This is a very early version of LL offered back in mid 1990’s
From: Roger Coop rogercoop@aol.comSubject: Axis & Allies Variant (without luck)
AXIS & ALLIED LUCKLESS VARIANT
BASIC CONCEPT Rather than rolling dice for each round of combat, add up the
combat values of all units. This total is the total number of damage points
(DP) inflicted. For every 6 DP, 1 enemy unit is destroyed, with the balance
being carried over to the next round. Damaged units may have reduced
effective, or cost IPC’s to repair.
LEFTOVER DAMAGE When the battle is over, the leftover damage is handled as
follows. The damaged unit can be repaired at a cost of 1/6 the units damage
per DP. The decision to repair damage must be made immediately. If the unit
has 1 or 2 DP, it can be repaired on the spot. If the unit has 4 or 5 DP it is
removed from the map and comes back during the owner’s next build phase. If
the unit has 3 DP, it is repaired on the map if it is a defender and rebuilt
if an attacker. You may choose to sacrifice the unit and pay nothing.
ROUNDING Round to the nearest whole number. Round halves against the attacker
and in favor of the defender in all circumstances
INEFFECTIVE If the attackers have 3+ DP of leftover damager at the end of the
round, 1 attacking unit can’t fire. If the defender has 4+ DP of leftover
damage, 1 defending unit can’t fire. [Therefore to destroy the defenders in 1
round, the attacker must have an attack value = 6 x # of defenders -2]
PRODUCTION A player does not have to decide his production at the start of the
turn. Instead, choose your units when you place them. Units which you had to
rebuild because of damage are counted against build limits. Note that units
are rebuilt during the same player-turn when they were damaged (for the
attacker).
(The build phase is moved because you could work out all the consequences of
your attack anyhow, so it saves work to choose units at the end)
STRATEGIC BOMBING Each bomber inflicts 3 IPC’s in losses. The bombers take
damage normally from the AA fire.
AA FIRE If aircraft are attacking without the support of ground units, damage
is inflicted by the AA fire normally. Otherwise, total the attack values of
the all the aircraft and reduce it by 6. AA damage must be repaired normally
at the end of the battle with 1 plane shot down for every 6 DP. If any attack
starts with supporting units, but they are destroyed, starting treating the AA
damage as normal damage
SUBMARINES Submarines may only damage ships so if they fight alongside other
units, their opponent may take some damage against ships and other damage
against aircraft. Note that if the submarines achieve 4 DP during their first
fire, that would prevent an enemy ship from firing back. A submarine that
receives 4 or 5 DP from an attack can still retreat, but it would it still
have to be rebuilt.
BREAKOFF If the attacker wishes to breakoff an attack, the defender may
forestall him by removing all his units and conceding the territory. This
prevents the attacker from cutting his attacks very close.
CARGO ON TRANSPORTS If a transport takes damage, its cargo takes the same
damage
TECHNOLOGY Don’t use
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