Re: [FT] MT missile control
From: "Oerjan Ohlson" <oerjan.ohlson@t...>
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 11:16:08 +0100
Subject: Re: [FT] MT missile control
Beth wrote:
> >Nik should be the one laughing. MT missiles explicitly have their
own
> >firecon. MT page 3, 3rd paragraph under Missile Fire.
>
> We don't use fire and forget missiles under Derek's MT rules -
otherwise
> you'd have to wirte down their target as you fired them - instead we
treat
> them similar to Semi-Active Radar Homing. Derek has played with the
> idea of having fire and forget missiles but hasn't put it to the
group here
> yet, but that would require each missile to be labeled and a target
> designated for it at the time of launching. Using them as per the 3rd
para > pg 3 of MT without a written record leaves fire and forget a bit
open to
> abuse (at least in Derek's opinion).
We have self-targetting AT submunitions today, so I don't see why the
big ship-killers wouldn't be able to do it tomorrow...
Beth and Derek, when you're asking for comments on rule suggestions,
giving us *all* your relevant house rules at the outset instead of
barely hinting at them would make it ever so much easier to give
intelligent feedback :-/
Regards,
Oerjan Ohlson
oerjan.ohlson@telia.com
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