Anti-Aircraft Fire at Night Rules

Anti-Aircraft Fire at Night

            Searchlights are used to illuminate aircraft at night.  When used with a sound detector, the chance to hit with the searchlight is increased by 10%.  The light will attempt to locate the target at the beginning of each phase.  Once it locates a target, it is illuminated for the remaining of the turn.  If the target is not illuminated, then the guns can fire with a 10% chance to hit any target at any altitude that their guns can reach.

            Gun combat using radar fire control may be conducted at night or in clouds.  Early radar allows night or poor visibility combat to take place normally out to 1250m.  Improved radar allows combat to take place out to 1250m and gets the radar to hit bonus.  Modern radar allow combat out to the end of the range of the missile.

ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS and SEARCHLIGHT TO HIT CHART

Weapon caliber Altitude

Light                             Low            Medium      High

60cm searchlight          35%           20%

7.62 mm (.30 cal MG)20%           10%           --          +1 Hit Location

12.7 mm (.50 cal MG)   35%           20%           --

20 mm/30 mm               35%           20%           --

Medium

150cm searchlight        50%           35%           10%

37 mm/40 mm              50%           35%           10%

Heavy

200cm searchlight        10%           50%           35%

75mm                           10%           50%           35%

88 mm/90 mm              10%           50%           35%     -1 Hit Location

105 mm                        10%           50%           35%     -2 Hit Location

128 mm                        10%           50%           35%     -3 Hit Location

ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE CHART

                                                      Altitude

Range           Homing      Type       Low            Medium     High        Extreme

1250m           Infrared      Shoulder  35%           --              --             --

3000m           Infrared      Mobile     50%           20%          --             --             -1 Hit Location

6000m           Radar         Medium   50%           20%          10%        --             -2 Hit Location

15000m         Radar         Heavy     10%           35%          50%        10%        -3 Hit Location

AA MISSILE & GUN RADAR FIRE CONTROL & DEFENSES

Technology                    Radars         Jamming       Chaff                                      Flares

Early tube technology:    +10%           -5%               -5%            -10%

Improved transistors:      +20%           -10%             -5%

Integrated circuit:           +35%           -20%             -5%

Computer Chips             +50%           -35%             -5%

 

            Aircraft that attack targets protected by barrage balloons has a 65% chance of being hit by the balloon.  Aircraft that hit a balloon must roll one damage die.  Balloons protect targets from low and medium level attacks.  Balloons fly at medium level.  They can be attacked from high or medium level.  Attack balloons as any airborne target, except they are counted as stationary, and a hydrogen balloon take two damage dice.

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