Massachusetts.
Massachusetts-style pizza then.
but it still comes at a cost to us, and thus they are not quite a net 0).
That's where applying the scoring system to past scenarios comes in -- to see how it all works out really.
I don't enjoy event after event of bomber interception.
I hear you. I like variety very much, myself.
Because we have players who are fighter only *and* players who are bomber only, we put both in. Bombers could be on either side, though, or both. Even though there are bombers in every scenario, many tactical-oriented scenarios don't have everyone doing bomber intercept. There are some I've flown in where I didn't even see enemy bombers much, let alone attack them. Other fighter groups were the bomber interceptors.
most events we run are mid-late war with the Axis historically getting absolutely hammered.
Even if axis side historically was way outnumbered, we of course don't do it that way in the event.
Still, out of the past 15 scenarios, 1/3 were these, where the axis was historically not way outnumbered:
Nuisance Raids, 1942
Tunisia Feb. 1943
Southern Conquest starting 1942
Battle of Britain, 1940
Med Maelstrom, 1942
we are almost always on defense
Out of past 15 scenarios, LW was on offense 60% of the time.
Nuisance Raids
Pantelleria
Kuban
(if you count attack, then Hinterland also)
Tunisia
Dnieper
Southern Conquest
The Pacific War
BoB 2013
Med. Maelstrom
run a Kursk battle instead Dnepier, run a Backhand Blow, do Operation Watchtower and Gualcanal.
Sounds good! Let's get some of those in the mix for voting for the February Scenario!
Hell, with the battleships, we have a LOT more options for naval battles. You can set up Kirishima (and Hiei if she survives the first frame) vs Washington and SoDak.
The problem with things other than airplanes is getting players who will register for it, show up every week, and take it seriously. (That's why we don't have any tanks in scenarios anymore.) If that were certain, though, I'd be all for it.
In fact, I've thought about how awesome it would be to have "Neptune's Inferno" event:
1: Battle of Savo Island
Night ship battle.
allies work to protect transport areas of tulagi and guadalcanal
axis can come in however it wants
2. battle of the eastern solomons
Carriers plus battleships, cruisers, etc.; Cactus Air Force
3. Air battles around Henderson
Cactus Air Force vs. IJ from Rabaul.
4. battle of cape esperance
Ship-ship battle.
5. Battle for Henderson Field
ij has 2 cv's vs. cactus
6. Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
carrier battle
7. Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
8. Battle of Tassafaronga
ship-ship battle
Some of the stages are ship-ship with no aircraft, so those could be fought between the folks doing the naval part of it (2-3 guys per battleship, 2-3 guys per cruiser, 1 guy per DD). Stages with lots of air combat could be run like a scenario frame. So, even though it is 8 stages, it wouldn't be like 8 frames of a scenario, with the pilots flying 8 frames.
I'm not sure we could get people to fill such a thing up and run it these days. So, it's more of a fond idea at this point.
