Re: [FT] Mecha Fighter Rules

MMMm, mecha rules.  I've been hammering out some advanced rules to
reflect 
Gundam-style mecha.  I'm curious if any minis were used and if so, any 
chance on seeing pics or at least descriptions?

Just a quick comment,
Eli

>From: Beth Fulton <beth.fulton@marine.csiro.au>
>Reply-To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
>To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
>Subject: [FT] Mecha Fighter Rules
>Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 10:40:46 +1000
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>G'day,
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> >Can we have specifics?
> >How much more? Do you use
> >the standard boarding
> >party rules, otherwise?
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>They cost 30 (I think as I'm doing this from memory - I'll have to
check
>sorry).
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>In all respects you consider them to be standard fighters (though we
are
>considering changing this so they have the same dogfight stats as an
attack
>fighter) except that they can perform boarding actions if so desired.
Note
>that they don't have to attack by baording, they can attack ships as
normal
>fighters do if you want - they do this with the stats of a normal
fighter.
>When the fighter attack is designated the player announces whether its
a
>normal fighter attack of a potential boarding action attack and then
>anti-fighter defense (PDS etc) is complete as usual. After the PDS etc
fire
>is complete, if the mechas are going to board, for every 3 mecha
fighters
>left in the attack (rounding if there are not staright multiples of 3
left)
>you get one offensive factor for the boarding action and then the
boarding
>action is played out as normal. Note, that if the mecha win the
boarding
>action they can't take over and man the ship, it just becomes a hulk.
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>These rules seem to work well so far - I think Michael (the guy who
uses
>the Mecha and came up with the rules) has done a good job of avoiding
the
>temptation of making them a super-weapon.
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>Cheers
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>Beth
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