Galactic domination the game of space strategy made in australia

MVMT

DN 5 60% 2 5 1 1 B. SD

CV 9 20% 1 3 1 1 Cap 6

CA 7 40% 1 2 2 1

DD 9 20% 1 1 2 1 AFB

Ftr 9 20% 1 ½ NA 1

WS 3 (x 3) 80% (x 3) 2 12 2 3 B. Cap 6. SD ##
GF 8 30% 1 ½ 0 1

PDS 6 50% 1 2 0 1 PS. SC

SD 0 00% 1 4 0 0 PU. FCap 3
GD

# of Attacks TI3 equiv

FF 4 40 % 3 3 3 4 none

DD 5 50 % 4 4 2 5 DD

CA 6 60 % 5 6 2 6 Cruiser

BB 8 80 % 7 9 2 8 DN

CV 4 40 % 4 6 3 4 Carrier

RA 6 + 6 60 % 5 8 3 12 none

GS 6 60 % 8 7 2 6 none

GBDS 5 50 % 4 2 0 5 PDS

MI 4 40 % 4 1 0 4 # GF

SY 0 00 % 10 20 0 NA Spacedock

TT 0 00 % 3 2 3 NA none

NONE NA NA NA NA NA NA WS
# ground combat only
In both game systems Fighters are considered to be attrition units.

This is logical and obvious in GD with the fighters costing only 1 and having only 1 hit point [DEF], and also because a CA has over 4 times the firepower AND toughness of an individual Ftr and costing 6 times as much.

in TI3 a Fighter has ¼ cost of CA, and CA has twice the hit probability; although even this relative difference is not quite as great as in GD, but it is a significant improvement from TI1/2.

In GD, it is actually only a partial Attrition unit – in that some damage will occur to other units present before Fighters start being sacrificed.

Non-empire enemies – the ‘barbarians’. Certain powerful foes have no structured civilization to attack, but simply a whole lot of individual planets. These will attack as just a small force or as a bunch of forces. To attack one of their planets is simply to attack one of their planets; it is not considered an attack on the whole.

Encounters include Resource Worlds, Hostile Worlds, Hostile Space Patrol from Hostile World, etc.

Independent opportunists with own small fleets that will raid any region of space/planet/base left unprotected.

Used to try to seek out and kill Marauder fleets before they can become a menace. Other uses.

These are units that player does not have to build, as they are provided by the government [reserve units released to active service, and/or from general patrol duty].

1. 
   Calculate the average Combat Factor for each unit in fleet = C.
   
2. 
   Square # of units (n) in Fleet à n² = N.
   
3. 
   N x C = Total Force Strength
   

TABLE OF COMBAT FACTORS FOR MULTIPLE UNITS

TABLE WHERE FIGHTER SET = 1

These tables show the value of quantity of unit as a Force Multiplier. They also show the value of raw, brute combat power in a single unit, viz the BB.

The tables show that a BB is equivalent to 7½ Fighters in Combat rating, on average.

A fighter cost 1 Stellar, a BB 9 Stellars; but a BB has a couple of abilities that a fighter doesn’t have – self-movement, and can carry MIs. At higher levels a BB has some further special abilities and costs 1 Stellar more ie. 10 Stellars.

If, as will be normal, your fleet contains several units each of several types of unit, then how does one obtain their combined combat value?

eg. 4 CAs and 2 BBs and 6 FFs.

If using the formula, it is [(4 x 18) + (2 x 44.8) + (6 x 4.8)]/12 x 12 x 12.

This shows that can simplify formula to : Total combat values of all units x # of units.
[(4 x 18) + (2 x 44.8) + (6 x 4.8)] x 12 same as [(4 x 18) x 12] + [(2 x 44.8) x 12]+ [(6 x 4.8) x 12]
[44.8 + 72 + 43.2] x 6 = 160 x 6 = 960
1BB + 2CAs + 3FFs = [(44.8 x 1) + (18 x 2) +( 4.8 x 3)]/6 x 6 x 6 = 576

= [(44.8 x 1) + (18 x 2) +( 4.8 x 3)] x 6 = 576

44.8 + 36 +14.4 = 95.2 x 6 = 571.2 CORRECT

Can use approximate figures and probably better also to use a table where fighter is set to 1.

4 CAs and 2 BBs and 6 FFs = [90 + 112 + 36] x 12 = 238 x 12 = 240 x 12 = 2400 + 480 = 2880

-24 = 2856 SAY 2,850.
Let us work out the calculated values for two small fleets and then test them against each other to see if right. To make it easy let each side have 6 units, and therefore all we need is for the sum of the values from the table to be similar to have similar strength forces.

