[ds] BB's HBT (was: RE: SG2 vs DS2 vs FT)

This vehicle might look impressive, & survive lots of things thrown at
it,
but it still dies to the first *boom* chit drawn it's way.  Check out
the V2
below it which I have modified; I've downsized it 1 class, & discarded
some
of the unneccessary bells & whistles.  The ablative is still not
necessary,
but only cost an extra 7 points overall, so I left it in.  This more
than
halves the cost of your ubervehicle, yet retains the offensive firepower
of
the original.

Due to the balancing nature of the boom, I have found that numbers are
more
important than survivability, and stealth/ecm more important than
armour.

*****
Original version
Equipment Item				   VSP : BVP	 Spaces   Cost
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Vehicle, class 5				25 :  0 	 25    
25
Armor class 5, Ablative 		25 : 53 	 25	53
Fusion Generation Plant 		25 : 53 	 25	85
Fast tracked				25 : 53 	 25    106
Amphibious				25 : 53 	 25    117
1 class 5 MDC in Full traverse turret	25 : 53 	 10    167
   with Superior fire control		25 : 53 	 10    197
1 class 2 DFFG in Full traverse turret	25 : 53 	  6    227
2 APSW's				25 : 53 	  5    231
Superior ECM				25 : 53 	  5    276
Level 4 stealth 			25 : 53 	  5    676
Superior PDS				25 : 53 	  1    736
APFC belt				25 : 53 	  0    761
Backup systems				25 : 53 	  0    904

Version 2
Equipment Item				   VSP : BVP	 Spaces   Cost
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Vehicle, class 4				20 :  0 	 20    
20
Armor class 4, Ablative 		20 : 38 	 20	38
Fusion Generation Plant 		20 : 38 	 20	61
Fast tracked				20 : 38 	 20	76
Amphibious				20 : 38 	 20	84
1 class 5 MDC in Full traverse turret	20 : 38 	  5    134
   with Superior fire control		20 : 38 	  5    164
1 class 2 DFFG in Full traverse turret	20 : 38 	  1    194
2 APSW's				20 : 38 	  0    198
Superior ECM				20 : 38 	  0    243
Level 2 stealth 			20 : 38 	  0    403

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Bilderback [SMTP:bbilderback@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 8:09 AM
> 
> Actually, I've come up with a favorite design for a HBT, let's see
what 
> people think:
> 
> Class 5 Fast Tracked (I went with Fast Tracked over Grav or Hover for
two 
> reasons: first, it offsets the high price of the rest of the gear on
the 
> tank, and second, it can traverse lightly wooded ares, it seems a bit
more
> 
> rugged design.)
> FGP, Armor 5A, 4 levels of stealth, Superior ECM, Superior targeting,
> Backup 
> Systems, Amphibious.
> Main Weapon: MDC 5
> Secondary Weapon: Coaxial DFFG 2 (mainly for anti-personnel use at
range)
> Other systems: Superior PDS, 2 APSW's (1 Free, 1 paid for), APFC
> 
> Brian Bilderback
>