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       #Post#: 6731--------------------------------------------------
       Re: S31 Apache Marauders
   DIR By: ScottKey
       Date: October 12, 2020, 4:30 pm
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       Sorry Lee, only saw the change AFTER my game....
       #Post#: 6732--------------------------------------------------
       Re: S31 Apache Marauders
   DIR By: ScottKey
       Date: October 12, 2020, 4:34 pm
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       Also, what size are the A-36 flights, it doesn’t say in the
       scenario.... (I assumed 6)
       #Post#: 6735--------------------------------------------------
       Re: S31 Apache Marauders
   DIR By: pilotofficerprune
       Date: October 13, 2020, 3:04 am
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       Oh! I think we have missed a veterans-can-split special rule
       added by Gordon and Andrew. I'll fix that.
       #Post#: 6736--------------------------------------------------
       Re: S31 Apache Marauders
   DIR By: pilotofficerprune
       Date: October 13, 2020, 3:09 am
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       Okay, three further changes are coming to this scenario:
       (1) Veterans have tactical flexibility.
       (2) Flight max losses of 6 for the Yanks.
       (3) If the American player inflicts no hits on the Railhead by
       the end of the scenario, award the Germans 4 VPs. (This prevents
       the American player from winning by running away.)
       #Post#: 6745--------------------------------------------------
       Re: S31 Apache Marauders
   DIR By: Forrest Speck
       Date: October 15, 2020, 2:14 pm
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       S31
       v 0.3
       Run #2
       No height errors
       FLAK- 1 x B-26 shot down, -1 mod for 1 bomb run
       BOMBING- 7 hits for 10 VP
       Bomb runs made with -2, -1 and +1 mods.
       LOSSES- 4 x 109
       4 VP
       3 x B-26
       2 x A-36
       8 VP
       VICTORY- 8 -14= -6 VP for American victory (felt like American
       victory)
       Germans missed tally on turn 2 that allowed
       American to get jump on lead German 109 squadron. American vet
       in trail B-26 able to bomb unscathed (neither disrupted or
       broken). I've had a German victory and American victory in the
       current configuration, so it looks good to me.
       
       
       #Post#: 6746--------------------------------------------------
       Re: S31 Apache Marauders
   DIR By: pilotofficerprune
       Date: October 16, 2020, 3:14 am
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       Does the new bombing system make an improvement?
       #Post#: 6747--------------------------------------------------
       Re: S31 Apache Marauders
   DIR By: Forrest Speck
       Date: October 16, 2020, 1:41 pm
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       Yes, it doesn't come down to a lucky die roll on bombing.
       Bomb run mod          hits
       -2                         0
       -1                         2 hits
       0                         2 hits
       +1                        5 hits
       +2                        5 hits
       I think what this shows is that the Germans need to
       disrupt/break all the B-26's as they can muster. The Americans
       will move down to altitude level 2 to help the bombing mod and
       the x factor will be flak rolls.
       
       #Post#: 6752--------------------------------------------------
       Re: S31 Apache Marauders
   DIR By: ScottKey
       Date: October 17, 2020, 2:48 pm
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       Scenario: S31 Apache Marauders
       October 16, 2020
       Version: 0.3
       Playtesters: Scott Key, solitaire
       Report:
       - Game lasted 9 turns
       - There were 0 height errors at set-up
       - Both veteran & experte Luftwaffe counters were assigned to the
       Wing Leader sqns.
       - USAAF Veteran counters were assigned to the middle B-26 sqn
       and the lead/top escort.
       - Two German squadrons split, 1 flight each engaged the leading
       Escorts. No Apache squadron split.
       - The trailing A-36 sqn successfully reacted to a Bf-109 sqn
       attempting to bounce the middle sqn of B-26s.
       - All three escort sqns became involved in dogfights.
       - All the flights broke in turns 4 and 5 as did the remaining
       squadron. This left 2 disrupted escorts in place and the only
       threat to the bombers was the flak.
       - There were attacks on both leading B-26 squadrons. They
       weren’t as effective as in my last game since the rolls were
       more average.
       Flak Summary:
       - Direct Flak caused 2 Cohesion checks resulting in one B-26 sqn
       Disrupting
       - Direct Flak caused 2 hits inflicting 1 straggler
       Bombing Summary:
       - x1 B-26 sqns were disrupted at bombing.
       - All B-26 Sqns level bombed the Railhead (10%/25%/25%) for 12
       dmg (Crippling) +20 vp
       USAAF: 
       -20 vp= -20 vp
       Luftwaffe:  
       vp
       Victory: 
       Total:  -10
       Recommendations:
       - I think this is a reasonable result for this scenario given
       the basically unsuccessful attacks against the B-26s.
       - I think the new bombing SSR works well
       #Post#: 6754--------------------------------------------------
       Re: S31 Apache Marauders
   DIR By: pilotofficerprune
       Date: October 18, 2020, 3:26 am
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       Okay, I'm trying to do a difficult thing, and guess at the mean
       results had we been using the new bombing SSR right from the
       start. My estimate is:
       US Bombing: 20 + 10 + 1 + 10 + 5 = mean 9.2
       German losses: 3 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 5 = mean 3.2
       US losses: 21 + 9 + 9 + 12 + 11 = mean 12.4
       That's a mean output of +0.0 (!!)
       So what about the plays after adopting the new rule?
       US Bombing: 10 + 0 + 10 + 20 = mean 10.0
       German losses: 0 + 3 + 4 + 3 = mean 2.5
       US losses: 17 + 14 + 8 + 10 = mean 12.3
       That's a mean output of +0.2
       This is looking like we pretty much have the scenario nailed.
       (Albeit it leans slightly American.) I think we can declare this
       one at Beta and move everyone on!
       Forrest, could you please take a look at L22 in Legends: Tip and
       Run?
       Scott K, could you please look at S19 Asso di Bastoni?
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