Re: FT-Mobile Suits

I'd say you'd have to see the shows.  It seems more a matter of style
than 
anything.  The PDS systems in Gundam are not shown as being tough enough
to 
take out a MS in one shot.  They pick away at  them, chewing them into 
little mecha bits, then a big ball of fire.

I wonder if you might not allow for MS to have a bonus in dogfights, 
considering they can do one thing fighters never could do - engage in
H-t-H 
combat.  Beam sabers and heat tomahawks are nasty critters.  Also, I
wonder 
if you have allowed for the Mobilesuits own PDS system in the form of
the 
head-mounted vulcan cannons nearly all possess.  Not as accurate as a
radar 
guided gun, but it's something.

Just a few thoughts,
Eli

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><KOCHTE@stsci.edu>
>Reply-To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
>To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
>Subject: Re: FT-Mobile Suits
>Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 08:53:38 -0500 (EST)
>
>
> >After my hasty conversion of some gzg-DSII size 1 walkers to Mobile
Suits
> >for FT we have...
> >
> >
> >MOBILE THRUST for FT
> >
> >Mobile suits come as 2 types: GP (General Purpose) and AV (Assault 
>Vehicle)
> >
> >GP suits perform as a standard fighter as regards movement, but MUST
move
> >into contact with the base of an enemy ship to attack. They are
treated 
>as a
> >HEAVY fighter for Point Defense and Dogfight purposes UNLESS attacked
by
> >another Mobile suit, In which case the Dogfight is resolved as if
they 
>were
> >conventional fighters.
> >
> >AV suits perform as a standard fighter as regards movement, and has
TWO
> >modes of attack. It may use it's SRAM (Short Range Attack Missiles)
at 
>any
> >warship target in it's fwd 180 degrees and within 6". this is treated
as 
>a 1
> >die SUBMUNITION attack PER mobile suit in the squadron. This is a ONE

>TIME
> >ATTACK and hereafter the Mobile suit must attack by moving into
contact 
>with
> >the enemy vessel. The AV attacks as if it were an attack fighter.
Point
> >Defense and Dogfights treat AVs as if they were Heavy fighters,
unless 
>the
> >enemy is another Mobile suit, in which case the Dogfight is resolved
as 
>if
> >all mobile suits were standard fighters.
> >
> >
> >Thoughts on points?
>
>Curious as to the justification of treating the mobile suits as 'heavy
>fighters' against PDS fire. Surely they are not as maneuverable as 
>fighters,
>and surely they are not tougher than missiles, no?
>
>Mk
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