Well I've got some more free time at work so I crunched the numbers on all the FP artilery, and calculated the best place to place the tokens in order to hit a single target. IF you want to hit a group of targets you will have to use your best judgement, but this can be a guide.

lets say you want ot drop an arty shell on a mech using the DF Sniper. You want to place the pog past your target so to will drift shorter on top of the target. so place it at in direction 11 Oclock 3 inches from the target. 12 O'Clock direction is always straight up on the pog.

Please note all the following calculations are assuming the MWrealms unit section are accurate and you are on your starting click, If you take damage and you attack drops, the direction may change. but in 80%+ of the units its been my expierience that the direction still applies.

Single Pog
DF Sniper = 3" at 11 o’clock, 75%
Republic Sniper = 2" at 6 O’clock, 91%
StormHammer Sniper = 3" at 6 O’clock, 75%
Jade Falcon Sniper = 3" at 6 O’clock, 83%
Spiritcat Long Tom = 3" at 10 O’clock, 46% (this is just bad!!!!)

2 Pog
Merc Paladin Def Sys = 3" at 11 O’clock, 41% (DOH!!!!)
SwordSworn Paladin Def Sys = 2" at 5 O’clock, 65% (yep 5 O’clock, not a typo)
Storm Hammer Long Tom = 2" at 6 O’clock, 66%
Jade Falcon LongTom = 2" at 6 O’clock, 63%
Liao LongTom = 3" at 6 O’clock, 75%
Highlander Paladin Def Sys = 3" at 4 O’clock, 49% (just short of the 50/50)

3 pog
Liao Paladin Def Sys = 2" at 10 O’clock, 57%

the chances on hitting the center dot on a FP arty may seem less accurate, but taking into account that most have the drift directions all leading the same direction the accuracy is increased overall for the unit.

Please note: If for some reason the numbers make no sense, switch the direction 180 degrees. I was running threw the units fairly quickly and when writing down the direction I might have accidentally got the direction switched.

FYI: If your working in excel and people see over your sholder and see your screen, they assume your doing something work related.

My spreadsheet for arty drift odds can be found at the following.
http://tlamie.tripod.com/Artilery_drift_calculation.xls
you'll need to copy and past the link for some reason.

Enjoy.

Thats why I use the highest resolution the monitor is capable of, plus small fonts - so that people looking over my shoulder at work cant read what I'm working on in excel... :)

Wow a hole day without a single comment, I know people at my venue who would kill for this info. Which for some reason I keep to myself there.

FYI percentage next to the unit is the chance of hitting the target.

thanks! I appreciate it!

I've gone as far as using proofs to find the exact odds as well as exact pog placement for better odds.

We need these type of think tanks sometimes!

awesome job.

c.fodder,

I posted some results in another thread and I got different numbers than you on some of them... and I can't figure out how to access your spreadsheet... so please take a look at what I did (sonicyouth's Liao Paladin thread) and let me know if you see any errors. Thanks!

when you say "2 inches at 6 o'clock", do you mean the pog should be aligned with the figure 2 inches away from the pog's six o'clock, or the figure's six o'clock? In other words, does 2" 6 o'clock mean:

(Pog)
1
2
(Base)

or:

(Base)
1
2
(Pog)

we'll use the republick sniper as an example.
Republic Sniper = 2" at 6 O’clock, 91%

for easy numbers we'll say they are lined up directly in a straight line.

you place the pog 2 inches infront of the target, because the sniper has a tendency to drift long.

in hindsight I could have made the directions a bit more clear, like i said I ran threw these fairly quickly. In MOST CASES the pogs have the greatest of drifting if a 1 is rolled so you want the target to be in that direction.

Bewarned if you are playing against a rules lawyer they will fight you on the placements, and if you use this info, and play the pog APPOXIMATELY x" away, then the chances of hitting will be much lower because most of the possible drop points will be x.1 inches from the target. This info if for exact placement only. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

sonicyouth >> My numbers are for single pog, I have not figured out the overlap areas. Also someone has mentioned that the SS Arrow 4 can get perfect accuracy (non-crit) if the pog are placed properly.