Combat Resolution Page
Concepts
- Zones
- Zones are notional areas of the battlefield where an action can take place and the terrain is all the same type. Usually they are no more than a few kilometres across (the range of most heavy direct fire weapons)
- Battlegroups
- A group of Units on the battlefield that are subject to the same dice rolls.
- Firepower
- A units attack stat. Different equipment may make it different against different types of units
- Defence
- A Units defensive stat, representing both armour and forceshields etc.
- Suppression
- The effect of fire on a unit, penalty to firepower and mobility
- Mobility
- The ability of a unit to move around the battlefield
- Plans
- The plan a battlegroup's player gives for the group. If it is a good plan it may) give a bonus to the battle group's operation rolls.
- Terrain Bonus
- adds to a Units attack and Defence.
- Stealth
- A special stat representing how stealthy a unit is. Requires special equipment or training
- ECM
- Gives a blanket bonus to all units across multiple zones.
- Off Map
- Weapons fired from outside the zone, usually artillery or airstrikes
- Combined Arms
- The bonus given for having more than one type of unit in a battle group. Generally + 1. Also applies to attacks mounted with the support of Off Maps
- Retreat
- Moving between zones for the purpose of losing suppression penalties. A successful retreat negates some/all suppression penalties but may also subject a unit to Pursuit and destruction
- Infantry
- Foot Troops, power armour and giant robots. Highly mobile but subject to a mobility penalty in moving between zones
- Cavalry
- Mounted troops. Highly mobile but subject to greater suppression effects
- Armour
- Tanks and Vehicles. Subject to grave penalties in some terrain
- Aviation
- Helicopters, Wyverns etc. Very fast and mobile, but fragile defence.
- Aircraft
- Jets, Fusion Air Ram fliers, etc. Capable of crossing the battlefield almost instantly, but unable to loiter in a zone. Another type of Off Map.
- Naval Units
- Ships and Land Dreadnaughts. Ridiculously well armoured but rarely get terrain bonuses of any kind
- Wunderwaffens
- Stuff that doesn't fit into the above, subject to their own individual rules
- Causalities
- Actual dead and wounded, determined by how suppressed a unit became over the course of the battle.
Basic Combat
Two groups of units come together in a zone and attack one another both roll 2 dice ten, the first is added to firepower, the second to defence. Every point that a unit beats the enemy defence by is a point of suppression and -1 to firepower and mobility.
If a unit reaches -1 in firepower or mobility then it is suppressed completely and will be destroyed unless it can retreat.
Mobility
Mobility has three uses: First it controls movement between zones (Roll mobility against the Zone's number to successfully move)
Second it determines who's plan goes through in a battle of manoeuvre.
Third it allows units to exploit the terrain better, adding mobility to the terrain's bonus.
Suggestion Note
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