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       #Post#: 5245--------------------------------------------------
       Initiative
       By: pilotofficerprune Date: May 3, 2020, 4:38 am
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       I don’t know who saw Jesse Anders’s question on dogfights and
       movement, but he brought up an interesting wrinkle: that of how
       we resolve initiative and move order for two opposing squadrons
       that have tallies on different enemies in a dogfight.
       Elias’s suggestion that we use 6.1.1 to resolve the issue is
       sound. However, the section in 6.1.2 on what happens if multiple
       squadrons have a tally on a target does not help and may not
       even be up to the task. Perhaps this needs a rewrite to push
       everything into 6.1.1 initiative order.
       #Post#: 5247--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Initiative
       By: pilotofficerprune Date: May 3, 2020, 10:59 am
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       So, what could a possible rule change to 6.1.2 look like
       (proposed changes underlined)?
       When a squadron moves, all fighters with a tally on that
       squadron move immediately afterwards, before any other squadron
       can move [7.2.3]. If two or more squadrons have a tally on the
       same target, or on different targets in the same dogfight,
       determine initiative order [6.1.1] and then move in that order.
       If a tallying squadron is also tallied, this creates a chain of
       movement.
       If a squadron has tallied another squadron, it does not move
       until its target has moved, even if the initiative rule would
       mean it normally moves first. If there is a chain of tallies,
       the squadron without a tally moves first, then each member of
       the chain follows in order of its target’s movement.
       If two squadrons have a tally on each other, they determine
       initiative order [6.1.1] and then move in that order.
       In the rare event that a chain of tallying is arranged in a
       circle of tallies, determine initiative order to find the
       squadron that moves first and then the rest of the chain
       follows.
       #Post#: 5281--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Initiative
       By: pilotofficerprune Date: May 6, 2020, 1:56 am
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       Any thoughts or comments on this before I work it into the
       living rules?
       #Post#: 5285--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Initiative
       By: Jean Foisy Date: May 6, 2020, 12:56 pm
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       Looks fine to me.
       Easy to understand.
       Best.
       Jean
       #Post#: 5286--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Initiative
       By: Scott Spencer Date: May 6, 2020, 3:17 pm
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       Looks pretty clear to me.
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