Hi Folks,
I have just been reading through the Fleet Book about SMB/Ls and I have
come away confused on a couple of points.
First, what is the range of ER missiles? I think it is 36" but it doesn't seem
to say this in the book, or at least I can't find it.
Second, when a SML is bout it is bought empty?, the loads have to be bought
separately, so an empty SML is mass 3 and a filled SML would be mass 5. If so
some of the ships in th ebook seems to come with filled loads for M3 (perhaps
I need to check this again to be sure).
> First, what is the range of ER missiles ? I think it is 36" but it
It is 36". It's mentioned on the summary chart on page 12. I can't find it
mentioned anywhere in the SML rules on page 9 though.
> Second, when a SML is bout it is bought empty ?, the loads have to be
It's bought empty. Otherwise and SML would be better value than an SMR (mass
4, one shot). Which ship designs do you think are dodgy?
At what point in the phase do missiles feed from the magazine to the launcher?
There are several different phases in which a ship can suffer a threshold
check and I would like to know when the Salvo Missiles are in their magazine
and when in the launcher.
1) Mine phase, moving through debris, moving through Nova Gun Template 2) Ship
weapons phase 3) Fighter phase
etc...
Does losing the magazine take away the missile that is already in the
launcher?
On Saturday, June 20, 1998 6:55 PM, Michael Sandy
[SMTP:mehawk@internetcds.com]
wrote:
> At what point in the phase do missiles feed from the
IMO I'd thought that the launcher never actually held the missile until you
fired it, at which point it was in the launcher and away before it had a
chance to be hit, so logically its always stored in the magazine.
This would certainly simplify this sort of question during play. I really
don't want to have to track missile laucher load states.
> On Saturday, June 20, 1998 6:55 PM, Michael Sandy
Can more than one magazine serve a launcher?
I was thinking of having 4 SMLs with two magazines that can feed all of them.
> Can more than one magazine serve a launcher?
No, not as the "official" rules stand. This is specifically prohibited (first
paragraph of "Magazine Capacities", FB page 9). If you want to make a house
rule alteration to this that all your playing group agree on, then fine.
> Can more than one magazine serve a launcher?
Yes, see FSE Roma Class Battleship
> Can more than one magazine serve a launcher?
[snip]
> No, not as the "official" rules stand. This is specifically prohibited
Oops, now that I've made a heel of myself by once again typing faster than my
brain works. I read "Can more than one SML draw from one magazine?" when I
answered "Yes."
> Sean Bayan Schoonmaker wrote:
Question: I had a brief look at the FSE battleship, and as I recall the two
SML launchers looked to me as if they had a common magazine. I do not have the
FB yet and this is from memory. (While being abused by the very same SMLs)
Bye for now,
> Sean Bayan Schoonmaker wrote:
OK. As many LAUNCHERS as you like can be fed from one single magazine, but no
SINGLE LAUNCHER may be fed from two magazines.
You can have two (or more) launchers, both fed from the same mag. You can have
two launchers each with their OWN magazine.
You can NOT have two launchers each cross-linked to two magazines.
Is this any clearer?:)
> Ground Zero Games wrote:
> You can NOT have two launchers each cross-linked to two magazines.
I'll be quiet now and go try to get a copy of the FB.
Sorry,
> You can have two (or more) launchers, both fed from the same mag.
Okay...now I'm confused...
(ducks & runs)
Mk
> Yum Yum Yab Yum wrote:
> >You can have two (or more) launchers, both fed from the same mag.
The supply of missiles for a launcher can come from only one unique magazine.
You cannot have any ambiguity as to where the missile ammo has come from.
Does that help? (I got my Fleet book yesterday.) I can now begin to understand
these conversations!
On Wednesday, June 24, 1998 10:12 AM, Jon Davis [SMTP:davis@albany.net] wrote:
> > Okay...now I'm confused...
If you truly are confused then:
m
Its a one to many relationship SMM ------------------ SML
1
A Salvo Missile Launcher is supplied by one Salvo Missile Magazine
(SMM)
A Salvo Missile Magazine supplies many Salvo Missile Launchers
I know this as I had to model it in the GZF (Ground Zero Format) FB profile
this way.
On Wednesday, June 24, 1998 1:15 PM, Yum Yum Yab Yum
Sorry Schoon, the Roma has 1 magazine feeding 2 launchers, not 1 launcher
being fed from _more than one_ magazine....
Mike (GZG)
Sean Bayan Schoonmaker <schoon@aimnet.com>
23/06/98 16:51
Please respond to FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
To: FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
[snipped perfect example from jon t re: SMLs and their magazines]
> Okay...now I'm confused...
[then jon and tim reply with further real explanations]
Aw, geez, guys, I was bein' facetious! Didn't you see me 'duck and run'?
:-P
:-)
Mk
> Sorry Schoon, the Roma has 1 magazine feeding 2 launchers, not 1
That's what I said, when I wrote: I read it as "Can more than one SML draw off
the same mag."
Schoon
Thought this would be of interest:
Janes Defence News 24 June 1998, excerpt:
"Laser success for USAF The US Air Force (USAF) has conducted the first
successful test of the
high-energy laser module for its YAL-1A Airborne Laser programme. The
system is designed to shoot down theatre ballistic missiles from the nose
of a Boeing 747-400F."
In a message dated 98-06-24 19:19:43 EDT, Owen quotes:
<<
Janes Defence News 24 June 1998, excerpt:
"Laser success for USAF The US Air Force (USAF) has conducted the first
successful test of the
high-energy laser module for its YAL-1A Airborne Laser programme. The
system is designed to shoot down theatre ballistic missiles from the
nose
of a Boeing 747-400F." >>
And probably for shooting down about anything else that it can get a good lock
on - combine a few of these with an AWACS & a JSTARS, & you'll have a
grand time watching aircraft crash.