Re: [FT] Action At A Distance

On or about Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 10:51:41AM -0500, Noam Izenberg typed:
>Action At A Distance Device (A3D)
>
>Mass/cost: 3Mass*Class; Cost 4pts/Mass
>Effect: Projects 2 beam dice at a distance from the firing ship 
>depending on class:
>Class I: 12-24 MU ring (all arc); Class II: 24-36 MU ring; Class III: 
>36-48 MU ring, etc.
>The A3D has no rear-arc firing restrictions, and can not fire in a PDS 
>role.

Erm... presumably at a single target, not everything in that range
bracket! I assume this, but saying "ring" threw me slightly.

The numbers seem to make sense... but whose tech is this intended to be?
If human, I suspect it would make sense to compare against purely human
systems. (My books aren't immediately available.)

>PSB: The device tears space at a distance determined only by its mass. 
>The resulting interdimensional burst of energy can damage ships in the 
>vicinity of the rip.

Hmm. How about some targeting PSB? Something like meson guns?

>Symbol: 3-D shaded ring with roman numeral class inside

You just want me to learn more Postscript, don't you? :-)