FT-Mines

Has anybody considered updating the mines rules for the fact ships now have
ruoghly 2x the DP as before? Has anybody also considered using SM missiles as
mines. In that you deploy the missiles to float in space and they just float
there untill a ship come within 6MU and the missiles attack as one salvo, with
the ship having a chance to intercept with PDS before the missiles hit.

Any ideas anyone?

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> "Bif Smith" <bif@bifsmith.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

> Has anybody considered updating the mines rules for the fact ships now
Well, I've _thought_ of it (you can actually _use_ SMs as 1-turn
duration mines if you're moving fast enough).

My thoughts - logically, a mine system that you describe each 'mine
cluster' should require less mass than an equivalent missile salvo, as the
mines only have the terminal boost engines to attack anything that comes in
range. For simplicity, the mine should be represented by a counter, and the
first ship to come within 6mu gets attacked. The launch system should have
about the same mass as a salvo one?

To some extent, I think the mines in FT are 'pursuit deterrent' devices, to be
used if another ship gets on your tail. A proper, placed minefield would have
to have lots of mines, possibly included automated
weapons platforms, and EW drones to confuse sensor sweeps, - I'm sure
the military tech experts on the list (I know I am a mere dabbler) can fill in
more realistic details here.

There are a number of mines systems in the WDA.

> My thoughts - logically, a mine system that you describe each 'mine

Due to the way the movement system works, I'd rephrase that to the closest
ship at the end of executing movement orders.