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I'm baffled by the gunnery nomenclature. What is the point of calling guns very large or middling or whatever? I've seen no reference to gun size in the original rules writeup.
I have a general concern that a great number of rules are "understood" but not codified. Gun size is one; i expect there are others.
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Post subject: Re: Gun Sizes?
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| ehenry0623 wrote: | I'm baffled by the gunnery nomenclature. What is the point of calling guns very large or middling or whatever? I've seen no reference to gun size in the original rules writeup.
I have a general concern that a great number of rules are "understood" but not codified. Gun size is one; i expect there are others. |
They have been talked about
only 1 ship has very large, a british monitor.
try doing a search
http://aaminis.myfastforum.org/about4771.html&highlight=size
I personally do not care since a gun rating is a gun rating to me, but the majority have already talked, agreed and like the change from traditional to size of guns.
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I think its pretty much the same as WaS's 'Primary, Secondary, etc' set up. I think? I've been wading through stuff gradually.
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There is no difference if you wish to use the most basic rules.
If you want to use a more advanced system, you can. The larger guns can get a penalty when shooting at smaller targets. Ships are either Battleships, Cruisers, or Destroyers. Large guns get no penalty against BB's, -1 against cruisers, -2 against destroyers. Medium guns get -1 against destroyers. Guns shooting 'up' against larger targets get no penalty.
One thing that does need to be done is getting the rules together, perhaps effort to collect these would be a reasonable project.
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Also it eliminates the need for ER4 or ER5 SA's when the rulebook (Hypothetically) states (Also Hypothetically) that VL (Very large, 15" +) guns have a range of 5, L (Large, 9"-14.9") guns have a range of 4, M (Medium, 5.6"-8.9") guns have a range of 3, and S (Small, under 5.6) have a rang of 2.
That was the intent anyway.
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I still think it works pretty well.
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| Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:04 pm |
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I'm sure it does. I just haven't seen it explained in any of the alpha rules i've seen.
I don't care for ER SAs. I prefer the actual range be listed on the card with the other ranges. More consistant.
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I am going to try to sort things out beginning Monday of Thanksgiving week.
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