Re: Some GMS Thoughts [SG2]

Thomas spake thusly upon matters weighty: 
> I was referring to this as an add-on capability, though I've now seen 
> the work on earlier age laser homing missiles. Perhaps they are 
> indeed cheaper. You do make a good argument. 
>  
> > >Laser Obscuring Aerosol Dispensers (LOADs)
> >	Firing the smoke dischargers should be as effective. I am
assuming that
> > the smoke dischargers fire effective smoke that blocks all sensors.
> 
> I would assume that in many cases this would be a LOAD instead of 
> 'smoke'. (Probably has EM blockers too). But some SDs may just 
> discharge plain old vanilla smoke (and stuff emanating from burning 
> vehicles would only be normal smoke). 

As an addendum to my own comment, the think about the LOAD system iw 
the laser reactive web used to detect the incoming laser. I assume 
firing smoke would be (in SG2) an action (Fire action for vehicle 
smoke dischargers). This is not what you want when another player 
will GMS you during HIS turn. Thus you wouldn't be able to launch 
smoke then (if one unit was firing GMS and one was designating, 
between being designated and being hit you would have an opportunity 
to activate that unit had it not already been active that turn and 
then you could pop smoke).  The LOAD system makes this automatic 
(someone designates you, but before the GMS is resolved, your LOAD 
goes off).   

I liked the idea of putting a "Designated" counter on a target that 
was laser designated. That would be an easy way to track if something 
was designated. Then remove it if LOS or LOAD or smoke or something 
obscures the designation. 

Tom.  
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