Post by sirmagnusfrydsen on Mar 20, 2018 22:18:15 GMT
Possible SAs:
The bolded what is what she should have.... went through the brief history and found history based SAs that might apply.
Flag 1
ANTIAIR BARRAGE: This unit can make two Antiair attacks against separate targets during your Air Defense phase. This unit has a 5-dice Antiair attack against the second target.
BATTERY SILENCER: This unit rolls one extra attack die when making Gunnery attacks against Shore Batteries and Installations.
BATTLESHIP SCREEN: If this unit is in the same sector as a friendly Battleship, this unit rolls one extra attack die when making Antiair attacks this turn.
BRISTLING WITH GUNS: This unit can make two Secondary Gunnery attacks against separate targets during your Surface Attack step.
EVADE TORPEDOES: Once per game, when an enemy unit would make a Torpedo attack against this unit, you may roll a die. On a 3 or higher, the Torpedo attack automatically misses instead. This unit can't move during the Sea Movement phase the turn after it uses this ability.
EXTENDED RANGE 4: While undamaged, this unit can make range-4 Main Gunnery attacks using its range-3 a[bttack value.
GET UNDERWAY: After both fleets are deployed, roll a die. If you roll a 3 or higher, this unit can make a speed-1 move before the first turn begins.
TORPEDO DEFENSE 1: Each torpedo hit rolled against this unit deals 1 less point of hull damage.
Post by sirmagnusfrydsen on Mar 20, 2018 22:20:26 GMT
With a historic unit it is best to try to find interesting but relevant historical points to base SAs on. It is when you start doing fantasy it can get contentious.... but always KISS (Keep it Simple Stupid).
See that's a technical SA and she is deserving. Massachusetts is the vanilla SD BB South Dakota has a sexy SA and a relatively benign Neg SA with Flag1 Alabama has an absolute Gift of an SA.
These are also very similar to Washington/NC who are actually both overpriced. Washington is vanilla (Flag1) and should be about 54, NC has AA Barrage and Flag2 and should probably be 56/57.
... It seems early in her career in the war she was grouped with several other fast battleships - especially Washington, but it appears that Adm Lee aboard Washington was that commander. Later in the war like many others she was a carrier screen so that SA certainly fits - though not overly sexy. Hard to get her a niche when you have vanilla Mass at 56 and OP Alabama at 58. You kind of want to fall in between them.
What if we used AA Veteran (OPG reroll one AA attack)? She's got a good AA score, and some of her more notable actions were AA related.