@Young:
What can be done to prevent German players from deploying a “Dark Skies” strategy? I don’t want to see it abolished altogether, but there should be something to slow down this gimmicky gambit.
I’ll get it started with the following ideas…
- Bombers conducting SBRs only receive a +2 damage bonus if they have departed from an operational airbase
- During air battles with interceptors, roll 1 dice @1 per bomber formation instead of 1 dice @1 per bomber.
- All hits from an air defence of any kind must be applied to participating strategic bombers first.
Here is a summary table for this special SBR Strategic bomber as a group in dogfight:
- During air battles with interceptors, roll 1 dice @1 per bomber formation instead of 1 dice @1 per bomber.
-Damage to IC is 1D6+2
StB A1 as a group and Fg A1 D1 : damage 1D6+2
1 Strategic Bomber doing SBR against no interceptor
Sum: + 4.583 - 2 = +2.583 IPCs damage/SBR run
1 StB A1 against 1 Fg D1
Sum: + 5.486 - 3.667 = + 1.819 IPC damage/SBR run
1 StB A1 doing SBR against 2 intercepting Fgs D1
Sum: + 4.85 - 5.056 = - 0.206 IPCs damage/SBR run
1 StB A1 doing SBR against 3 intercepting Fgs D1
Sum: + 4.319 - 6.213 = - 1.894 IPCs damage/StB run
1 StB A1 & 1 Fg A1 doing SBR against 3 intercepting Fgs D1
Sum: 7.578 - 6.954 = + 0.624 IPC damage/StB run
1 StB A1 & 1 Fg A1 doing SBR against 2 intercepting Fgs D1
Sum: +7.775 - 5.33 = + 2.445 IPCs damage/SBR run
1 StB A1 & 1 Fg A1 doing SBR against 1 intercepting Fg D1
Sum: + 7.639 - 3.667 = + 3.972 IPCs damage/SBR run
2 Strategic Bombers A1+A0 doing SBR against 2 interceptors D1
A1 vs 1D1: + 5.486 - 3.667 = + 1.819 IPCs
A0 vs 1D1: + 3.819 - 3.667 = + 0.152 IPC
Sum: + 9.305 - 7.334 = + 1.971 IPCs damage/SBR run
2 Strategic Bombers A1+A0 doing SBR against 1 interceptors D1
A1 vs 1D1 : + 5.486 - 3.667 = + 1.819 IPCs
A0 vs no : + 4.583 - 2 = +2.583 IPCs
Sum: + 10.069 - 5.667 = + 4.402 IPCs damage/SBR run
2 Strategic Bombers doing SBR against no interceptor
Sum: + 9.166 - 4 = +5.166 IPCs damage/SBR run
2 Strategic Bombers A1+A0 doing SBR against 3 interceptors D1
A1 vs 1D1: + 5.486 - 3.667 = + 1.819 IPCs
A0 vs 2D1: + 3.183 - 5.056 = - 1.873 IPC
Or
A1 vs 2D1: + 4.850 - 5.056 = - 0.206 IPCs
A0 vs 1D1: + 3.819 - 3.667 = + 0.152 IPC
Sum: + 8.669 - 8.723 = - 0.054 IPC damage/SBR run
2 Strategic Bombers A1+A0 & 1 Fg A1 doing SBR against 3 interceptors D1
A1+A1 vs 2D1: +7.775 - 5.330 = + 2.445 IPCs
A0 vs D1: + 3.819 - 3.667 = + 0.152 IPC
Sum: + 11.594 - 8.997 = + 2.597 IPCs damage/SBR run
2 Strategic Bombers A1+A0 & 1 Fg A1 doing SBR against 2 interceptors D1
A1+A1 vs D1:+ 7.639 - 3.667 = + 3.972 IPCs
A0 vs D1: + 3.819 - 3.667 = + 0.152 IPC
Sum: + 11.458 - 7.334 = + 4.124 IPCs damage/SBR run
2 Strategic Bombers A1+A0 & 1 Fg A1 doing SBR against 1 interceptor D1
A1+A1 vs D1:+ 7.639 - 3.667 = + 3.972 IPCs
A0 vs no: + 4.583 - 2 = + 2.583 IPCs
Sum: + 12.222 - 5.667 = + 6.555 IPCs damage/SBR run
G1940 OOB SBR:
