RE: [SG/DS] Scenarios

I did a DS2 scenario based on the Moon (or similar planetoid) at the
GZGECC.
For those interested the link to Moonbase Xi is:
http://www.ftsr.org/ds2/scenarios/moonbasexi.html

It was indeed set in a vacuum on a smaller planetoid. Here is a summary
of
the special rules that I used:
1) Range: Max range was cut to 20" (40" from a hill) due 
    to the closer horizon.
2) GEV's, VTOL's, Conventional Aircraft, GSM's, HVC's,
    SLAM's and CFE's, not specifically designed for use 
    in a vacuum, use fins or blades as control surfaces.
    Thus, none of these items will work. 
3) Hits on infantry draw an extra damage chit
4) Hits on vehicles not designed for a vacuum 
    (amphibious - vacuum) draw an extra damage chit.
5) DFFGs double their range bands (maximum range of 20"
    or 40" from a hill)
6) Artillery and mortars not designed specifically for the
    low gravity, will not function (they achieve escape
    velocity).


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Brian Bell
bkb@beol.net
http://www.ftsr.org/ds2/    
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Burger [SMTP:yh728@victoria.tc.ca]
> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 8:40 PM
> To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> Subject:	Re: [SG/DS] Scenarios
> 
> On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, Beth Fulton wrote:
>  
[snip]

> There are some other interesting
> features w/ regards to vacumn games, too.
> 
> For instance, do DFFGs suddenly start acting like lasers? In DS2, the
> attenuation of damage is explained as a result mostly of air friction
on
> the bolt of energy. Remove the atmosphere, and do DFFGs treat
everything
> out to the visual horizon as Close range for damage effects?
> 
> Obviously, no hover vehicles - and on Luna, can grav
> vehicles leap over
> mountains? Grav tanks w/ DFFG/5 - combat on vacumn low-grav worlds
just
> got a lot more dangerous!
>  
> > Which reminds me has anyone tried any scenarios inspired by the Mars

> > Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson?
> 
> More damned mindreading! I'm just re-reading this series (started Blue
> Mars this afternoon, in fact, having finished Green last night).
Several
> infantry/light armour actions mentioned, but not in real detail.
> 
> I'm not sure what sort of detail I should go into - I hate dropping
> spoilers for such a great series, if people haven't read them yet! If
> you're into hard SF, sort of in the Arthur C. Clarke mode for the mix
of
> people & science, check them out...
> 
> For gaming, some parts of the 2nd half of Green Mars might be fodder
for
> SG2 or DS2 scenarios; Red Mars has nowhere near enough detail, but we
get
> some glimpses in Green of the state of the military art.
> 
> Brian - yh728@victoria.tc.ca -
> - http://warbard.iwarp.com/games.html -
> 
>