Re: Missles?

At 09:48 PM 4/2/97 +0100, Jon wrote:
 If the missile launcher is hit before launching,
>then missile AND launcher are lost (and maybe missile could go
BOOM....!!).

I strongly disagree with this idea.  You cannot cook off a nuclear bomb
(hydrogen or otherwise).  For a nuclear reaction to occur, a precise
sequence of events must go and then all implosion detonations must occur
simultaneuously...  In fact nuclear recovery teams are reminded of this
when
conducting training.  They are actually taught that if required shoot at
the
device to prevent it from being able to go off.
  Now I know that these missiles are not necessarily hydrogen bombs,
although earlier discussions pointed at Spurt Bombs (nuclear pumped
x-ray or
gamma radiation lasers).  However, in terms of game mechanics and
balance,
they are fine the way they are.  The only reason the Nova cannon had the
explosion disadvantage was the devestating area effect it had.	I
strongly
reccomend you abandon the notion of exploding missile racks, they are
fine
the way they are.
  Phil P.