Re: Some Dirtside2 Questions

In a message dated 97-06-23 13:22:39 EDT, you write:

<< Yes, always on top armour. IMHO smoke should apply a modifier if it
is
very
 close to the target (say within 2"?). Dug-in would probably not apply
to
 vehicles unless they had overhead cover. >>

I have to disagree with this one based on real-world military
experience.
 The Gulf War notwithstanding, tactical aircraft are virtually useless
against dug-in vehicles (even without overhead cover) unless the
vehicles
have been previously located or are emitting some easily detected
electronic
signature.

Locating the vehicles could be done by ELINT or satellite photo or any
of
many other variants of reconnaissance.	But accurate information like
that
applies only to static situations.  Scenario-wise, if the defender had
been
in position for a longish time, recon may have detected some positions
and
hence they would be vulnerable to air attack (without modifiers).  But
it is
highly unlikely that unless the period of inactivity were longer than a
couple of days (which is about average for a deliberate attack) that
recon
would be sufficient to negate the "dug-in" modifiers.