OK: knowing that several cardmakers out there will be sharpening knives for me, or at me, as the case may be,
I felt the current, ad Hoch system of deck modifying needed correcting, and systemizing.
Since the most common modifier to a deck would be removing some cards (turns tighter than the plane can do, and/or reversals),
followed by altering the side slips, here we go:
New maneuver deck modification system:
This is an overhaul of the ad Hoch system I did previously for the unofficial aircraft.
Each plane will have a base (official) deck. this deck might be modified in the following way:
If the deck need to be increased in size (due to a speed faster than the base deck allows), it will have the multiplier here (***) For example: (125) means increase all cards 125%
Next, if the deck needs a major modification of it's turns, reversal and/or add dive bombing cards, as well as decks using the arrow-length only system:
(hf): This deck lacks a 45 degree turn (like the heavy fighters)
(b): This deck lacks a 45 degree turn and the reversal (like heavy bombers)
(db): This deck needs to have dive bombing cards added.
(z): This deck uses the arrow-length only movement, as described by Zoe Brain.
(n): This deck lacks a 90 degree turn.
These letter modifiers can be followed by a side slip modifier (if the base deck differs from the suggested SSs)
(1): 2 sets of sideslips (both fast and slow speeds, like the B deck)
(2): 1 set of difficult SSs, and 1 set of fast-only SSs (like the C and D decks).
(3): 1 set of regular, and a set of difficult SSs (like the E and F decks).
(4): 1 set of fast-only SSs (like the G deck).
(5): 1 set of regular, and a set of fast-only SSs (like the H deck).
(6): 1 set of Fast-only and difficult SSs (like the I deck)
(7): 1 set of regular SSs (like the M deck)
(8): 1 set of difficult SSs (like the Y and U decks).
(9): 1 set of regular, and a set of extreme SSs (like the A deck)
(9*): 1 set of regular, and a set of extreme, difficult SSs (like the O, Q and R decks)
Adding extreme SSs to a base deck is problematical; I have not yet found any needing this modification.
Two examples:
The C deck has a set of difficult SSs, and a set of Fast-Only SSs. A C(1) deck means you remove the fast-only SSs, and add an addition set of regular SSs, also making the existing difficult set non-difficult.
The P deck has 2 sets of regular SSs. A P(2) deck means you make one set of regular SSs difficult, and the other set fast-only.
I plan on redoing the previously done unofficial planes, which I was double-checking anyway. This will take some time.
I ask for your understanding and support.
Karl
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