From: KH.Ranitzsch@t... (K.H.Ranitzsch)
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 20:39:34 +0200
Subject: [DS] Fast movers
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[DS] Fast movers
From: Brian Bilderback <bbilderback@h...>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 13:00:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [DS] Fast movers
> --- "K.H.Ranitzsch" <KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de> wrote: Of those 5, I can't see why any of them > should Hmmmmm.... I haven't the knowledge to agree or disagree. > On the other hand, looming on the horizon of Fast Aerospace and slow Aerospace? Or just buy stealth and PSB it as a higher speed which makes the plane harder to hit....
From: KH.Ranitzsch@t... (K.H.Ranitzsch)
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 07:35:25 +0200
Subject: Re: [DS] Fast movers
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From: Brian Bilderback <bbilderback@h...>
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 11:29:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Fwd: Re: Re: [DS] Fast movers
sorry for the convoluted forwarding: --- brian.bilderback@ece.com > <brian.bilderback@ece.com> wrote: ===== "In life, you must try and be the type of person that your dog thinks you are." - Anonymous __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mailKH.Ranitzsch wrote: > > Fast Aerospace and slow Aerospace? Oh, ok. I htought you were referring to on-board close air support. I agree that the offboard support options should include not just offboard arty but also standoff air support. Addressing this at the Onnboard tactical level only: > > > Or just buy stealth and PSB it as a higher speed Well, for the time being, in DS II, it might be an effective stopgap measure. The > > "feel" of a game is not unimportant. True, which brings us back to the idea of different classes/speeds of Aerospace craft with appropriate modifiers to their attacks and defense. But an MDC mated to a dedicated ADFC should have plenty of velocity to catch even a super-fast mover.
From: CS Renegade <njg@c...>
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 11:00:45 +0100
Subject: RE: [DS] Fast movers
> From: "Brian B" <greywanderer987@yahoo.com> > We're speaking specifically about the Direct Fire > From: ~ On Behalf Of K.H.Ranitzsch > On the other hand, looming on the horizon of speculative Well, the old Sprint missile system could do terminal interception of ICBM warheads back in the late 70's and they come in at about Mach 12. Mind you, it did use a (10?)KT warhead... Patriot was hitting Scuds using conventional warheads back in '91, but they don't come down at that sort of speed. It's possible to argue that (given unfogged sensors) any BM is an easy, predictable target but there's going to be strict limits on how much any supersonic target can manoeuvre by, unless it has enormous power and a complete disregard for aerodynamic forces. I thought we'd all just agreed that Culture knife missiles are out of scope for Dirtside. Nathan "high CEP" Girdler