Looking over the Beta test Heavy Missiles

11 posts · Apr 4 2005 to Apr 10 2005

From: DOCAgren@a...

Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 23:03:48 EDT

Subject: Looking over the Beta test Heavy Missiles

A few questions:

Is the HML have arcs, or are they more like fighters bays with the Heavy

Missile having the ability to angle away from launch ship...

Oher than that they seem somewhat like the old MT missiles, which are are easy
for PDF to shootdown in a 1 on 1, bu where they get there own is in Mass
Strikes on Targets t overload the PDF systems...

Have a Good One, DOC Agren    (Lurker on the Digest)

From: Charles Lee <xarcht@y...>

Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 09:24:29 -0700 (PDT)

Subject: Re: Looking over the Beta test Heavy Missiles

Hooya, a fellow missler. Lots of big problems to dodge.

DOCAgren@aol.com wrote:A few questions:

Is the HML have arcs, or are they more like fighters bays with the Heavy
Missile having the ability to angle away from launch ship...

Oher than that they seem somewhat like the old MT missiles, which are are easy
for PDF to shootdown in a 1 on 1, bu where they get there own is in Mass
Strikes on Targets t overload the PDF systems...

Have a Good One, DOC Agren (Lurker on the Digest)

From: Laserlight <laserlight@q...>

Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 13:28:39 -0400

Subject: Re: Looking over the Beta test Heavy Missiles

> DOCAgren wrote:A few questions:

You're thinking of http://home.quixnet.net/~deboe/ft/ifships.htm ?  The
intent was to have HML be analogous to SML, so I'd say they do have arcs.

> Oher than that they seem somewhat like the old MT missiles, which are

Right -- one HM at a time is a waste unless you have something else
going in at the same time to distract PDS.

From: Sylvester M. W. <xveers@g...>

Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 16:58:32 -0700

Subject: Re: Looking over the Beta test Heavy Missiles

> DOCAgren@aol.com wrote:

> A few questions:

> is in Mass Strikes on Targets t overload the PDF systems...

Speaking as someone who watched his poor heavy cruiser get hit by 10 Heavy
missiles (8 normal, 2 long lance), yeah, overloading the PDS is the way to go.

From: Warbeads@a...

Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 20:03:34 EDT

Subject: Re: Looking over the Beta test Heavy Missiles

In a message dated 4/4/05 7:00:08 PM Central Daylight Time,
xveers@gmail.com writes:

> DOCAgren@aol.com wrote:

> A few questions:

> are easy for PDF to shootdown in a 1 on 1, bu where they get there

Speaking as someone who watched his poor heavy cruiser get hit by 10 Heavy
missiles (8 normal, 2 long lance), yeah, overloading the PDS is the way to go.

That much on a cruiser (even a heavy) could be termed overkill.

Gracias,

From: DOCAgren@a...

Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 13:05:11 EDT

Subject: Re: Looking over the Beta test Heavy Missiles

In a message dated 4/5/05 2:00:52 AM,
> owner-gzg-digest@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU writes:

> From: "laserlight@quixnet.net" <laserlight@quixnet.net>

Well I was looking at the ones here...
http://home.quixnet.net/deboe/ft/ifships_v3.htm   But they seem to open
to
the same page..   go figure

what are the arc.. 1 or are they like SML 3 arc.. all the ship design just
show a single Missile with no arcs shown...

Have a Good One, DOC Agren    (Lurker on the Digest)

From: Laserlight <laserlight@q...>

Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 13:28:21 -0400

Subject: Re: Looking over the Beta test Heavy Missiles

> You're thinking of http://home.quixnet.net/~deboe/ft/ifships.htm ?Â

Copies of the same file.

> what are the arc.. 1 or are they like SML 3 arc.. all the ship design

That's because I don't believe in missile launchers, so those are HMR
(racks).

From: Indy Kochte <kochte@s...>

Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 15:37:25 -0400

Subject: Re: Looking over the Beta test Heavy Missiles

> laserlight@quixnet.net wrote:
[...]
> what are the arc.. 1 or are they like SML 3 arc.. all the ship design

Which leads to amusing games whenever LL faces the FSE. As they launch their
missiles, he desperately attempts to roll for disbelief, momentarily
forgetting this is FT, not DnD...

:-D

Mk

From: Laserlight <laserlight@q...>

Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 16:12:50 -0400

Subject: Re: Looking over the Beta test Heavy Missiles

Me:
> That's because I don't believe in missile launchers, so those are HMR

Indy:
> Which leads to amusing games whenever LL faces the FSE. As they

"Desperately"? I just say "Roll a one" when he's determining how many
missiles lock on, and 5/6 of his missiles disappear. ;-)

From: DOCAgren@a...

Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 12:39:59 EDT

Subject: Re: Looking over the Beta test Heavy Missiles

So what should the Arc of the HM be?   Are the the same 3 arc as SML,
and do Racks have same 3 arcs two?

Have a Good One, DOC Agren    (Lurker on the Digest)

• From: "laserlight@quixnet.net" <laserlight@quixnet.net>
•      Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 13:28:21 -0400

> You're thinking of http://home.quixnet.net/~deboe/ft/ifships.htm ?Â

Copies of the same file.

> what are the arc.. 1 or are they like SML 3 arc.. all the ship design

That's because I don't believe in missile launchers, so those are HMR
(racks).

From: Laserlight <laserlight@q...>

Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 12:52:06 -0400

Subject: Re: Looking over the Beta test Heavy Missiles

> So what should the Arc of the HM be? Are they the same 3 arc as SML,

AFAIK, yes.