Re: [FT] Sensors

	These senor ideas are very similar to what was on the list a
couple of
months ago (but I can't remember who was taking part). If you can find
the
archives look for stuff in the first week of November (around the 5th I
think) under Electronic Warfare.
	And a belated welcome to the new year (it's off to a hell of a
start
already).

	Tony.
	twilko@ozemail.com.au

At 20:37 10/01/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Denny Graver wrote:
>> Option 2
>> Treat sensors as weapons.  All ships now add basic sensors on the SSD
and
>> add two boxes to the icon just like mines in FT or energy mines in
EFSB.
>> When using sensors to scan other ships, roll dice according to type
of
>> sensors:
>> 
>>			   18"	      36"	 72"	    104"
>> Basic sensors	   2d6	      1d6
>> Enhanced sensors	   3d6	      2d6	 1d6
>> Superior Sensors	   4d6	      3d6	 2d6	    1d6
>> 
>> "Damage" scored against a ship is compared to the DP of the ship
scanned.
>> This is compared to the following chart. All damage is cumulative
(perhaps
>> erased if the ship suffers a threshold roll critical), The targeted
ship
>> counts as screened if only one sensor box is active (one crossed off
per
>> hit) and effect is shifted up a level if the defending ship has ECM.
>> 
>> Less than 1/2    No information
>> up to x1	    Mass/TMF only and whether Mil or Civilian
>> up to x2	    Mass, Drives, Screens,  Structure
>> up to x3	    Data on all onboard systems (Show your opponent an
>> undamaged SSD)
>>	 x4	    As above but all ship details including damage (the
actual
>> SSD), plus reveal details of cargo if appropriate, ie.
>> "Captain I'm picking up at least 200 separate life form readings", or
>> "The ship is carrying a large quantity of Denundium.", etc.
>
>
>You have some good ideas and the mechanism for scanning is identical
>for the standard beam rolls, so you're not having to look up for 
>table results.
>
>A few comments:  
>
>The range bands are not even.	Standard sensor rules have a range of 
>54" for basic sensors.
>
>Sensor "hits" need to be resolved in a single turn without having to 
>record the level of "sensor" damage to the opposing ship.  (Yet 
>another "damage" track?) Plus, to get any kind of sensor reading on 
>an ESU superdreadnought would take a vast number of turns to obtain.
>
>If you rolled for sensors as beam weapons with rerolls added and 
>ECM acts as level-1 (basic), level-2 (enhanced), level-3 (superior) 
>screens,
>
>0 hits   No information
>1 hit	  Mass/TMF only and whether Mil or Civilian
>2 hits   Mass, Drives, Screens,  Structure
>3 hits   Data on all onboard systems as undamaged
>4+ hits  As above but all ship details including damage
>
>This way the sensor resolution is conducting without any bookkeeping 
>from turn-to-turn.
>
>Jon
>
>