Firing Arcs version 2. F - Forward, FW - Forward Wide, P - Port, S - Starboard, A - Aft and AW - Aft Wide. F and A are the single row of hexes directly off the bow and stern respectively, P and S are the rows of hexes that lie between the upper and lower horizontal coffee stirrers whilst FW and AW are everything above or below the coffee stirrers placed amidships on the model. The coffee stirrers are a scratch builders friend and can be found in many places, the letters came from the Works whilst the ship is the CSS Tennessee
Converting the Fire Arcs that David Manley used in his Dahlgren and Colombiad rules to be usable on a hexagonal grid presented a few challenges but I managed to make a reasonable approximation of them for use in The Portable Ironclads Wargame. Unfortunately, I seemed to have been beset by a bout of ‘Barkerese’ when it came to describing them, along with references to bisected and straddled hexes! It was a part of the rules that needed to be tidied up and so I have done so.
The picture above will feature in DTPIW, along with some clarification of firing in general - I should emphasise that there are no major changes, just a few little tidy ups!
Just to clarify the clarification ... is the Aft Wide arc intended to cover all angles that aren't For'ard? I'm just wondering why the letters AW don't appear in the 90 degrees off the port beam, for example. I expect it would all be clear if we had the accompanying text description. Perhaps AW is any hex wholly or partly behind the amidships coffee stirrer? (Some hexes are therefore both FW and AW along the line of the stirrer)
ReplyDeleteAlso the Port arc includes half-hexes (bisected by the coffee stirrers); are they inside the arc, i.e. the arc includes any hex fully or partly between the coffee-stirrers.
Hello there Pompey Dave, The text will be in the next post but essentially you are right - everything north of the midship coffee stirrer is Forward Wide and south is Aft Wide. There is a rule about half hexes will also follow and this will become clear when I have drafted it - hopefully!
DeleteAll the best and many thanks for your comment - it all helps me to make things clearer!
DC
That looks like a sensible way to go about it. It's complicated to start with so hats off for working out the hex conundrums.
ReplyDeleteHi Jim, The explanation that will go with the photo on the next post will make everything a lot clearer - I am the first to admit that the original version may have been a little on the clunky side!
DeleteAll the best,
DC
Hi David. Will you be updating the pdf for the The Portable Ironclad Wargame? This means that those who have purchased the pdf download will be able to download the updated version free.
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Simon
Hi Simon, I shall be drafting a PDF that will uploaded on the blog and also in the files section of my Facebook Group - The Gridded Naval Wargame. The same thing will also appear in Developing the Portable Ironclads Wargame. This will mean that those that have purchased the original book can get the updates FOC or if they buy the Developing The Portable Ironclads Wargame when published.
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All the best,
DC