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[larrythegamer]

1. In GQ 1 & 2, there was a surface gunnery modifier for a target that was DIW. I can't find anything similar in GQ 3. Why was that modifier dropped?2. Can we, your loyal customers, expect a complete rewrite of GQ3 incorporating Amendment 1 and the soon-to-be Amendment 2, plus clarifications and explanations that have already been discussed in these GQ forums? It would show some respect to us, would restore the professional look of the rules set in general, AND MAKE IT A LOT EASIER TO LOOK UP A RULE. Ahem, sorry - frustration building. Just because FoW and GW publish new stuff almost monthly doesn't mean GQ has to have multiple subsets, too. Someone who knows Adobe Acrobat well did the first release. It should be nothing more than simple cut-and-paste to do an updated version. It would sure make it easier on us, your loyal customers. Heck, I'm retired: give me the source files and I'll do it, gratis.

[Lonnie Gill]

Larry,Here are the answers to your questions:1. The DIW adjustment for surface gunnery was dropped in GQ III as part of streamlining the system. A good deal of additional detail was added to the system in GQ III, which required reassessment of some lower priority aspects to maintain the flow of the game. Surface gunnery control in the first half of the Twentieth Century was based on a fundamental assumption that both the firing ship and the target would maintain a straight course at a constant speed, allowing the analog fire control system to mechanically predict the target’s future position. Further research has indicated that things like a significant alteration of course by the firing ship or the target taking “evasive action” (radical evasive maneuvers) had considerably more effect on the gunnery solution than a DIW target. A stationary target is a simplified case of the target maintaining a constant course and speed and not all that much easier to predict than a target steaming a straight course at a constant 20 kts. Every variable, of course, affects the probability of solution, but some have a relatively minor effect. Accordingly, the gunnery attack process was revised to reflect the more important aspects.2. A consolidated version of the GQ III rules, incorporating Amendment 1 and Amendment 2 is already in work. When done, it will be available for download by all registered GQ III owners. Unfortunately, it is not a simple cut and paste activity or just creating change pages. We all wish that it were. GQ III was typeset in a program that we no longer have access to and that I am not familiar with. Therefore, I have to completely retype all the rules into M/S Word, along with integrating the Amendment changes. Certainly doable, but it will take some time. I’m not a fast typist.Currently, I am finishing more than 150 pages of download Bonus Files (good stuff) for the soon to be released Sudden Storm Campaign and finishing Amendment 2. As soon as these are done, ODGW and I have agreed that I will focus on the consolidation. In the meantime, the Amendment 2 file also includes the Amendment 1 changes to minimize flipping back and forth. Not as convenient as having everything consolidated, but it will serve in the interim.That’s the simple answer without arm waving or spin. We all recognize the value of consolidated rules. And, having it in Word will facilitate the use of change pages if further revisions prove necessary.Cheers,LONNIE

[Richard Cornwell]

Hi Lonnie,Scanning and OCR would be much faster than retyping. On printed material OCR is really good now.

[Lonnie Gill]

Hi Lonnie,Scanning and OCR would be much faster than retyping. On printed material OCR is really good now.

Richard,

That's a good point. My experience with OCR was not good, but also a while back. The technology has certainly improved. However, integrating Amd. 1 text plus Amed. 2 text in with the original text probably works best for me if I take it one section at a time. Now that Amendment 2 is done, I have done a Master Rule Index to assist with the consolidation process. That proved an interesting process. It will be satisfying to consolidate them all back into a straight forward read and do a little smoothing. Doing it section by section helps me double check that everything flows.

Or, you could say it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks!

Cheers,

LONNIE