Re: DSII: Power Armour

At 1:17 PM +0100 9/23/01, Doug Wright wrote:
>A discussion point - does PA provide increased protection (5 pips to 
>kill, compared with the standards infantry's 4 in Dirtside II) 
>through extra armour - their sealed all-encasing ceramics or steel 
>or whatever; somewhat better than the average grunt's kevlar vest 
>and 'chickenplate' high-velocity inserts - or through speed and 
>manoeuvrability, such as the 'Bounce' in Heinlein's Starship 
>Troopers? I'm inclined to think that dodging and weaving is more 
>important, so I'm toying with the idea of not allowing PA troops to 
>dig in the same as regular infantry and militia. What are people's 
>thoughts?

I can't see how PA wouldn't be able to dig in. The can kneel and bend 
down. Likely PA would use Digging charges to loosen the dirt to make 
the fighting position. A slightly deeper FP would be fairly easy for 
someone with PA to dig, especially as a shovel attachment could be 
incorporated into the carapace somewhere.

If they are expected to hold a line until a counter attack, they'd 
likely be better off under cover than milling around in a field for 
some FO to land a firemission on.

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