Re: [GZG] Revised Salvo Missiles Update

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From: Robert N Bryett 
>Of course I too have  PSB ideas and personal feelings about what is credible and  "realistic" in SF space battles, but I think house rules or  "universe" rules are the place to express those

Perhaps the distinction is between a generic mechanism ("beam dice") and a universe-specific name ("phasers" or "blasters" or...). If you agree that missiles ought to home but don't, then you'll understand that we'd like to see a generic mechanism for them, regardless of whether it applies to Moties or Harringtonverse or what. (If someone thinks missile homing is adequate the way it is, I'm going to assume that person haven't used them much--sorry).

>pretty crushing, so some balancing feature needs to be present. 

Right. What I'd like is to replace the current lock-on roll with some kind of ECM/ECCM roll, just enough to allow crew/equipment quality to make a difference. Otherwise missiles are going to lock on to brand new NAC EW cruisers just as easily as they do to 80 year old PAU tramp freighters, which seems a bit unlikely.
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