Re: DSII armor question...

[Jerry Han <jhan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmmm, didn't this question come up at the Con?  I remember Jon T. saying 
that it meant small arms wouldn't affect it, but, even zero chits of 
appropriate colour would apply.

Or it could be that all the sheep puns have addled my brain... (8-)

JGH

John K Lerchey wrote:
> 
> Well, I wouldn't call it "armor 1 all around" because clearly, it is not.
> That is, in DSII a valid "0" chit will damage it.
> 
> However, that does not answer the question of what happens with infantry
> weapons or APSWs.  My take would be that it is counted as "armored"
> against small arms, but is way easy to kill with vehicle killing weapons.
> 
> I'd love to see some kind of official ruling though. :)
> 
> J
> 
> John K. Lerchey
> Computer and Network Security Coordinator
> Computing Services
> Carnegie Mellon University
> 
> On Thu, 18 Mar 2004, Nicholas Caldwell wrote:
> 
> >
> > I've wondered about this one myself.  We always counted it as being 1 armor all around.
> >
> > nick
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John K Lerchey <lerchey@andrew.cmu.edu>
> > Sent: Mar 18, 2004 1:17 PM
> > To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> > Subject: DSII armor question...
> >
> > I read the FAQ, and did check the rules, but did not find an answer.
> >
> > So, let's say I have a recon vehicle of size 1.  It's 1 armor on the
> > front, and thus, 0 on the sides, top, and bottom.  It's not "open topped",
> > it's just small.
> >
> > Is 0 armor on the non-front facing considered to be the same as a
> > softskin?  Or, in other words, can the vehicle be successfully engaged
> > by small arms or APSW fire?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > J
> >
> >
> > John K. Lerchey
> > Computer and Network Security Coordinator
> > Computing Services
> > Carnegie Mellon University
> >
> >
> >
> >

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