RE: Meson Artillery

["CS Renegade" <njg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: ~ On Behalf Of Mark A. Siefert
> Sent: 08 March 2004 05:22
> Subject: RE: Meson Artillery

> The topic of battlefield meson screens came up on Citizens Of The
> Imperium, and it was pointed out that there are no battlefield
> meson screens in Traveller due to the massive amount of equipment
> needed.  Nuclear dampers, yes; meson screens, no.

Surely just land a ship equipped with such a screen and you've got
a defended area?

I wouldn't bother working out ways to deal with these dinky tactical
guns; your real problems start when you have to take a port defended
by a deep meson battery or two. Even special forces can't be sure of
gaining access / identifying all the relevant observation sites. The
only solution* is to infiltrate a spy (or carpet-bomb the planet).

There doesn't have to be an answer. Don't forget Striker's advice
to forces on an airless world facing an orbital PA.


* Unless of course you happen to be a Traveller ET, in which case:

Zhodani: "Now concerning your latent psionic ability, battery-
         commander. Have you considered training?"

Vargr:   Swarm the port with commandoes to sniff out every air vent.

K'kree:  Carpet-bomb the planet anyway on the grounds that omnivores
         live on it.

Droyne:  "We left ours at the planetary core. The asteroid belt two
         jumps away was the result of target practice".

Aslan:   Attack someone else until this part of the Imperium has
         fallen into disorder, then come back when the power is off. 

Hiver:   "What makes you think the battery is under human control?"


Nathan "where's that Striker conversion table gone to?" Girdler