Re: Armor

At 08:01 AM 11/4/96 +0000, you wrote:
>Date sent:  4-NOV-1996 08:55:19 
>
>>>Armor Rules by Brian Bell
>>>Tons: 1
>>>Cost: 5
>
>>Great idea but it changes the rules regarding fire.  Shields and Armor
in
>>Full Thrust prevent damage from enemy fire but they don't add to the
basic
>>damage a ship can take.  Also, 5 points of armor protection for 1 mass
is
>>extremely generous.  Maybe invert the mass/cost ratio (mass determines
>>decisions in ship construction never cost).  Then try to determine
exactly
>>how much armor is equivalent to level-1 shields, instead of giving the
ships
>>more "hit points."
>
>>Joe
>
>I like the idea of extra hits, but agree that 5 points is generous. It
>would be quite acceptable IMHO to allow a ship to use unused capacity
>for armour on a 1 for 1 basis, improving the damage capacity at the
>expense of system capacity. This would not have 'facing'.
>| Adam Delafield, I.T. Officer        | Bolton Institute,  |

	5 points is probably too much but I would hate to lose facing
with
armoring--that's the best part of this idea if you ask me. I love the
idea
of systematically pounding one side of an alien battleship so we can
finally
tear her guts out!!

	Armor facing adds a new component to combat--maneuvering to keep
your weak side away from the enemy's batteries and those pesky fighters!

	James
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