[DS2] Hammers Slammers advocacy wars (from various other threads)

> The missiles

IIRC the only ATMS mentioned in HS were unguided and shoulder launched
basically a future LAWS called a
buzzbomb - rules for these are in DSII

IIRC the 'Books' don't mention any other ATMS systems.

> Powerguns have no place in GZG's Future History genre

Although DS2 is heavily inspired by HS, buzz-bombs, anti personnel
belt charges plasma guns etc. DS2 is in essence HS meets the Yom Kippur War.

JT's HS article

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Station/3565/slammin-the-dirt.html

says any DS2 system is applicable, but counters later:-

The are many other aspects of the Slammers' universe that we have
not been able to cover here, such as the use of centrally-directed
fire from the hovertanks as point-defence against artillery fire,
the "Calliope" multiple 3cm powergun vehicles used for AAA defence and so on.
The flexibility and simple mechanisms of DIRTSIDE II should however permit you
to fit in these and any other systems that you may wish to use.

there you have the final word - Experiment and have fun!

In a message dated 98-09-10 10:47:37 EDT, you write:

<<
IIRC the only ATMS mentioned in HS were unguided and shoulder launched
basically a future LAWS called a
 buzzbomb - rules for these are in DSII

IIRC the 'Books' don't mention any other ATMS systems.

> [quoted text omitted]

Check Rolling Hot page 28 for a laser-guided ATGM. I vaguely remember
some sort of ATGW's mounted on Bedouin "technicals" in The Warrior.
Hypervelocity perhaps? <rummage, rummage> Found it. Page 138 of The Warrior.
So there you are, there *are* ATGM's in the HS universe. It's just that very
few people are stupid enough to use them against the Slammers.

> Tim Jones <Tim.Jones@Smallworld.co.uk> wrote:

Thanks for the quote, Tim! Another variant was the use of powerguns as
artillery by reflecting powergun beam off clouds, as described by one of my
friends. At the moment, I don't know how to simulate that at this time!
Powergun AAA can be easily simulated, by fitting twin powerguns in a
turret (and multiplying point value by ten - once we decide on a points
value!).