Re: Fighters options please

At 15:33 5/13/2002 +0000, you wrote:
> >From: Charles Taylor <nerik@monkslode.fsnet.co.uk>
>
> >Ray Forsythe <erf2@gte.net> wrote:
> >
> >[snip]
> > >
> > >
> > > Out of curiosity, what effect would allowing "wasted kills" from
> >successful PDS
> > > attacks to carry over to other squadrons attacking  the ship?  Has
the
> >advantage
> > > of eliminating the time spent designating which PDS will fire at
which
> >squadron
> > > and such.  Just roll you PDS dice, total up the kills, and remove
that
> >many
> > > fighters, then resolve their attacks.
> > >
> >Well, definately worth a try, I think, could kill 2 birds with 1
stone
> >(so as to speak).
>
>The only problem I can foresee is how to allocate the kills.  If you
have 3
>attacking squadrons (18 fighters), and your PDS kills 13 of those, does
it
>kill 2 squadrons plus 1 fighter from the third, or , 6, 4, & 3, or
5,5,&3?
>
>3B^2

I'd lean towards an even distribution and randomize who gets the left 
over.  So for your example, I'd say 5, 4 & 4.

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