RE: Brian's fighter idea

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> [mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU]On Behalf
> Of Ryan Gill
> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 3:56 AM
> To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: Brian's fighter idea
>
>
> At 8:44 AM -0700 5/10/02, Brian Bilderback wrote:
> >
> >One other suggestion for PDS modification that's minor but
> >significant:  Allow PDS to attack any fighter group
> that passes
> >within a certain range of the ship, whether it
> attacks that ship or
> >not.  Even with only 1 attack per turn, this makes PDS in a
> >formation much more effective.
>
> I've always thought the PDS can't shoot unless it's
> attacking rule
> was a bit odd. The ADFC justification was always
> peculiar. I'd still
> like to see an additional layer of Air Defense that
> is separate from
> PDS making it a three layer system.

I suppose that's to simulate the last ditch attempt to bring
down incoming fighters on their attack run, although it is a
pain when your opponent loiters in your formation until all his
groups arrive and you can't do a damn thing about it if you have
no fighters of your own. PDS or at least ADFC/PDS combos should
be able to stick some barrages up to deter the fighters from
getting close.

We experimented in our group with allowing ADFC-equipped units
to fire on groups within 6 MU whether they were attacking or not
which has the effect of changing the fighter tactics a little in
that they need to stand off from ADFC until they're ready to