[SG2] [DS2] GE Mechanics

MBaines spake thusly upon matters weighty: 

> I would think that even an armoured GEV would have enough mass/inertia
that 
> a reasonably sized weapon with conventional recoil compensation could
fire 
> and not be too disrupted. The problem is that the rules allow a size 3

> Tracked, Wheeled or GEV to mount essentially the same turret/weapon 
> combination. Certainly GEVs armed the GMS or HEL weapons could move
and 
> fire same for small calibre RFACs etc. I could also see fast moving
GEVs 
> that would stop momentarily, plant themselves on the ground and fire a
few 
> quick rounds with a large calibre weapon and move off. Maybe there
should 
> be restriction on the size of recoiling weaponry carried on GEVs.

How about this: GEV can mount weapons with recoil (MDCs and RFACs) 
to a limit of one size class smaller than the vehicle size class (ie 
size three vehicle can only mount RFAC 2 or MDC 2). This gives 
tracklayers and solid platform vehicles (grav tanks meet this 
criteria because of grav control) an advantage when mounting 
non-energy weapons. 

> My concern is with Fixed Mount weapons, we often refer to these as
Tank 
> Destroyers. The classic Tank Destroyers of WWII were lower silohette, 
> increased armour and maybe a larger gun when contrasted against a 
> comparable turreted model. I think there should be some advantage to a
TD 
> other than mounting multibarrels. This has nothing to do with the fact
that 
> I have tons of fixed-gun light tanks.

How about this for tank destroyers (anything with fixed forward 
firing main ordinance - just like some of the TOG tanks in Renegade 
Legion): If the main ordinance of a vehicle is mounted in a fixed 
forward mount, it can only fire at targets within an arc 30 degrees 
either side of its centreline (and probably only for a stationary 
vehicle, no movement allowed or half move limit), but the weapon can 
exceed the size class of the vehicle by one size class. 

Thus we get the Tracklaying class 3 TD with class 4 MDC and the RFAC 
2 armed class 3 Medium GEV Tank. 

Just some ideas!
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