Re: Variant PDAF/ADAF Rules

Mike Miserendino wrote:
> 
> Tim Guay wrote:
> >>Interesting, but I prefer to keep using these weapons against
fighter and
> >>missiles only.  It just seems that giving a PDAF/ADAF the damage
capability
> >>of major weapons(taking hull damage or rolling for a threshold)
seems less
> >>realistic.
> >>
> >>
> >Then you haven't seen the what twin 40 mm could do to a destroyer.
> 
> I was thinking of the 12" armor belt of a battleship.  P'Ting, P'Tang
might
> scratch some mighty fine looking grey paint.	It just comes across as
> unrealistic to have the possiblity of some pea shooter on a scout do
similar
> damage as a major weapon.

That's exactly what Tim had in mind when he tought up the rules, the
lesser chance to inflict damage on (lightly) shielded ships would
represent hits on the unarmoured upper structure or something like that.

Ludo