#43 Gunther Lutjens - Germany (Commander) - Review card

Alrighty, what can we use in its place?

There is an effort to standardise these cards. All preceding cards were guided by the mathematical guidelines for stats. These cards are a stab in the dark, an i especially think that some modest guidelines need to be shared between them.

I think that would be a good idea if we were making W@S from the ground up, and could afford to subdivide the commander unit type (as aircraft and ships are subdivided).

I would also offer a modification of Fatal Strike:
The first time the ship this unit is attached to equals or exceeds the vital armour of an enemy ship, score victory points equal to half that unit's cost. (Round down if necessary)

This still reflects the sinking of the Hood as a decisive moment in the battle of the Denmark Strait, but adds a morale dimension (the ship sunk being worth more points by half) which marked the German victory there. This also keeps the element of choice in the choosing which target you are trying to vital (a DD for a small point bonus, or a BB for a large point bonus)

Why bother you will just ignore what we say anyway.

I though fatal strike was a nifty ability. The only benefit was to avoid counter attacks from a unit in a select circumstance

Actually what you trying to do, trying to fit all commanders into the same model, is more complex.

If you gave Admirals an SA that applies to the fleet and give a captain an SA that applies to just the ship he’s on would be way more simpler(KISS).

IMO you shield be giving Fatal Strike to Captain Lindemann because the Bismarck was under his command.

Gunther Lutjens was in command of the operation.

There is no need to subdivide the commander cards because you are already outlining the conditions of his attachment and how his SA is applied on the card. It will all be under the one unit type - Commander. 

More or less but you could have more than one as long as they represent their command level. I.e. captain-ship, admiral-fleet. 

A Commodore could apply to local or adjacent sectors with a specific ship type I.e. destroyers.