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(British time and measurements used, because they are consistent
with the jj model and most data.)
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Reading the Letterstime Damage Tables
(Incl. DC Symbology)
Each ship is represented by two horizontal lines. The first one is the status
of the ship before the last 6 minutes of battle. That line is labeled "pre"
for status "pre-"round. The second line is the results of the "last
6" minutes only. Some ships have "Special" line entries for specific
items like lost turrets, engine damage, etc.
The "Hits" entry indicates how many hits, both "pre" and
"last 6" (or "last 12," or "lat 29") minutes,
the ship has taken prior to and during the last combat period, respectively
The Distribution (Bins) column indicates where each hit was "placed" on the ship, in sequence. Here, U=Upperworks, S=Superstructure, D=Deck, and
B=Belowdeck (hull).
In jj, damage inflicted by hits are Fires, Floods, and Casualties, with many
hits inflicting Casualties in addition to Fire/Flood damage. The size of the
Fire or Flood damage is either Small (S), Medium (M), or Large (L). Some (rare)
very damaging hits get a "V" with the L to represent extensive additional
effects --- such that a "VL" might include a secondary explosion.
The "GT" means, of course, a "Golden Twinkee" hit that
is a one hit kill, like a cordite explosion, or a magazine detonation. Some
hits demand a GT die roll for ship survival after certain hits. If a ship survives
a GT roll, she may still suffer additional collateral damage (e.g., engine loss).
In Casualties, hits inflict losses in groups of 50; a hit with only a few dead
or injured is considered effectively 0 casualties in jj. The jj breaks normal
casualties into four groups. The first group is equal to one-fourth the value
and represents deaths. A second fourth equals long-term wounds that maim, etc
such that the crewman will not be functional for the rest of the battle (and
may potentially be out of the war). The last group is the remaining one-half
of the number, and these men can return to service after some time of first
aid, etc. Those one-half generally return automatically in die rolls at midnight
(gamer convenience), assuming the ship is not in action. They are actually back
before then and, if it becomes a battle factor, the gamer analyzes their return
at that time. Any number in parentheses with "d" means those men were
killed outright, most often in a turret/barbette hit, but sometimes in an engineroom
hit. The size of a crew is by class and a large number of casualties degrades
DC chances (die roll input).
A hit that impacts an area already damaged generally does no additional harm.
Such a hit is indicated by brackets. For example, if a L hit area for flooding
took a later M hit in the same place, the table would be: L[M]. If the M hit
was first, then the L hit, it would be: [M]L. The latter case indicates that
additional damage occurred, but only to the extent that an M area was further
damaged up to the L level.
Note, however, that if a topside (D or S) hit is placed on or near an active
fire, then there is a good chance that DC teams took casualties. Damage control
in jj is vital to avoid additional damage or destruction. A look at the "Cent" (Centurion) entry shows an example where so much fire damage took place so quickly
and with additional hits taking out firefighters, that Centurion blew up on
a magazine explosion.
One other point, a torpedo hit on a K class dreadnought or HSF BC is treated
as a flood L hit, with subsequent chances to cause additional flooding. A torpedo
hit is treated as a GT die roll hit by pre-Dreadnoughts. The RN BBs start with
the flood hit being L, and roll for additional flood damage by class. Results
like those of Marlborough historically are likely, but older ships might actually
be sunk. Such losses, though, would not be GT (like the HSF pre-Ds) but cumulative
with time and DC die roll chances.
In jj, damage control (DC) can mitigate fire damage, but some effects remain.
Fires that are put out or reduced are shown within "{ }" ‘s.
For example:
---- Ship takes fires, say, SML (Small+Medium+Large)
---- DC efforts succeed, the fire status might later be "{SML=M}"
---- "{SML=M}" means that there is still an active fire of "M" size, but others are out
---- each fire must drop one class at a time: (V)L to L to M to S to 0
---- Periods NOT under fire improve DC odds
---- Note, that the damage from the fires still remains, even after the fire
is out
---- Ships lose combat ability, accuracy, DC response, etc from residual fire
damage
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