Picket Duty - Okinawa: March - June 1945

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Comment by Steve Dixon on November 26, 2009 at 3:01pm

Mike -

Send me an email at skdixon @ bellsouth.net that way I have you on record.

Comment by Mike O'Brien on November 26, 2009 at 1:39pm

Steve, please include me in on the playtest when it's ready.

Comment by Steve Dixon on November 26, 2009 at 8:02am

I had hoped to have the playtest version in the hands of playtesters at the end of October. Events at work and family matters have put me behind. I am still working on writing the rules. My plan is to provide a description of the set up phase of the game posted this weekend. I have to work this in with family visits. I will do my best.

Comment by Steve Dixon on November 19, 2009 at 2:13pm

Ken I will put you down - I've fallen behind a bit with work on the game as work has taken up too much time of me. We are down to a staff of 2 where it takes 4 to do the job properly.

Comment by Ken Rice on November 18, 2009 at 5:00pm

I would like to playtest this when its ready

Comment by Todd H. Beckman on October 28, 2009 at 5:53pm

I would love to join you.

Comment by Steve Dixon on September 26, 2009 at 8:06pm

The main damage results table is complete - as is the near miss table. This has been the largest part to complete. Also complete - the special attack tables (Ohka, bomb and torpedo).

Comment by Steve Dixon on September 16, 2009 at 5:04pm

Here is a list of Fletcher Class destroyers that served on picket duty off Okinawa. A player can use one of these as the name of his ship or make one up!

FLETCHER CLASS
Ammen DD 527
Anthony DD 515
Aulick DD 569
Bache DD 470
Beale DD 471
Bennett DD 473
Bennion DD 662
Boyd DD 544
Bradford DD 545
Braine DD 630
Brown DD 546
Bryant DD 665
Bush DD 529
Callaghan DD 792
Caperton DD 650
Cassin Young DD 793
Charles Ausburne DD 570
Claxton DD 571
Cogswell DD 651
Colhoun DD 801
Converse DD 509
Cowell DD 547
Daly DD 519
Dyson DD 572
Evans DD 552
Foote DD 511
Fullam DD 474
Gregory DD 802
Guest DD 472
Heywood L. Edwards DD 663
Hudson DD 475
Ingersoll DD 652
Irwin DD 794
Isherwood DD 520
Kimberly DD 521
Knapp DD 653
Laws DD 558
Little DD 803
Luce DD 522
Morrison DD 560
Picking DD 685
Preston DD 795
Pringle DD 477
Pritchett DD 561
Richard P. Leary DD 664
Rowe DD 564
Smalley DD 565
Sproston DD 577
Stanly DD 478
Stoddard DD 566
Twiggs DD 591
Van Valkenburgh DD 656
Wadsworth DD 516
Watts DD 567
Wickes DD 578
William D. Porter DD 579
Wren DD 568

Comment by Steve Dixon on September 12, 2009 at 7:57pm

Work is nearly complete on tables and rules. I hope to have a replay posted using the alpha tables and rules to illustrate game flow by early October so stay tuned! Shortly after that I will release files to playtesters.

Comment by Steve Dixon on August 17, 2009 at 4:40pm

Matt - I hope what I have been able to find out works in game playing terms.

There are three repair sections, each section run by a chief. These sections are under the overall command of a damage control officer.

When damage is assessed to a primary compartment in a certain section, Damage control personel are assigned to the compartment by the player. These (each a value of 1), plus the inherent damage control value of a primary compartment (1) will determine which damage repair column to use. The chief rating will modifiy the die roll. The damage control officer rating can be added to the roll for all repairs in one section, but not all sections.

The player will be limited by the number of damage control personnel he can deploy in a section so he will have to prioritize his repair attempts.

We'll see how it goes during playtesting.

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