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Artillery Bombardment Dice - 4/2/2007 5:55:23 AM

Captain General

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From reading some of the recent posts regarding artillery bombardment a question has come to mind. Is it better to have two dice or one when bombarding? Does two dice mean you have to roll both numbers to obtain a hit thus decreasing your chances or does it mean you get two chances to score a hit?

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RE: Artillery Bombardment Dice - 4/2/2007 5:59:01 AM

Snowbart1943

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You want to roll one die with your indirect fire units.....there is a minimum # to roll, so when rolling two dice you must roll above that minimum number with both dice. You'd rather do that with one dice

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RE: Artillery Bombardment Dice - 4/2/2007 6:11:25 AM

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Thanks for the quick reply. That makes a big difference. I've been doing it the other way (I thought two dice were better than one).

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RE: Artillery Bombardment Dice - 4/2/2007 2:30:59 PM

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It's only a matter of probability.

A rather simple method but a good one.

Say you have a "3" die "medium" artillery. Without malus, it has 50% (4,5 or 6 on 1 die) to score a hit. If the target protect himself, it drops to 25% (1/2 x 1/2) for two dice.
With a "1" "super heavy" artillery you hit every time even if the target is well entrenched.

Note that you could find this probability in the bottom left hand corner of the CRT.

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RE: Artillery Bombardment Dice - 4/3/2007 4:07:08 AM

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Zanekin.......if an arty unit's die says it will hit on a "3"........the probability of you getting a kill is 67%, not 50%......you kill on 3,4,5, and 6.....4/6.

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