Re: RFACs Vs Infantry

>Having played with the vechicles over the last few months, I have found
them
>to be ineffective against infantry.  I thought that FSV like the M163AV
>would be more effective against infantry.  An idea that I propose is
that
>the RFAC/1 and only the RFAC/1 is given a D12 impact vs infantry.  This
is
>based on the assumption that the RFAC is similar to a Vulcan cannon
which
>lays down a wall of fire.  It might not be the best suited against
infantry
>but when you spit out 6K rounds a minute, its going to hurt.  This
would
>make them worth while to but on gun ships, anti-infantry vehicles and
the
>like.	What do people think?

Well, an RFAC/1 is an autocannon in the 20mm cal range.  I don't like
that
these have impact d8 vs. infantry either.  If it is a 30mm firing single
shots that are basically explosive (so the troops are taking explosive
damage primarily, not impact damage from the rounds) then that makes
more
sense.	But if you hose an infantry unit with a Vulcan cannon, it's
going
to make a big mess.  

In our games, I say the RFAC/1 gets its base impact vs. infantry (d10)
to
compensate for the fact that I figure a lot of rounds are being fired.
Larger weapons use the d8 max impact limitation.  I use the base impact
(d12) for Gauss autocannons against infantry for the same reason - lots
of
rounds impacting the target area.

Adrian