RE: [FT] WotW #11 Stealth Systems - Poll

In message <200108141118.f7EBI5U02268@soda.csua.berkeley.edu>
	  Noam Izenberg <noam.izenberg@jhuapl.edu> wrote:

[snip]
> Yes. Stated more generally, Stealth 1 reduces opponent effective range

> bands by 1/4 (round up for range). Stealth 2 by 1/3. Stealth 3 is 
> something Charles raised for the blindfield (or was it voidfield). I'm

> not a big fan of stealth 3, since it doesn't make a nice easy
fraction. 
> I'd rather skip to Stealth 4 at a more astronomical cost/mass (5 or 6x

> stealth 1) for 1/2 size range bands or perhaps only 4x, but with
firing 
> penalties (i.e. reduced to stealth 2 or 1 if stealth ship fires
weapons).
> 
> For SV 9 MU stingers would indeed be 7 and 6 vs. Stealth 1 and 2 
> respectively
> 
> Noam R. Izenberg

Well, I agree that as simple 'stealth-4' wich halves range bands is
simpler - especially if we limit it to things like the Blind Field that
affect the carrying ship as well.

Charles