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Emergency Turns
In Centurion, there are times when you just HAVE
to make that turn now. Grav tanks who find
themselves in that situation may do so, at a risk. By
dumping power into the turning vanes, the unit can
decrease it’s turning radius quite dramatically, but
at the chance of temporarily, or worse, permanently
burning out the vane. (This rule as written requires
the use of the Damage Rules and Record Sheet later
in this document)
For every thrust point spent pumping into the turning
vane, one hex of required “turning movement”
is negated. So, using the example on p 14 of the
Centurion Rules: a Horatius is travelling at a current
velocity of 10. That means it must travel straight
forward for at least two hexes before it can change
it’s facing by one hexside. If it wanted to turn in just
one hex, it would have to spend one thrust point.
Similarly, if the Horatius had a current velocity of
20, then it would have to travel straight for four
hexes before it could turn one hexface. Deciding to
turn in just one hex, the Horatius must spend three
thrust points to negate the hexes of required straight
travel (that it won’t be taking).
There is a price to pay for this haste, however.
Every time thrust is dumped into the vane this way,
a saving roll must be made to prevent the vane from
shorting or burning out. Several saving rolls must
be made: the first checks to see if the vane has been
burned out. If the vane survives this check, a second
roll is made to see if the vane takes any damage at
all. Lastly, the third roll is to prevent the vane from
shorting out for a turn.
All the rolls are based on the vane’s current target
number’s due to damage, and as listed in the
Damage Rules. For each roll, apply a -1 penalty to
the target number for each point of thrust forced into
the vane. The first and third rolls are the standard
saving rolls for the vane; simply roll versus the listed
target number, and apply failures as normal. The
second roll is essentially the same as the first, with
an added -1 penalty to the target number. If this roll
fails, the vane suffers one point of damage. Cross out
one damage box on the record sheet.
It sounds horrifically complicated, but in practice, it
really isn’t.
Example: A Liberator is travelling at a speed of 14.
Having just completed a turn, it travels into the next
hex and decides to turn again, in the hex it just entered.
The required straight line movement for a speed of 14
is 3; therefore, it will cost the Liberator two thrust
points to execute the maneuver. The Liberator turns,
and proceeds to the next hex. The player must now
roll to see if this power turn has any adverse effects
on the left turning vane. Combat has just begun, so the
Liberator has suffered no damage. The target numbers
for an undamaged vane are 9 and 9. The modified
save number versus destruction is 9 minus 2 (for the
thrust used) for a target number of 7. The player rolls
a 5, and avoids instant burnout. Next, the player must
roll to avoid vane damage. 9 - 2 (for thrust) - 1 (vane
damage) equals a target number of 6. The die is rolled,
and a 9 comes up. The player must mark a single box
off the Left Vane on the record sheet. Lastly, the
player rolls versus Vane Shortage. 9 - 2 is the target
number, and the roll is a 1. No problem. The Liberator
continues on its merry way.
Ramming
Desperate? We thought so...
For a Vehicle or Grav tank to ram another unit in
Centurion, a declaration must be made during the
Movement Phase, before the unit has moved. The
unit must finish its movement in the same hex as the
intended target, and at a velocity over 0. After the
Combat Phase, the ramming attempt is resolved.
Both units involved (the rammer and the rammee)
must make a roll: 1d10 + Piloting Skill (and
Familiarity Bonus) + Modifiers (damage, etc). As
well, the unit with the higher thrust gains a bonus
of the unit’s thrust difference. The unit that rolls the
higher total may then declare whether the ramming
attempt is a success or a miss. Any ties go to the
defender (the rammee). If the defender is immobile
(grounded, building, etc) than the ram automatically
succeeds unless the attacker rolls a 1 on the d10.
Ex: A Liberator decides to whack itself into a Trajan.
Each pilot has a skill of 5, though the Trajan’s driver
has a +2 familiarity bonus. The Trajan rolls a 6,
adding in 5 and 2 for a total of 13. The Liberator
rolls but a four, adding in 5 and 2 (for the thrust
difference) for a total of 11. The Trajan player
declares the ram a failed attempt.
If the ram is successful, damage is applied to both
units. The defender takes 12 times the Attacker’s
Velocity in damage. The Attacker takes 8 times
his velocity in damage. Apply damage in the same
manner as Grounding Damage, save the damage is
taken on the appropriate location (roll for location
on the defender, the attacker automatically takes it
on their front).
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