Re: FMA/Full Thrust combinations

On Tue, 19 Nov 1996 tsmccart@ewd.dreo.dnd.ca wrote:

> Recent comments on criticals hits jarred my memory;  has anyone tried
to 
> simulate offensive/defensive EW between ships in Full Thrust using an
FMA 
> style contested roll ?
	
> For example, Babylon 5 is a setting in which EW and targetting are a 
> significant restriction in the Earth Mimbari War.  Perhaps Earth ship
sensors 
> are classed as 'pathetic' (D4) while Mimbari defensive EW is
'Enhanced' (D8).
> Then the EA ship must commit its guns to targetting the Mimbari ship,
but then 
> must beat it in a roll off before it may roll the dice and try to
damage the 
> target.  This would give about 19% of shots getting off.  Shift
Mimbari up to 
> D12 and it gets right down there for odds (12 % ?).

	I like it.  Geoffery Stwert had a similar idea in his Babylon 5 
rules.	

Later,
Mark A. Siefert