For bombers, I think it is fine, but for attack planes, I'm 50/50 on it, as I'll explain below.
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The general playing area (the area that bounds all of the targets) in this one is 18-20 sectors. I am assuming we will get twice as many as Dnieper (our previous scenario). Dnieper had a general playing area of about 9 sectors. So, this one has similar players per playing area as Dnieper. (See caveat on this below.)
In terms of target area, where target area is the minimum number of sector squares it takes to cover all targets, in this one it is about 8, and in Dnieper, it is about 4. So, if we have 2x the players as Dnieper, players/target area is about the same.
In terms of number of targets, level bombers have 3 best land targets (the towns) and 1 task group. In Dnieper, for level bombers, there were 3 good targets (towns and cities). So, we are less in players/(best target) for level bombers. For attack planes, we have 5-6 good land targets (the bases) and 1 task group. In Dnieper, for attack bombers, there were 6 acceptable land targets (bases, towns, city). So, we are less in players/(best target) for attack planes.
In addition, there are sector counters above 1000 ft and radar above 15k. For any attacks that are escorted with fighters higher than 1000 ft., it will show a presence on sector counters and/or radar.
Thing to keep in mind. Even though there are 5-6 good land targets for attackers, some of those 5-6 are quite near each other and so are not equivalent to 5-6 all spaced far apart and are equivalent to more like 4 attack locations instead of 5-6. Also, base warning is about 3 times larger than in Dnieper and thus 3 times longer warning. It is about 1/3 of a sector.
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So, I think it will work fine as long as number of players in the air is greater than for Dnieper.
However, at participation rates of Dnieper or lower -- if that occurs during some of the 12 hours (here I don't have experience what participation rates were like during the whole course of Target For Today) -- then while folks will still find fighters and will still probably be getting into fights around level bombers, the attack planes might start being able to sneak around a lot more easily.
A possible modification there is to chop out a target from the attack list.
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For fighters and level bombers, I think it will be fine. They will encounter each other plenty, I believe.
For attackers, when the participation is above Dnieper levels, I think it will be fine. Below Dnieper levels, attackers will be harder to get. I could reduce that some by eliminating some of the attack targets.
Thoughts?
