Re: FT: all this Stealth

>So far I haven't seen anything written I would use
>for sensor rules.  I think the ranges are too short
>and I haven't seen any variable stealth factors or
>benefits.  Stealth benefits should be massive (to
>cut down on the number of weapons and large drives)
>and costly in points.	This way a very stealthy
>ship ("cloaked"; btw, I hate the FT cloak rules) may
>get to a very close range but its firepower will be
>limited.
>
>I'm basing my opinion on TV shows and movies (yeah,
>I know, "very realistic"); sensors detect ships long
>before ships are in weapons' range.  There are exceptions
>(for plot reasons <g>), but that is what they should be:
>exceptions or ships designed for stealth.
>
>Glen

Personally, I like the Mimbari ECM (from the EFSB) as a fine stealth
system. 
  Just declare that it cannot be used if the ship fires or spends more
than 
one (maybe two or three, for higher levels of Stealth) point of thrust. 

Better sensors would just give a bonus on the roll to "lock on".

I've also toyed with the idea of allowing a ship with Stealth to have
TWO 
miniatures on the table -- only one is real; the other is simply a 
representation of the ship's attempt to spoof the enemy's sensors.  Any 
successful fire at the false ship will expose its unreality, and on the
next 
turn the Stealth ship may again move two ships, both starting from the 
position of the "real" ship.  The false ship could never be more than
six or 
nine inches away from the real one, and any enemy that is less than a
foot 
away can automatically determine the true position of the ship.  And of 
course Stealth II would allow you to put three ships on the table, and 
Stealth III would let you place four....

Interesting though this idea may be, however, I doubt that I will use
for 
anything other than an occasional scenario.  I wouldn't want to have to
deal 
with moving all those fake ships; it would slow down play waaay too
much.  I 
think that it would be fun for a change of pace, though.  Maybe I could
use 
it for Alien tech one of these days.

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