Slappy
12-31-2002, 08:14 PM
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Disclaimer:
Non Statistically significant test results follow. These are intended for entertainment use only and no claims or representations are made regarding them. The tests were in fact carried out, and were faithfully recorded, I just don't want to get into the usual clownshow about test results that tends to happen around here.
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Abstract: Tests were done to determine the effects of air attack on lightly armored targets in open ground and in scattered trees. In both cases where vehicles were all placed in one or the other, all vehicles were destroyed. In testing where vehicles were placed in both terrain types, those in the open were destroyed and those in the scattered trees were unharmed.
Initial Setup for all tests:
0. June, 1943, Clear, South, Dry, Mid Day, Breeze, 15 turns.
1. Take a standard, flat 800m x 800m map. Fill in alternating 100m patches with scattered trees. You should now have a standard 8x8 checkerboard of scattered trees and clear.
2. For allies, place on depleated ammo spotter, hidden with LOS to nothing in a wooded corner of the map. Subject map to attack by the following:
2 Lavochkin La-5 Fighter Bombers
2 Yak-9B Fighter Bombers
2 Il-2 Type 3 Ground Attack Aircraft
Test 1: Turkey Shoot
Test Specific Setup:
Purchase 16 SPW 250/1 HT for Axis. Place in the center of the 16 open areas nearest the center of the map. None will be in the outer rim, but most of the inner 6x6 will have a HT in it. All HTs are separated by at least 200m from another.
Let loose in hotseat. Don't move anyone.
Test 1 Results:
Axis autosurrender by turn 11. 6 Abandoned HTs, 10 Knocked out. 2 HTs were crewed at the time of surrender. Aircraft are credited with 4 abandons and 10 kills. No surprises here.
Test 2: Hide? and Seek
Test Specific Setup:
Same purchase for the axis, but place the 16 HTs in the center of the scattered trees squares as above.
Test 2 Results:
Axis autosurrender on turn 12. 4 abandoned HTs, 12 knocked out. 1 HT was crewed at the time of surrender. Aircraft credited with 3 abandons and 12 KOs. THE TREES HAD NO NOTICABLE EFFECT ON VEHICLE SURVIVABILITY.
Test 3: Take your Pick
Test Specific Setup:
This time, purchase 32 SPW 250/1. Place one in each of the most central tiles (32 of 64). 16 in clear, 16 in scattered trees. No HT should be within 100m of another.
Test 3 results:
HTs in Clear:
3 Abandoned
13 Knocked Out
HTs in Scattered Trees:
1 Shocked
3 Buttoned, no other damage
12 Fine
All HTs in clear were destroyed by turn 10. Despite no remaining living HTs in the open, aircraft continued to attack the dead HTs in the clear. The one casulaty to a HT in the trees was due to an errant rocket intended for one of the HTs in the open.
Conclusion:
Aircraft AT massively favors targets in the open. So much so that it appears to favor targeting dead vehicles in the open over live ones in trees. However, in the absence of targets in the open, it will track down and successfully attack those in cover as effectively as if they were in the open.
I leave the rest of you to draw your own tactical conclusions from these results.
[ December 31, 2002, 05:25 PM: Message edited by: Slappy ]
Disclaimer:
Non Statistically significant test results follow. These are intended for entertainment use only and no claims or representations are made regarding them. The tests were in fact carried out, and were faithfully recorded, I just don't want to get into the usual clownshow about test results that tends to happen around here.
*/
Abstract: Tests were done to determine the effects of air attack on lightly armored targets in open ground and in scattered trees. In both cases where vehicles were all placed in one or the other, all vehicles were destroyed. In testing where vehicles were placed in both terrain types, those in the open were destroyed and those in the scattered trees were unharmed.
Initial Setup for all tests:
0. June, 1943, Clear, South, Dry, Mid Day, Breeze, 15 turns.
1. Take a standard, flat 800m x 800m map. Fill in alternating 100m patches with scattered trees. You should now have a standard 8x8 checkerboard of scattered trees and clear.
2. For allies, place on depleated ammo spotter, hidden with LOS to nothing in a wooded corner of the map. Subject map to attack by the following:
2 Lavochkin La-5 Fighter Bombers
2 Yak-9B Fighter Bombers
2 Il-2 Type 3 Ground Attack Aircraft
Test 1: Turkey Shoot
Test Specific Setup:
Purchase 16 SPW 250/1 HT for Axis. Place in the center of the 16 open areas nearest the center of the map. None will be in the outer rim, but most of the inner 6x6 will have a HT in it. All HTs are separated by at least 200m from another.
Let loose in hotseat. Don't move anyone.
Test 1 Results:
Axis autosurrender by turn 11. 6 Abandoned HTs, 10 Knocked out. 2 HTs were crewed at the time of surrender. Aircraft are credited with 4 abandons and 10 kills. No surprises here.
Test 2: Hide? and Seek
Test Specific Setup:
Same purchase for the axis, but place the 16 HTs in the center of the scattered trees squares as above.
Test 2 Results:
Axis autosurrender on turn 12. 4 abandoned HTs, 12 knocked out. 1 HT was crewed at the time of surrender. Aircraft credited with 3 abandons and 12 KOs. THE TREES HAD NO NOTICABLE EFFECT ON VEHICLE SURVIVABILITY.
Test 3: Take your Pick
Test Specific Setup:
This time, purchase 32 SPW 250/1. Place one in each of the most central tiles (32 of 64). 16 in clear, 16 in scattered trees. No HT should be within 100m of another.
Test 3 results:
HTs in Clear:
3 Abandoned
13 Knocked Out
HTs in Scattered Trees:
1 Shocked
3 Buttoned, no other damage
12 Fine
All HTs in clear were destroyed by turn 10. Despite no remaining living HTs in the open, aircraft continued to attack the dead HTs in the clear. The one casulaty to a HT in the trees was due to an errant rocket intended for one of the HTs in the open.
Conclusion:
Aircraft AT massively favors targets in the open. So much so that it appears to favor targeting dead vehicles in the open over live ones in trees. However, in the absence of targets in the open, it will track down and successfully attack those in cover as effectively as if they were in the open.
I leave the rest of you to draw your own tactical conclusions from these results.
[ December 31, 2002, 05:25 PM: Message edited by: Slappy ]