1 StB doing SBR without interceptor
Sum: +4.583 - 2 = +2.583 IPCs damage/SBR run
1 StB A1 against 1 Fg D1
Sum: + 5.486 - 3.667 = + 1.819 IPCs damage/SBR run
1 StB A1 doing SBR against 2 intercepting Fgs D1
Sum: + 4.85 - 5.056 = - 0.206 IPC damage/SBR run
1 StB A1 & 1 Fg A1 doing SBR against 3 intercepting Fgs D1
Sum: 7.578 - 6.954 = + 0.624 IPC damage/StB run
1 StB & 1 Fg A1 doing SBR against 2 intercepting Fgs D1
Sum: +7.775 - 5.33 = + 2.445 IPCs damage/SBR run
2 StBs A1 doing SBR against 2 intercepting Fgs D1
Sum: +10.973 - 7.334 = + 3.639 IPCs damage/SBR run
1 StB & 1 Fg A1 doing SBR against 1 intercepting Fg D1
Sum: + 7.639 - 3.667 = + 3.972 IPCs damage/SBR run
2 StBs A1 doing SBR against 1 intercepting Fg D1
Sum: +11.459 - 5.666 = + 5.793 IPCs damage/SBR run
1 StB A1 doing SBR against 3 intercepting Fgs D1
Sum: + 4.319 - 6.213 = - 1.894 IPCs damage/StB run
OOB G40: 1 StB A1 doing SBR against 3 intercepting Fgs D1
StB roll / interceptors Fgs roll / AAA roll = odds casualties
1/691/2166/6= 546/7776 1 StB killed by Fgs vs 1 Fg
1/6125/2161/6 = 125/7776 1 StB killed by AAA vs 1 Fg
1/6125/2165/6 = 625/7776 no casualty vs 1 Fg
5/691/2166/6 = 2730/7776 1 StB killed by Fgs vs no casualty
5/6125/2161/6 = 625/7776 1 StB killed by AAA vs no casualty
5/6125/2165/6 = 3125/7776 no casualty at all
Results:
Bombard on IC: 3750/7776= 48.23% * ((1+2) +(6+2) IPCs)/2= +5.5 IPCs) = + 2.652 IPCs
Killing 1 Fg: 1296/7776= 16.67% +10 IPCs = + 1.667 IPCs
StB killed: 4026/7776= 51.77%-12 IPCs = - 6.213 IPCs
Sum: + 4.319 - 6.213 = - 1.894 IPCs damage/StB run
OOB G40: 1 StB A1 & 1 Fg A1 doing SBR against 3 intercepting Fgs D1
StB+Fg rolls / interceptors Fgs roll / AAA roll = odds casualties
1/3616/2166/6 = 96/46656 1 Fg and 1 StB killed by Fg vs 2 Fgs
1/3675/2161/6 = 75/46656 1 Fg and 1 StB killed by AAA vs 2 Fgs
1/3675/2165/6 = Â 375/46656 1 Fg vs 2 Fgs
1/36125/2161/6 = 125/46656 1 StB killed by AAA vs 2 Fgs
1/36125/2165/6 = 625/46656 no casualty vs 2 Fgs
10/3616/2166/6 = 960/46656 1 Fg and 1 StB killed by Fg vs 1 Fg
10/3675/2161/6= 750/46656 1 Fg and 1 StB killed by AAA vs 1 Fg
10/3675/2165/6 = 3750/46656 1 Fg vs 1 Fg
10/36125/2161/6 = 1250/46656 1 StB killed by AAA vs 1 Fg
10/36125/2165/6 = 6250/46656 no casualty vs 1 Fg
25/3616/2166/6 = 2400/46656 Â 1 Fg and 1 StB killed by Fg vs no casualty
25/3675/2161/6 = 1875/46656 Â 1 Fg and 1 StB killed by AAA vs no casualty
25/3675/2165/6 = 9375/46656 1 Fg vs no casualty
25/36125/2161/6 = 3125/46656 Â 1 StB killed by AAA vs no casualty
25/36125/2165/6 = 15625/46656 no casualty at all
Results:
Bombard on IC: 36000/46656 * ((1+2) +(6+2) IPCs)/2= +5.5 IPCs) = + 4.244 IPCs
Killing 2 Fgs: 1296/46656 +20 IPCs = + 0.556 IPC
Killing 1 Fg: 12960/46656 +10 IPCs = + 2.778 IPCs
Fg killed: 13500/46656-10 IPCs = - 2.894 IPCs
StB killed: 4500/46656-12 IPCs = - 1.157 IPCs
StB & Fg killed: 6156/46656*-22 IPCs = - 2.903 IPCs
Sum: 7.578 - 6.954 = + 0.624 IPC damage/StB run