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Post by Michael Miller on Oct 2, 2014 2:53:05 GMT
If only legislation were subject to such scrutiny. My preference would be to rewrite it into cases something more like this:
[49.3] EVAPORATION AND SPILLAGE
Fuel and water is subject to evaporation and spillage. This affects any such caches at Supply dumps, air facilities, and cargo aboard trucks.
[49.31] During the Stores Expenditure Stage of each Game-turn, each Player reduces all applicable fuel and water levels on the game-map (not in convoys at sea) by six percent (6%), rounded down.
[49.32] From Sept., 1940 until the last Game-Turn (inclusive) in August, 1941, the Commonwealth spillage and evaporation rate is nine percent (9%) per Game-turn. This is due to the poorly constructed containers used by the British; it wasn’t until the British copied that German “jerry can’’ that their rate was reduced.
[49.33] In addition, if the weather determination for an Operations Stage is “hot weather”, an additional reduction of five percent is taken as soon as the hot weather is determined.
As convoys at sea are not "on the Game-map" this seems redundant, so I would eliminate it.
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Post by tim on Oct 2, 2014 6:30:34 GMT
1. I vote for Tim's wording and no, I wouldn't add the "radiators and gas tanks" back in unless it were in the form of some sort of wisecrack similar to the ones the original authors made. 2. New topic, rule question: In [28.15] the implication is that 4 POW points would NOT burn a stores point but I don't think that's the intent - am I correct to believe that it should read "... for every 5 (or fraction thereof) ..."? 3. Another rule question, sort of: The example in [21.26] implies that it continues (or leverages off of) the example in [21.23] but there is no example in 21.23. Anyone have idea where that lead-in information regarding LII(M) Bn might be? I have some more typos to report, so I'll head over to the other thread. Making good headway recently but still feeling daunted by the sheer amount of data I don't have (or, more likely, have not yet found.) #1 - And I like Mike's case breakdown, but prefer my wording. I think that primarily affects the first sentence. #2 - GOOD CATCH. I think that 28.15 and it's counterpart in the Logistics rule, 51.12 should be read as 5 prisoner points or fraction thereof. #3 - in the original rule, 21.23 refers to an example at the bottom of the page with a little map and discussion of breakdown calcs. Since copying in the map would be difficult, I suggest the following version of the text instead: "Example: The Italian LII(M) Tank Battalion - containing, for example's sake, all M/13's - has accumulated 15 Breakdown Points; 1/2 Breakdown Point each for two Road hexes (it was using Road Movement), 8 for entering a Rough terrain hex, 2 for crossing a Ridge hexside and 4 for entering a Clear terrain hex. " |
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Post by ATD on Oct 2, 2014 19:18:46 GMT
If only legislation were subject to such scrutiny. My preference would be to rewrite it into cases something more like this: [49.3] EVAPORATION AND SPILLAGE Fuel and water is subject to evaporation and spillage. This affects any such caches at Supply dumps, air facilities, and cargo aboard trucks. As convoys at sea are not "on the Game-map" this seems redundant, so I would eliminate it. That wording doesn't do the job I'm afraid - apart from anything else, the change of emphasis invites ambiguity. "On the game-map" should never have been used in the first place; it's meaningless. |
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Post by Michael Miller on Oct 25, 2014 20:26:32 GMT
Summarizing, using the recommendation from my post as basis, with Tim's first sentence.
[49.3] EVAPORATION AND SPILLAGE
Fuel and water in dumps and cargo aboard trucks are subject to evaporation and spillage. This affects any such caches at Supply dumps, air facilities, and cargo aboard trucks.
[49.31] During the Stores Expenditure Stage of each Game-turn, each Player reduces all applicable fuel and water levels on the game-map (not in convoys at sea) by six percent (6%), rounded down.
[49.32] From Sept., 1940 until the last Game-Turn (inclusive) in August, 1941, the Commonwealth spillage and evaporation rate is nine percent (9%) per Game-turn. This is due to the poorly constructed containers used by the British; it wasn’t until the British copied the German “jerry can’’ that their rate was reduced.
[49.33] In addition, if the weather determination for an Operations Stage is “hot weather”, an additional reduction of five percent (5%) is taken as soon as the hot weather is determined.
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