RE: Salvo Missile Batteries <NEW>

The salvo's seem to be a bit powerful for the mass/range being used.
Limiting the range to 12" would alleviate this somewhat (no-one would
use beam weapons with those ranges & mass).  Do you really want to be
shot with 6 die SubPacs at 40" range every turn?
Also, it would be best to stick to the standard fire arcs (P/F/S), maybe
allowing additional arcs to be purchased.

I'm presuming the *DAF fire uses antifighter values against the salvos?

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>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Mike Wikan [SMTP:mww@n-space.com]
>Subject:	Salvo Missile Batteries <NEW>
>
>Here's my pass at Salvo Launched Antiship Missiles (SLAM)
>for FT/MT:
>
>Mass:4
>Cost:25
>Range:40"
>ARC: from 9 o'clock to 3'oclock (180 degrees fwd)
>
>Damage: Each battery rolls d6. Whatever number rolled is how many 
>SUBMUNITION dice you roll. For instance: you fire one SLAM and roll a 
>4. You then roll 4 die. On a 1-3 a miss, 4-5 one point, 6 two points. 
>If target has ECM subtract 1 from number of hits die roll. Total all 
>batteries fired at target by ship. target ship rolls 1 die per 
>ADAF/PDAF committed to missile defense. subtract defensive rolls from 
>offensive number of hits. remaining hits are rolled for damage as 
>usual. Shields have no effect. Armor makes 5 one point, 6 two points 
>for grade 1. 5-6= one point for grade 2.
>
>Mike Wikan
>Game Design\Conceptual Art
>n-Space, Inc.
>A Producer of 3D Entertainment Software
>
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