Re: Sensors

On  1-Jun-01 at 16:32, Ryan M Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com) wrote:
> At 8:32 AM -0400 6/1/01, Roger Books wrote:
> >OK, I'm going to do my standard "Sensors as they affect game play".
> >
> >If you are going to have sensors that only work insystem and give
> >you full info at greater than 36" you might as well not even
> >bother.
> 
> 
> >Why? 
> >
> >Campaign:  I jump insystem.	We play all kinds of nifty sensor
> >games.  We get outside weapons range, realize one force is
> >superior, the inferior force jumps out.
> 
> What if the Superior force is attacking an inferior force that must 
> defend. The inferior force is going to want to do as much as they can 
> do deny the superior force information.
> 

With beyond 36" sensors I will just run into non-spoof range and
look.  I don't care much what you show me unless you want to 
divide your forces and let me defeat  you in detail.

> I'm concerned with sensors more due to much reading of the Honor 
> Harrington books plus accounts of naval battles where you don't know 
> all of what is there. Greater than 36" sensor range lets you know 
> something is there, but what?

Sensor mechanics in HH are useful well inside affective combat
distances.

Roger