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itadel Journal 10 & 11 tells us some of the Other Considerations:
gripes Jervis Johnson had with the vehicle
rules in 2nd ed 40k. Below is a guide to
using datafaxes to create stats for his
experimental rule changes.
All Vehicles are given stat lines similar to creatures,
examples like below are given:
The examples given bear a striking similarity to
information which is already contained within the
official datafaxes for all vehicles:
From this we can extrapolate a Toughness from the
Strength, in this case 8, an amount of damage d12=
12 damage points, and a save, just deduct the save
mod from 7 to get the armour save: 7-5=2… 2+
armour save.
Similarly, if you add the slow and fast speeds from
the datafaxes and divide by 2.5 you get pretty similar
results as the examples given.
(5+20)/2.5 =10”
Most tanks have a d12 Ram value, this would give
every tank 12 wounds, I think this is ok but could be
sensible to operate a penalty of 2 damage points for
tanks smaller than a Land Raider/Leman Russ to add
granularity,
Smaller vehicles like bikes will also end up with
greater than usual amounts of damage. 4 for bikes, 6
for attack bikes for example. I think this is also fine
but alter to taste. Bikes are pretty useless as they are,
so would be interesting to see them be a bit more
survivable.
Some sample Stats using this method below:
What about damage charts? I like them.
I like them too although I only use a couple of
vehicles at most per side, Jervis’ rules seem to be
trying to save on book-keeping when the vehicles get
to half a dozen or more on the table.
An easy way to incorporate damage tables if you like
them is simply to roll on the damage table when any
6’s are rolled instead of using the funky dice in the
article.
Finally, best to bear in mind that back in ’93 rules…
well, they’re more like guidelines.