Played my first game with Vector rules last night, and did much less badly
than I had expected. Well, I lost all of my ships and didn't kill any of the
enemy's, but my maneuvering didn't look *too* drunken....
Anyway. This wasn't relevant to last night, but I got to wondering: when a
Needle beam is used to take out a ship's drive in the Vector system, does it
destroy the thrusters as well? Common sense would imply that this is the case,
but I don't think that this was ever specifically addressed.
Secondly, are the any FB current updatings to the MT Missiles? Is 18"
movement/turn still
the way to run them? And how is their damage assigned to armor and hull? Like
SMLs would be my guess. Since mine never hit, this wasn't all a problem...but
I am curious.
I have a feeling that Needle Missiles could be really nasty and effective if
used in
bulk....
> Anyway. This wasn't relevant to last night, but I got to wondering:
Yes. Since thrusters are related to current drive strength (1/2),
they vanish in proportion.
> Secondly, are the any FB current updatings to the MT Missiles? Is
Not yet, though it's a hot topic of discussion. My personal preference is to
treat them as fighters, though there are a variety of other ideas.
If using FB2 Vector movement (max of 1mu push), I would suggest that the 1mu
push remains until the MD is reduced (destroyed or damaged) to 0 thrust. If
using FB1 Vector, then recalculate the Push based on the new MD (1/2 MD
round down, minimum of 1).
In a FB1/Vector PBEM, I defined MT missiles as follows:
MT Missiles:
- Movement: I have extended MT Missiles movement to 36tu (just like the
Fast Fighters in FB). They now move as Fighters but are limited to +/-
60° (up to a 2 pt turn at the beginning of the turn) of forward.
- PDS vs MT Missile: I have chosen to compromise between MT & FB. PDS
hit
on a 5+. Each MT Missile must be targeted seperatly by PDS.
- Minimum of 1 FCS needed to launch a MT Missile.
Since then, I would also suggest:
- 6 Turn endurance (doubled in FB, just like fighters). Obviously,
when/if
the missile hits it's target, it is destroyed.
- MT Missiles get a secondary movement, of 12mu, for 1 endurance. This
secondary movemnt must be +/- 60° from it's end facing.
- Fighters may intercept MT missiles, but each Fighter Group may only
target 1 MT Missile.
Since then Oerjan has strongly indicated that MT Missiles are targeted by
PDS as salvo missiles are (4+ kills the missile), but must be targeted
individually. I think that this makes them too vulnerable, but I bow to his
judgement, since he is listed as one of the official playtesters and I assume
the strength of his arguement was based on playtesting. Oerhan, What rules did
you playtest for MT missiles?
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> a Needle beam is