Ideas how to improve WinSP MBT/WW2 !

[IronDuke99]

Originally Posted by scorpio_rocks

Wow - that's quite a ride! Feel sorry for the poor (German?) civilians being buzzed, don't think they would be allowed to do NoE flying over populated parts of UK.

P.S. are you sure its a Brit crew? Don't think our crews wear camo flight suits?

Nope don't think that is a British Apache. Mind you I've known very much more annoying helicopters than that one (in far, far, larger numbers) flying around for hours on end covering the Melbourne Grand Prix in Australia, and you get that bloody annoying F1 whine too. And those helicopters are not doing a damn thing to defend anyone from anything...

This is a British Apache.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBZaV81BmJ4

[Suhiir]

Well ... that's definitely NOE flying.

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

Ahh s**t, posted the wrong *&^gg%# one! Thanks for the catch I guess that would make that a Eurocopter TIGER variant. Thanks for the catch Don!
http://www.military-today.com/helico...pter_tiger.htm

Back to writing Christmas Cards for the Ireland gang. Thanks for the diversion!!

By the way can we "say" **** here, or just write about it!?!

Regards,
Pat


Guess not couldn't remember, guess I'll just keep writing about.

[shahadi]

As for game improvements of the attack helos, I would like to be able to have the game return the hit percentage of the weapon selected instead of the weapon in slot #1. With the attack helos, inactivating all weapons save the missiles, the game returns the hit chance of weapon slot #1, normally the cannon.

I am not sure how it could be done, however, selecting weapons using the "W" key maybe a start. When a weapon in selected using that key, the game will return the selected weapon's hit percentage to target. This saves the player from having to calculate using pencil and paper the hit percentage taken as a ratio of weapons max range and range to target.

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[DRG]

OK this is a question for everybody but "shahadi".........how may of you actually......... "

Originally Posted by shahadi

calculate using pencil and paper the hit percentage taken as a ratio of weapons max range and range to target.

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Those calcs are and will remain a general estimation of overall hit chance to give the player a rough idea if they are wasting their shots or if there is some chance of a hit and you could get a report back of 100% but that is only based on the targeting unit---it does not take into account what the target might do based on it's experience, morale, damage etc etc....that isn't taken into account until the shot is fired.

IDK about Andy but I rarely....and I MEAN rarely...pay any attention to that message at all

Don

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by DRG

OK this is a question for everybody but "shahadi".........how may of you actually......... "

IDK about Andy but I rarely....and I MEAN rarely...pay any attention to that message at all

Don

I never take it at face value, in it's current state as a guideline it works fine.

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

I like using it mostly with less experienced tank/or any other anti tank component. Reason for this is simple, I want to build up those units experience level as fast as possible, especially for a previously badly damaged unit/or a replacement to one of my core units. The driver here for me is the length of my campaigns as discussed already. I will use my more experienced core units to deal the bigger threat T-80's lurking amongst the T-55's. It's simply an aid that I'm not totally bound by as each situation is different, but still probably use around ~75% of the time for the above situation. I find if my core units are intact it's not as big a deal but, either way, I find little to no difference in time savings maybe because like I play Chess, I'm looking 2-4 moves ahead. And I like "overlapping" my units during the initial deployment phase for the above stated purpose and use as well.

I guess that makes me a "technical" player going back to my many years of die cut board playing wargames from Avalon Hill and SPI mostly I guess with many over nighters included. Couple of my favorites from SPI...
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...tar-white-star
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8319/sixth-fleet

Regards,
Pat

[Mobhack]

The to-hit number?

If I am cycling round a set of potential targets and one is way ahead of the others then I know to take that one. But then again, if the lower number is say a T-55 and the higher is an APC, the T-55 might take precedence.

But I dont sit there for hours obsessing if I should go for the shot at 12% or the one at 17%... its neither here nor there.

If the shot needs to be taken, then its taken. Simples.

The to-hit chance reported by the T key sequence is only a basic "gunner's guestimate" as it does not have any of the random numbers generated, and its for the slot 1 (primary) weapon. The hit %age displayed on actually firing has had the random effects applied, which can be for the better or worse. If the random numbers were run then users would complain that when they switch away and back, the number shown for target X yo-yos, confusing the end user and so then "wah boo-hoo I found a "!..

[Imp]

Use occasionaly as a rough guide especialy if changed from WWll to modern era but on the whole you just develop a feel for the unit based on its stats.
Attack helos if they have moved more than a couple of hexes I would need a good reason to use the missile rather than wait till next turn for the shot.

[Suhiir]

Ahhhh yes ... I cut my teeth on Tactics II (mid 1960s).