10-21-2014, 01:18 PM | #1 |
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[Basic] Skill Question: Dropping vs Artillery (Bombs)
I have searched the forums and I cannot find any point where this is addressed.
I have skimmed (and thread searched) both "recent" threads on Artillery ("[Basic] Skill of the week: Artillery (and Forward Observer)" and "Artillery") and found no discussion of this question. Other than "one (Dropping) is DX-based and one is IQ-based" and "one (Artillery) is a technology skill and the other is not" is there any real difference between Dropping and Artillery (Bombs)? If not, why isn't there a default or equivalence between the two? or even better, why isn't Dropping folded into Artillery (Bombs) and allowed to be used based on the better of DX or IQ? |
10-21-2014, 01:24 PM | #2 |
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Re: [Basic] Skill Question: Dropping vs Artillery (Bombs)
Artillery (bomb) is the use of laser guided bombs, how to effectively make a bombing run with a bomber (from modern bombers to the old Stuka), in short, how to use equipment optimized for the job.
Dropping is more like a WWI guy at the back of a plane manually throwing grenades, bricks, boots or food cans on the enemy. |
10-21-2014, 01:29 PM | #3 | |
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Re: [Basic] Skill Question: Dropping vs Artillery (Bombs)
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10-21-2014, 01:35 PM | #4 | |
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Re: [Basic] Skill Question: Dropping vs Artillery (Bombs)
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But wouldn't that just mean that Artillery/TL 0-? (Bombs) is Dropping? :) Last edited by nerdvana; 10-21-2014 at 01:37 PM. Reason: added a reply to Sir Pudding |
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10-21-2014, 01:45 PM | #6 | |
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But wouldn't that just mean that Artillery/TL 0-? (Bombs) is Dropping? :) |
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10-21-2014, 01:48 PM | #7 |
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Re: [Basic] Skill Question: Dropping vs Artillery (Bombs)
Okay. I'm not sure what you are actually asking. The smiley is confusing me. At the risk of ruining the joke (and explaining the obvious) Artillery (Bombs) probably doesn't exist before TL6.
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10-21-2014, 01:58 PM | #8 | |
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Seems to me it isn't just about technology and bomb sights... |
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10-21-2014, 02:06 PM | #9 |
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Re: [Basic] Skill Question: Dropping vs Artillery (Bombs)
Artillery is the skill for shooting things you can't see, thanks to distance and/or stuff in the way that you have to arc over. Gunner/Dropping is the skill of "OK, I see where my projectiles need to go, let's see if I can get them there." Artillery is the skill of "OK, I know the enemy is encamped on the other side of this hill, let's see if these howitzers can blow them up." In this case, I'd say you'd use Dropping to drop a bomb on "that building right there," you'd use Artillery (Bombs) to drop a bomb on "the enemy factory the map says I should be flying over right now."
Now, in theory, someone who is using Artillery to determine where to shoot/when to drop should still have to use Gunner/Dropping to actually hit their target. Artillery would thus be something akin to the ranged version of Blind Fighting - roll it to reduce/negate the penalties for being unable to resolve your actual target, then use the appropriate skill to actually hit. Personally, I'm typically alright with just using Artillery as the attack skill, although defaults may be appropriate (Gunner (Autocannon) and Artillery (Autocannon), Dropping and Artillery (Bombs), Bow and Artillery (Arrows), etc). |
10-21-2014, 02:09 PM | #10 |
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Re: [Basic] Skill Question: Dropping vs Artillery (Bombs)
That makes sense Varyon, I guess it is a conflict between the RAW and the RAI.
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