EW systems

1 posts ยท Aug 16 2000

From: Bif Smith <bif@b...>

Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 01:00:43 +0100

Subject: EW systems

How about this for a EW systems for FT.
1-Represent all ships in the area with bogey markers.
2-Different sensors (basic/advanced) allow you to replace the bogey with
the ship in question at different ranges.
3-The EW systems reduce this range, depending on the sensors used
against it.
4-Decoy`s can be used that mimic the mothership`s emmisions, replacing
one
bogey with say 4 bogey`s (mothership + 3 decoy`s).
5-A good EW system allows you to enter, for example, long range of
missiles (MT or ER SML`s). With 4 identical bogey`s to chose from, you split
your
fire to cover 4 possible targets, therefore wasting 3/4 of your launch.
6-It could also work against long range energy weapons, giving shorter
ranged weaponed ships a chance to dammage a large gun ship before being vaped.

The ranges, masses, costs need to be thought out yet. The idea is to keep it
as simple as originally stated in the FT rules, but allowing EW systems to be
used in the actual combat instead of trying to bluff your opponent into
running away.

Comments anyone?