From: Noah Doyle <nvdoyle@m...>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 00:10:40 -0500
Subject: FT fire arcs
Must multiple fire arcs of a weapon mount be contiguous? Non-connected fire arcs could be used to represent weapons that while 'turreted', can only pitch to point fore or aft (as opposed to pitch and yaw) - or could simulate certain arcs of fire being masked by the construction of the ship itself.
From: Oerjan Ohlson <oerjan.ohlson@t...>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 06:52:14 +0100
Subject: Re: FT fire arcs
> Noah Doyle wrote: > Must multiple fire arcs of a weapon mount be contiguous? Yes; FT2 p.9. > Non-connected fire arcs could be used to represent weapons that while By pitching/yawing the ship a bit within its nominal facing, you're able to unmask most such turrets anyway. Spaceships have more degrees of freedom of movement than wet-navy surface ships have :-/ Regards,
From: Glenn M Wilson <triphibious@j...>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 05:19:09 -0600
Subject: Re: FT fire arcs
OO gave the official answer I believe. Not if you house rule it... but as noted a 'dip and a jerk' (not shown at scale) should unmask just about any blockage that was not over arching too. I can't think of any starship models with a item that masked in that manner... again, at our scale (undefined) and with just about any decent to good PSB it shouldn't be a problem in 3D environment. On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 00:10:40 -0500 "Noah V. Doyle" > <nvdoyle@insightbb.com> writes:
From: B Lin <lin@r...>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 09:07:14 -0700
Subject: RE: FT fire arcs
I would tend to think that they don't have to be contiguous. Historical examples are the center turrets on dreadnaughts and early battleships to increase broadside firepower. It seems in-efficient, but I don't think there is a rule against inefficiency. --Binhan > -----Original Message-----
From: Jared Hilal <jlhilal@y...>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 06:36:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: FT fire arcs
> --- warbeads@juno.com wrote: B5 EA Omega and Nova can either unmask all of the top or bottom turrets but not both, same for the centuari. Additionally, the front 2-4 bottom turrets on the Omega and Nova cannot be unmasked for a forward target without pitching up more than 15 degrees because of the deep nose on the ship. <shrug> but getting 12 of 18 turrets to bear in all arcs is still pretty good. J
From: Glenn M Wilson <triphibious@j...>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 16:36:44 -0600
Subject: Re: FT fire arcs
On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 06:36:59 -0800 (PST) Jared Hilal <jlhilal@yahoo.com> writes: > --- warbeads@juno.com wrote: Ah, I don't have any B5 ships (never watched the show since I don't watch even 30 minutes of TV in the usual week - and usually just enough to spot check what the girl's have on if the door is closed.) That could be a problem in 3D. Gracias,
From: Jared Hilal <jlhilal@y...>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 04:23:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: FT fire arcs
> --- warbeads@juno.com wrote: Omega and Nova http://www.agentsofgaming.com/ob5ea.htm Omega has 6 small turrets in two rows along the top and a matching 6 on the bottom, The Nova has 12 turrets in the same positions plus 3 more on each side, the second superfiring over the first. and Centuari Primus and Octurion http://www.agentsofgaming.com/ob5cr.htm Primus has 4 turrets on top in a 2x2 pattern, with an identical set on the bottom. Octurion has 6 in a 2x3, with a matching set underneath. Omega, Nova, and Primus appeared in the show. Also check the EA Hyperion and Olympus, both of which appeared in the show and have several masked turrets. J