Why are the A/D ratings for these 2 battleships so low? They (Rodney & Nelson) seem to be only 6-11. Even lower than the Hood which is 18-10. The Hood had 8x15" MA, the Nelson class had 9x16" MA. Am I missing something?

You are correct.  We missed something.  AF is calculated by (# of guns x mm) / 2000.  We do add/subtract from that based on motorized drives, self propelled capability, gun organization, gun control and crew efficiency.  The 2000 is an average of number of mm per AF in an infantry, panzer, or motorized division (again plus/minus intangibles).

For the Nelson and Rodney, we used  (9 guns x 406mm) / 2000, which is 7.3.  We subtracted one for intangibles, and got an AF of 6.  What we missed were the 12 x 152mm guns, and the 6 x 120mm guns.  The two battleships should have been 11-11-22.  The DF is calculated by thickness of armor on the deck and intangibles.  An 11 DF is about right.

While I am on the subject, we calculated MF by (knots x 1.1508 x 24 x 7) / (7.5 x 3).  The 7.5 is miles per hex, and the 3 allows a ship in one week to travel to the bttle, perform the battle, and travel back to port.

This is easily corrected by using the text file, and changing the AF of the two battleships.

Thanks,

Ron

Ooops.  Loking back at my notes, there were additional factors considered in determining AF.  Its been a few years since we developed AGW!  We multiplied by 2 if the guns were self-propelled, 1.5 if the guns were motorized drive, and we multiplied by 3 if the guns were > 200 mm.  We also added a +3 to the AF if torpedoes were available.  basic AF = (#mm x 4) / 2000, then these other items are considered.

Ron

Thanks Ron.

I am looking to play 3 scenarios with a friend over the coming months, North Africa 40-43, France 40 and France 44.

Is there a list somewhere with known errors that need to be edited or are there some corrected scenario's available for download possibly?

Thanks

Michael

No known list, but I would be interested in posting it on the Schwerpunkt web site if some one wants to create it.

Ron