[FT] Real Shields - was: Vector vs. cinematic; air vs. naval

> Actually, here's an idea. (I haven't been following the

This was discussed years ago as the ablative particle shield derived from said
Sandcaster. IIRC there were full rules for this, Mark Siefert did them I
think.

> Tim Jones wrote:

I vaguely remember these, but I thought they had different mechanics involved.
What I'm thinking about isn't a shield for the generating ship, but more like
a smoke screen to protect other ships e.g. dumping sand is like a ship
generating a smoke screen, launching sand is like a tank firing smoke
grenades.

Or am I still thinking of something else entirely?

J.