Cruthers
02-03-2010, 02:13
I'm planning a campaign with a few friends where various missions have an affect on a later mission, for example, a Reconnaissance mission where a photo has to be taken before a planned bombing run determines the effectiveness of the bombs later on.
While writing a draft of how the Reconnaissance mission works, I thought it would be an idea to share my thoughts here in case they are of use or inspiration to someone else.
When we've tried photography missions in the past, we've simply had the photographer fly over the target and draw a damage card. If the damage is equal to or higher than a pre-determined number (usually 2 or 3), then the photograph is successfully taken, otherwise the plane has to fly around for another attempt.
For the purpose of my campaign, I've elaborated on this in the following manner:
Each photograph obtains a score which acts as a damage bonus to bombs when it comes to the bombing mission. To determine the score of the photograph, a damage card is drawn and adjusted by the following criteria -
Altitude 1 = minus 2 due to blurring
Altitude 2 or 4 = no bonus
Altitude 3 = plus 2 for perfect height to obtain most clearly defined detail
Special Damage Smoke = Clouds obscure photo, minus 2
Special Damage Red Gun Jam = Camera jammed, no further pictures allowed, no bonus
Special Damage Green Gun Jam = Camera plate stiff to remove and replace, no bonus, but minus one on next photograph.
Special Damage Cogs = Expertly taken picture, plus 2 bonus.
Special Damage Flames = Over exposed, minus 1
Special Damage Shot Observer = The plate is dropped and the photo lost, no score
I'm not sure how many photographs could be attempted at the time. Have suggested 6 for the purpose of my campaign. Obviously if the photographer fails to get back alive, then no score is recorded. Note that the score can never be reduced below zero.
Any comments/thoughts on the above suggestions would be most welcome. :)
While writing a draft of how the Reconnaissance mission works, I thought it would be an idea to share my thoughts here in case they are of use or inspiration to someone else.
When we've tried photography missions in the past, we've simply had the photographer fly over the target and draw a damage card. If the damage is equal to or higher than a pre-determined number (usually 2 or 3), then the photograph is successfully taken, otherwise the plane has to fly around for another attempt.
For the purpose of my campaign, I've elaborated on this in the following manner:
Each photograph obtains a score which acts as a damage bonus to bombs when it comes to the bombing mission. To determine the score of the photograph, a damage card is drawn and adjusted by the following criteria -
Altitude 1 = minus 2 due to blurring
Altitude 2 or 4 = no bonus
Altitude 3 = plus 2 for perfect height to obtain most clearly defined detail
Special Damage Smoke = Clouds obscure photo, minus 2
Special Damage Red Gun Jam = Camera jammed, no further pictures allowed, no bonus
Special Damage Green Gun Jam = Camera plate stiff to remove and replace, no bonus, but minus one on next photograph.
Special Damage Cogs = Expertly taken picture, plus 2 bonus.
Special Damage Flames = Over exposed, minus 1
Special Damage Shot Observer = The plate is dropped and the photo lost, no score
I'm not sure how many photographs could be attempted at the time. Have suggested 6 for the purpose of my campaign. Obviously if the photographer fails to get back alive, then no score is recorded. Note that the score can never be reduced below zero.
Any comments/thoughts on the above suggestions would be most welcome. :)