11" guns, the math is just weird...

[vitalis6969]

I was just wondering, and its probably just because it is real late and I have this thing for symmetrical balance :roll: , but looking over the ship stats again I noticed that 15" and 16" guns are 3dd, 14" guns are 2dd, and everything else is 1dd...

I figured that the 11" guns that the germans used would be more efficient than the 8 inchers that were commonplace on US cruisers... I dunno, this is one of those subjective cans of worms, but it just struck me as odd. I would have figured 2dd for an 11" round... But then again, that makes it the same as a 14" round...

It just seems weird that the Scharnhorst and the Prince Eugen do the same damage and there is a vast difference in caliber of shot.

Granted, the 11" guns have triple the attack dice....

Its late, Im talking myself in circles, lol...

-V

 

[Ben2]

You get 1 AD and 1DD for an 8" turret with two barrels, but you get 3AD and 3DD for an 11" turret with three barrels. For 8" you get hald a DD per barrel, for 11" you get 1 per barrel.

 

[vitalis6969]

You get 1 AD and 1DD for an 8" turret with two barrels, but you get 3AD and 3DD for an 11" turret with three barrels. For 8" you get hald a DD per barrel, for 11" you get 1 per barrel.

Im assuming you meant 1DD? Cause my lists show a 11" gun as 1 damage....

-V

 

[juggler69uk]

You get 1 AD and 1DD for an 8" turret with two barrels, but you get 3AD and 3DD for an 11" turret with three barrels. For 8" you get hald a DD per barrel, for 11" you get 1 per barrel.

3 x 11 inch is 3 AD, 1 DD = 1 AD per barrel
2 x 8 inch is 1 AD, 1 DD = 0.5 AD per barrel
3 x 6 inch = 1 AD, 1 DD = 0.33 AD per barrel

So per barrel an 11 inch gun has twice the chance of hitting as an 8 inch and three times that of a 6 inch, But for turrets it has three times the AD of both the 8 and 6 inchers, so while techinically not doing any extra damage per shell, there is an increased chance of more hits and crits

 

[vitalis6969]

Yeah, I just thought it odd is all.

Bigger bore are dice per barrel, smaller bore are dice per turret.

As well as bigger bore are damage per barrel while smaller bore are damage per turret.

It all works so no biggy, it just seems they went to a different formula when dropping below the 14" guns.