Re: [WW] Adjusting Artillery Fire Question

["nvdoyle" <nvdoyle@home.com>]

pp. 93-4, "Once the required time has elapsed, a single spotting round
impacts on the spotter's initiative. Have the spotter make an Artillery
check (DC 15). If the roll is successful, the attack is centered on the
desired point. If the roll is failed, the attack is centered on a new target
point some 2d10 yards in a d12 direction from the desired one. In both
cases, determine the actual impact point for the spotting round as described
under fire for effect."

That looks to me like if the spotter makes the check, the -impact- point
deviates some, and if he doesn't, it deviates even more. What a failed roll
does is deviate the -target- point. The last sentence is important in the
para above. Artillery check made or not - it seems that the spotting
rounds -impact- with deviation. But all subsequent rounds use the -target-
point, not the impact point.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wes Anderson" <wes.anderson@lucasfilm.com>
To: <weirdwars@gamerz.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 1:14 PM
Subject: RE: [WW] Adjusting Artillery Fire Question


> I pretty much agree with you on everything but this. I haven't read where
it
> says that the spotting round does not deviate.
>
>
> Pg 93: "If the roll is successful the attack is centered on the desired
> target point. If the roll is failed, the attack is centered on a new
target
> (continued on next page.) point 2d10 yards in a d 12 direction from the
> desired one."
>
> A spot does NOT deviate when the artillery roll is successful per that
rule.
>
> The problem you are having is you are trying to add the deviate rules for
> the "fire for effect" to the spotting shot.
>
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