The Competition & Teaser Thread

[Strela]

David, looking at your 'firing range' example, I'm somewhat surprised by the engagement distances; 10 hexes (2500m) and 13 hexes (3250m).

These are on the edge of the upper extreme of range for armour engagements. While they did happen, such long range duels tended to be extraordinary and were limited to the likes of the Tiger II. Those in your example look like Mk IV's.

I would hope that getting routine hits at those sorts of distance would be rare indeed.

Jim,

I agree. There are a couple of factors influencing what I have shown. It's maximum visibility and clear terrain. More importantly, there are a lot of vehicles firing at once (10) and finally the odds were stacked against the riders.

I had not done any structured testing on these before and have spent time today trying different values.

Ultimately I have ended up changing the 'exterior defense' parameter to 16, the same as normal infantry defense. Another factor is the riders are in travel mode while onboard and that alone was sufficient penalty.

As far as the above ranges in game? You'll very rarely see them. Visibility averages 8 hexes and the terrain will influence many areas.

David