Re: Some FT rules ideas(Longish)

In a message dated 98-01-24 22:16:54 EST, you write:

<< >	 Bad news for the bad guys, the HARM not only locks onto the 
 >source, but it remembers where it is, so even if the source goes
 >away the missile never forgets.  Sort of like being stepped on
 >by an elephant!!
 
 Yes but we are assuming that the source does not move.  If you are
trying
 to hit a radar system on a ship and the ship no longer radiates and
then
 moves, remembering the location does not help much.
  >>

ALARM can deal with this since it loiters. This is especially effective
agains
against modern SP AAM systems. It does however, have a limited duration.
But
the results is the same, weither the opponents radars is off or
destroyed: its
no longer operational.

Its a system that could be of great use in DSII.

In Full Thrust the loiter time would not be limited (no parachutes, no
gravity). It would mean launching a missle that would stay motionless on
the
tabletop until a designated target (or target of similiar profile
becomes
active). It could be interesting, but it could also open up a whole new
bag of
cheese.