Re: Updated Electronic Warfare Rules
From: Laserlight <laserlight@c...>
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 19:58:08 -0400
Subject: Re: Updated Electronic Warfare Rules
Phil suggested:
Navigation Sensor operated by civilian ships modify the 1D6 roll
by -2
Standard Basic Military sensors modify the 1D6 roll by 0.
Fighter Enhanced sensors modify the 1D6 roll by +1. This is a
dedicated platform like an E-2C, etc.
They cost 5 each
Enhanced Military sensors modify the 1D6 roll by +2.
Superior Military sensors modify the 1D6 roll by +4.
Modifiers:
-1 per 12 Measuring Unit (MU) between target and observer.
-1 per 5% of mass devoted to stealth by the observer.
-2 per ECM unit effectively jamming the observer. Note:
Observer automatically gets a line of Bearing towards the jamming unit.
Mass of the target:
0 to 10: -1
11 to 25: 0
26 to 50: +1
51 to 100: +2
+1 per 50 mass after 100.
+1 per thrust factor of target unit. Note: only applies to
passive detection of engines on ship and subject to modifications noted
above.
+ 6 to passive detection of active sensor or ECM in use on
target.
Roll Passive Sensor Active Sensor
3 Loose LOB Bogey
4 LOB Track
6 System ID/Mass Mass
8 Bogey ID
>>Detection range for passive systems is too short. It is entirely
possible for an unstealthed Mass 100 ship (with no thrust, or thrust 2
if it's coming at you) to get within 6" of a passive civilian ship--or
an asteroid of the same size could do the same--without being detected
at all. No LLOB, nothing. Work out the ranges and see where your
detection thresholds are. Might want to make it "-1 per 12" starting at
36"" or thereabouts.