Re: [SG2] [DS2] GE Mechanics

Tony spake thusly upon matters weighty: 

> At 05:29 PM 9/1/98 -0500, Thomas Barclay wrote:
> [snip Murray's message]
> >
> >How about this: GEV can mount weapons with recoil (MDCs and RFACs) 
> >to a limit of one size class smaller than the vehicle size class (ie 
> >size three vehicle can only mount RFAC 2 or MDC 2). This gives 
> >tracklayers and solid platform vehicles (grav tanks meet this 
> >criteria because of grav control) an advantage when mounting 
> >non-energy weapons. 
> 
> Since "normal" vehicles can mount a weapon up to one size class 
> bigger than the vehicle size, perhaps limiting GEV/Grav vehicles 
> to having weapon sizes equal to their size class would be sufficient.

If I'm not mistaken, and I may be, the vehicle construction rules in 
SG2 don't permit this - I take it the DS2 ones do.  

> Of course, this may lead to all GEV/Grav vehicles having HELs and/or
> GMSs...

Sure... if it works!
 
> This is just the same thing as in the DSII rules, except that 
> the gun has an additional 15 degrees in its firing arc. Personally, 
> I like the fixed gun rules, as they pretty much force you to use 
> your TDs in an ambush role.

The other thing is the low silhouette of a TD could contribute to 
firing at the vehicle as one size class smaller in SG2 terms (since 
AT weapons fire at size class multiplied range bands - so a smaller 
effective size class would be a big plus). 

 
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