1 BB = 56 + 5 FFs = 30 : TOTAL = 86 x 6 = 516 ; 81 x 5 = 405

2 CV = 16 + 3 CAs = 68 : TOTAL = 84 x 6 = 504 ; 84 x 5 = 420 [note missing 6^th ship]

ROUND ONE

BB does 6.4 hits & 5 FFs do 8 hits , say 14 hits 4 FFs do 6.4 hits, say total 13 hits

2 CVs do 3.2 hits & 3 CAs do 10.8 hits, say 14 hits.

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ROUND TWO

Same hit rolls , therefore do 14 points to each other – annihilating each other.

Note: adding the cost values of the units in the battle is just as accurate determiner of relative ability.

1 BB + 5 FFs cost 9 + 15 = $24; 2 CVs + 3 CAs cost 12 + 18 = $30.
OPTIONAL RULE

DAMAGE IMMEDIATE REDUCTION TO ATTACK RATING

The two fleets in above example crippled each other in first round of combat, and in second round totally mutually annihilate as no reduction in firepower due to damage.

If do have this, it does make things much more complicated, but it would work this way:

Each point of damage allocated to a unit reduces its attack rating by 1.

This can make things interesting, as a player might prefer to eliminate some of his units to prevent a particular heavy unit of his having its attack rating significantly reduced.

Let’s use two second round example with the two fleets above – one example with damage as allocated above; the other where BB group player kills 3 of his frigates to preserve bulk of his BB’s firepower.
ROUND TWO

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ROUND TWO

EXAMPLE ONE

BB is at attack 8-6 = 2; 4 FFs are at attack 4-2 = 2 also; therefore has 5 units @ attack rating 2.

This is puny, so revise the concept – have a reduction in the quantity of attacks but not attack to hit #; therefore BB has 2 attacks @ 8-to hit, and 4 FFs have 2 attacks each @ 4- to hit.

They will therefore do 1.6 + (4 x .8) = 4.8 say 5 hits in round 2. The other fleet will survive.

It does 3.6 + 2.4 + 0.8 = 6.8, say 7 hits; this totally destroys the other fleet.

If remove 1 CV becomes 76 x 4 = 304 points. The 15 point difference is probably significant.

2 CV + 6 FFs = 16 + 36 = 52 x 8 = 416 [80 short] therefore add 1 FF:

2 CV + 7 FFs = 16 + 42 = 58 x 9 = 522 [26 excess with just this slight alteration] therefore add Ftrs instead:

2 CV + 6 FFs + 1 Ftr = 16 + 36 + 1 = 53 x 9 = 477 [still 19 short].

2 CVs + 5 FFs + 3 Ftrs = 16 + 30 + 3 =49 x 10 = 490.

2 CVs + 4 FFs + 5 Ftrs = 16 + 24 + 5 = 45 x 11 = 495. [good match].

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ROUND ONE

FORCE BLUE does 6.4 + (3 x 3.6) = 6.4 + 10.8 = 17 damage to Force Orange.

FORCE ORANGE does (2 x 1.6) + (4 x 1.6) + (5 x 0.8) = (6 x 1.6) +(5 x 0.8) = 9.6 + 4.0 = 13.6

say 14 damage to Force Blue.

Both sides now have eight (8) undamaged boxes.

Under normal rules in round two they would annihilate each other.
ROUND TWO

Will now test combat damage effect options:

OPTION ONE – EACH POINT OF DAMAGE REDUCES # OF ATTACKS THAT UNIT CAN DO BY 1:

BB can do 6 attacks @ 8-; 3 CAs can each do 2 attacks @ 6-.[Total = 12 attacks]

2 CVs can each do 1 attack @ 4-; 4 FFs can each do 2 attacks @ 4-;

2 surviving fighters can do their normal 2 attacks @ 4-: [Total = 14 attacks]

FORCE ORANGE does 14 attacks all @ 0.4 to hit = 5.6 damage, say 6 damage.

This means Force Blue has 2 survivors each with 1 point left – the BB and 1 CA.

OPTION TWO – AS OPTION ONE, EXCEPT THE DAMAGE IN ROUND ONE IS ALLOCATED DIFFERENTLY. FORCE BLUE DOESN’T NEED TO DO THIS AS SUCCEEDED WITH NORMAL APPROACH. BUT LET’S SEE IF FORCE ORANGE CAN BENEFIT FROM USING THIS OPTION – PROBABLY NOT AS ALL ITS UNITS HAD THE SAME ATTACK RATING OF ‘4’. A LITTLE THOUGHT SHOWS FORCE ORANGE CAN NOT BENEFIT BECAUSE OF ITS UNIFORM ATTACK RATINGS.