RE: Mines 6

What are you talking about?  Not affecting the game much, think about
being able to shift or move a mine field :-).  I would treat them almost
like units.  Jon, I'm thinking you just want to keep things modern and
conventional ;-). 

The one thing I like is an IFF system for mines.  I've seen talk of
placing IFF units on individual soldiers.  In effect it would make a
minefield only a threat to your enemy (god forbid if your IFF failed).

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jatkins6@ix.netcom.com [SMTP:jatkins6@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 1998 2:45 PM
> To:	FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> Subject:	RE: Mines 6
> 
> You wrote: 
> 
> >Robotic mines:
> >
> >An engineer pulls up with a truck full of them and has them dismount 
> all >by themselves.  The mines all form up in front of him and he
> gives 
> 
> >After the war he comes back and tells them (whoever is left) to get
> on
> >the truck.
> 
> Possible.  How would the effects of this sort of system differ from a 
> hand laid or mechanically laid minefield?  Not much, I'd bet.  Shorter
> 
> laying time, easier to remove, but these effects would not show up on
> a 
> Dirtside II table.  
> 
> John M. Atkinson