RE: [SG2/DS2] Infantry Walker design rules

Hmm, I am wondering if the SLAM shouldn't really be a Multi Launcher
Pack in
Stargrunt terms? Note a limited exposure to Heavy Gear....

Owen G

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ground Zero Games [mailto:jon@gzg.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2000 7:32 AM
> To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SG2/DS2] Infantry Walker design rules
> 
> 
> >Greetings, folks!
> >
> >I was looking through the DS2 design rules last night in 
> order to convert
> >some of the Heavy Gear designs over for a possible future 
> SG2 game, and
> >found that Gears are not possible to design using the DS2 system.
> >
> >Here's what a basic Hunter/Jaeger Gear should look like in DS2 terms:
> >
> >Hunter Heavy Gear
> >(infantry walker size 1)
> >------------------------
> >  engine type: CFE
> >	   armor: class 1
> >    signature: level 1 (requires Steath 1)
> > fire control: enhanced
> >	     ecm: basic
> >	guidance: none
> >	 pds/ads: none
> >	 weapons: RFAC class 1, limited ammo
> >		  SLAM class 1, limited ammo
> >		  APSW, limited ammo
> >
> >As you can see, the engine type and weaponry doesn't fit in 
> the design
> >system properly.  Any suggestions?
> 
> Yes - ignore the design system!!!
> The DS design and points systems are there for keeping things 
> reasonably
> level when playing games within generic backgrounds. If you want to
> simulate a SPECIFIC background such as the Heavy Gear one, 
> then feel free
> to bend the rules enough to allow it, with the usual caveat 
> of agreeing it
> with those you will play with.
> And that's [OFFICIAL]....!
> 
> :-)
> 
> Jon (GZG)
> >
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