RE: [GZG] Re: Gzg-l Digest, Vol 11, Issue 26

Actually the Slammers use computer networked control of the Tri-barrels
on their tanks and cars for anti-artillery defense.  Other units use
dedicated Calliopes for anti-air/anti-artillery cover.

Non-LOS weapons are used often by the Slammers - Firecraker rounds (AP
glass fibre shrapnel rounds), Smart AT rounds, incendiaries etc.  Such
rounds are used a)usually against lower-tech opponents who don't have
powerguns or b) used in huge numbers that the anti-artillery defenses
can't shoot them down fast enough and are overwhelmed.

In the HS universe, for a powergun equipped army, if you can see it
(loosely speaking) you can kill it. Unless rounds are coming
nap-of-the-earth or at high enough velocity that your detection time is
negligible, anything detectable is dead. 

--Binhan

-----Original Message-----
From: gzg-l-bounces+lin=rxkinetix.com@lists.csua.berkeley.edu
[mailto:gzg-l-bounces+lin=rxkinetix.com@lists.csua.berkeley.edu] On
Behalf Of Oerjan Ariander
Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 3:02 AM
To: gzg-l@lists.csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [GZG] Re: Gzg-l Digest, Vol 11, Issue 26

John Tailby wrote:

>The Slammer universe seems odd if big LOS rule because that leads into
why 
>are none LOS weapons not used?

Non-LOS weapons *are* used occasionally - that's one of the reasons why
the 
Slammers have Calliope area-defence vehicles to shoot down any incoming 
artillery shells before they can do any damage.

>Self guided smart munitions give a big stand off capability without the

>LOS weapons being able to retaliate.

Only if the smart munitions get a chance to attack anything before
they're 
destroyed by LOS area-defence weapons...

Regards,

Oerjan
oerjan.ariander@telia.com

"Life is like a sewer.
  What you get out of it, depends on what you put into it."
-Hen3ry

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