane or on the console to indicate the plane is in a 90 sequence, and to remind that the next turn must be low speed, non-steep maneuver. Our 90 is considered a steep maneuver and is affected by all applicable conditions.
The next move must then be a low speed non-steep maneuver. This works to set up for the next 90 if desired.
We felt the Zero should have a turn equivalent to the immelman, in terms of getting guns trained 180° in the same amount of required moves. It's not perfect, but it's a good compromise for our group, and has been working well so far. One thing I can say, is that combat has become much more dynamic and the balance had not been upset since we added some fragility to the zero (permanent fire), and decreased its long range firepower to "B" damage.
We are thinking of adding this to the Hurricane as well. We are open to other methods and planes though.
I'd love to hear what other people are doing in this regard, and what other aircraft you all think would be eligible. My short list is the Yak, the Hurricane and maybe a 60° for the Mk.I/II Spitfire.
Sorry to get into the weeds. It plays and flows rather smoothly and we have been having a great deal of fun with it.
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