Re: balancing Fighters and different SM loads

Jerry Han wrote:

> SM-AF is an anti-fighter loadout.  Range 24", detonation radius 6".
> Every fighter group within the detonation radius is attacked by d6
> missiles; each missile attacks like a fighter.  If the fighter group
> burns a CE to escape the detonation radius, the number of missiles
> per fighter group is halved, and each fighter group is treated as
having
> level 1 screens (level 2 for heavy fighters.)  No-rerolls. MASS: 2
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     If I was going to burn an endurance to run away, I might as 
well try to kill the attacking missiles, the cost is the same.	 JTL
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> SM-B is a bombardment loadout; instead of carrying missiles, it
carries
> a large anti-matter bomb.  (This was tossed around in playtest, and a
> version of it exists in EFSB.)  Range 24", detonation radius 6". 
Every
> object within the detonation radius takes a d6 worth of damage, -1 per
> inch of range outside of 3" radius.  Fighter craft lose that many
fighters;
> heavy fighters lose the number halved.  No re-rolls.	MASS: 2
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     The rule is inconsistent, either 'every object' takes 1D6 of damage
or the damage should be divided between every object in the blast area.
JTL
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Bye for now,
John L.