grav gab....

2 posts ยท Nov 19 2001 to Nov 19 2001

From: David L. Dunn - DLD Productions <david@d...>

Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 20:47:52 -0800

Subject: Re: grav gab....

I agree with Adrian. I don't know if some of you are familiar with the
Renegade Legion
U-verse, but the Grav tanks would normally be
deployed via atmospheric insertion. "Hot Drop". Getting to the ground is one
thing, but getting back up is a whole different ball of goo. The Grav tanks
would be able to go NOE (Nap of earth), TTF (Tree Top Flight mode) or LAF (Low
Altitude Flight mode), but not be able to "exit" the atmosphere. That was the
job for the big transport ships. They'd load the Gravs up and then the
transports would "exit" the atmosphere. The grav drives on the tanks were
powerful enough to "suspend" them from the planets surface, and with enough
amplification, lift them higher into the air. But they were not powerful
enough to "push" them through the planets gravitational shroud. Or something
scientific like that. (What do I know............I just make things.)
Unfortunately, the game system didn't have expanded rules for fuel
consumption. I would assume, (yes we all know what "assume" entails), that the
vehicles would have to "refueled" after an engagement, just as they would have
to resupply the ammunition on board. Unless, of course, they are the new
fangeled John Wayne ones that never run out of bullets, never needs fuel, and
doesn't take%#$ from anyone!:o

David
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Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 03:32:15 -0500

> From: adrian.johnson@sympatico.ca

From: Oerjan Ohlson <oerjan.ohlson@t...>

Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 07:03:59 +0100

Subject: Re: grav gab....

> David L. Dunn wrote:

> I don't know if some of you are familiar with the Renegade Legion
[...]
> Unfortunately, the game system didn't have expanded rules for fuel

Centurion doesn't have rules for supply (incl. fuel consumption), but Prefect
does. Sure, grav ground units can move extremely fast in Prefect... but it
isn't any fun at all to have your supply lines cut in that game
:-/

Regards,