Re: FT-Mobile Suits

On Thu, 7 Oct 1999 colin.plummer@theplanet.net wrote:

>   I agree... apply any excess damage on the MS group to the target
ship?
> Or perhaps any rerolls applied to the target ship instead?

> examples
> 
> option 1 : (my favourite)
>   3 MS make it to the target ship.. an escort fires its PDS, scoring
> 5 hits..  the MS group is wiped out and the target ship takes 2 hits
from
> friendly fire - an incentive to use 'just enough' firepower to get rid
of the
> MS

This would be simple and I like the idea. I hadn't thought of that...

> option 2 :
>   4 MS make it to the ship.  PDS are rolled, scoring 1, 5 and 6 - the
reroll
> gets another 6 and a 4.  Only 3 MS are taken out.. and 3 hits are
inflicted
> by friendly fire. - more realistic in that friendly fire can be caused
without
> wiping out the entire group.. 

What is the basis for determining how many mobile suits survive?

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