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#Post#: 1292--------------------------------------------------
Re: O05 Operation Zet
By: ScottKey Date: January 28, 2019, 6:51 am
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2 is what actually happened. I just never had this particular
thing happen before and was a tiny bit confused.
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Re: O05 Operation Zet
By: Elias Nordling Date: April 5, 2019, 3:18 am
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0.2
Player: Elias Nordling (Solo)
Everyone failed cohesion checks early and often. With no radios
and lots of clouds, that is bound to happen. The Fighting was
straightforward, with the Chinese having one fighter coming from
behind and three climbing straight up in front. The Japanese
split to try to keep them covered. In combat with bombers, the
bomber was usually the lead Japanese unit because of rigid
doctrine and the 1 firepower of the bomber.
The Japanese took heavier losses, mostly because that was the
way the dice fell I think. Both bombers were also disrupted.
Score:
Japanese: Exit 2 disr=6 + 2 Frtrs: 8
Chinese: 2 bombers, 1 ftr: 5
Total: 3. Chinese victory
Felt like a Chinese victory
I'm going to try it again but I see no reason to change anything
so far. The fact that it is hard for everyone not to fail in
cohesion gives the scenario a unique flavor so I don't see it as
a fault.
#Post#: 2253--------------------------------------------------
Re: O05 Operation Zet
By: Elias Nordling Date: April 5, 2019, 1:40 pm
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0.2
Player: Elias Nordling (solo)
I used the same setup as last time, with the I16 coming from the
rear and the rest from the front. Only after playing the second
game did I realize it was an I16 and not an I15. It would have
made a bit of a difference but not a great deal.
The dice fell differently this time. The Chinese failed to down
any bombers but they disrupted both. In so doing they took
fairly heavy losses, however.
Score:
Japanese: Exit 2 disr+5 Chinese fighters: 11
Chinese: 1 Japanese ftr: 1
Total: 10
Narrow Japanese victory, and felt like it.
Comment: I still like it as is, but I'm going to play it once
more with the correct setup.
#Post#: 2255--------------------------------------------------
Re: O05 Operation Zet
By: Elias Nordling Date: April 6, 2019, 3:57 am
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0.2
Player: Elias Nordling (solo)
Same setup, but with I16 instead of I15. It didn't affect the
result a lot, mostly because the I16 got into a dogfight and got
disrupted.
I feel the game is largely decided by the Japanese bomber
cohesion rolls. That's not a bad thing, the Chinese will have to
generate as many of them as possible, preferrably in clouds and
with bomber losses, to win so it doesn't feel like some random
factor of luck.
In all three of the games the Japanese have been somewhat
unlucky in bomber cohesion. This game the front bomber broke but
the rear bomber remained in good order. The Japanese failed to
score many Chinese fighter losses, and the result was and felt
like a Chinese win:
Japanese exit 1 broken, 1 fresh: 7 + 2 Chinese ftrs: 9
Chinese: 2 bombers, 1 ftr: 5
Score: 4
Chinese victory
Felt like Chinese victory
Comment: Special rule 3 isn't very likely to kick in. Further,
if it does, it pretty much guarantees a Chinese victory, since
it means the Chinese have already scored 6 points for bombers
and denied the Japanese 6 points for exiting, leaving the net
score at 0, not considering the VP balance for other combats. It
is extremely unlikely that the Japanese could push this up to a
6 point difference for even a draw. That said, I don't exactly
mind the rule and it does give the Chinese one more way to win.
I'm happy to sign off on this neat little scenario now.
#Post#: 2278--------------------------------------------------
Re: O05 Operation Zet
By: pilotofficerprune Date: April 7, 2019, 2:48 am
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Roger that. I've marked you as having signed this one off.
#Post#: 3478--------------------------------------------------
Re: O05 Operation Zet
By: chief2000 Date: October 19, 2019, 1:44 pm
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I am just starting into this scenario and am pausing for a
question: I notice that the I15 has Edge listed. Now, the
reverse of the card mentions that the export variety, which is
featured in this scenario (I-15bis) has the conventional wing.
Does this change its edge quality since the maneuverability
would seem to suffer with a conventional wing? I am not that
familiar with this model so I just wanted to know before I
proceed any further.
#Post#: 3480--------------------------------------------------
Re: O05 Operation Zet
By: pilotofficerprune Date: October 19, 2019, 4:35 pm
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No. The I-15 bis simply didn't have any particular benefit or
advantage over the gull-winged version.
#Post#: 3483--------------------------------------------------
Re: O05 Operation Zet
By: chief2000 Date: October 19, 2019, 7:34 pm
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OK. I'll keep the edge then. Thanks.
#Post#: 3525--------------------------------------------------
Re: O05 Operation Zet
By: chief2000 Date: October 21, 2019, 8:39 pm
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Scenario: O05 Operation Zet
Version: v0.2
Playtesters: Chris Bryans (Solo)
Report: This is my first playtest of this scenario. Note: In
all air combats involving the I-15 bis or Claude, they have the
edge
Set up: Height error roll: I16L, E and H all roll height
errors but none of this matters since they have plenty of space
and time to tally before they get to those squares.
Turn One: I16L, I15H tallies G3M2 W. All are position below
the Japanese so are climbing to intercept.
Turn Two: Soviets continue to climb to intercept
Turn Three: I15E tallies G3M2 W
Early reaction of I16L by Claude G which also qualifies as a
bounce. One loss on I16L
Cohesion: both disrupted
Dogfight between I16L and Claude G
Turn Four: I15H drops tally on G3M2W. Fails tally on G3M2Y
Claude A early reaction of I15E
Dogfight I16L and Claude G: I16L loses two, Claude none
Cohesion: both break
Claude A vs. I15E
Claude nets two stragglers on I15E
Cohesion: both good
Claude A successfully pins the I15E into a dogfight
Turn Four:
Hawk tallies G3m2Y
I15H tallies G3M2W
Dogfight Claude A vs I15E. Claude A takes two losses
Cohesion: both disrupted
I15H vs G3M2W nets a straggler on I15H
Cohesion: G3MW disrupts
Turn Five
Dogfight continues Claude A vs. I15E nets a loss on Claude A
Cohesion: Both break
I15H vs G3M2W nets a loss on G2M2W
Cohesion: I15H disrupts
Hawk III vs. G3M2Y: no effect
Cohesion good
Turn Six
I15H vs G3M2W nets a loss on I15H and G3M2W along with a
straggler on the latter
Cohesion: I15H breaks
Hawk III vs G3M2Y nets straggler on G3M2Y
Cohesion: both good
Victory: Chinese: 7 points (two G3ms and three Claudes)
Japanese: 4 (three I16s, one I15) + 9 (one undisrupted and
one disrupted bomber squadron exit)= 13
13-7=6 Draw
Recommendation: I had fun with this fast-moving scenario. The
Chinese player is faced with a variety of set-up choices which
will certainly influence the outcome (I like that special rule).
Although the squadrons break easily and the bombers are able to
defend themselves well, I think I probably should have used the
Japanese tactical flexibility to keep the fighters off the
bombers. This may have denied the Chinese a draw and pulled in
enough points to achieve a victory. It felt like a draw too.
The Japanese reach their targets but sustain more losses than do
the Chinese.
Sign me off on this one.
#Post#: 3529--------------------------------------------------
Re: O05 Operation Zet
By: pilotofficerprune Date: October 22, 2019, 3:01 am
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Cheers, Chris!
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