Re: (OT) Rules "inspiration" (was [OT] Bring and Battle

Mikko spake thusly upon matters weighty: 
> Yes. My point is that while it *is* useful for evaluating *a* target,
it
> does not simply and instantly give you range to *all* possible
targets,
> including how far they might move in the immediate future etc. (which
is
> what free pre-measuring does in the game). 

Now mind you, I've seen new jet HUD/AI/Combat Electronics packages in 
which all threats were displayed, highlighted, categorized based on 
presumed type, flagged, distances and current velocity and change of 
velocity vectors displayed..... I can see this technology propagating 
to armoured vehicles. Instead of sitting in a tank, I may be sitting 
(although still in the tank) inside of a 360 virtual reality system 
which maps and categorizes threats, gives me range, hit probs, 
manoevre speeds, acceleration, deceleration, and maybe some other 
threat warnings.  

> A tanker once told me that during rapid response drills (or some
such),
> he'd just engage the first target to hit the sights and worry later
> whether it was the optimal choice or not. What the laser rangefinder
*did*
> help was make the first *shot* on that target count.

Reasonable. But if you have a group of infantry firing rifles at you 
300m out or a HEL/5 armed tank targeting you from 500m, I'd think it 
would be productive to engage the HEL tank.  
 
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