re: Re: DSII: Parachute deployed vehicles...

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Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:33:55 -0400 
From: Brian Bell <bkb@beol.net> 
Subject: Re: DSII: Parachute deployed vehicles... 

At 15:28 2000-09-13 -0700, you wrote: 
> > DS does have rules for air dropped deployment. For vehicles this is 
> limited 
> > to size 1 & 2, IIRC. 
> 
>Plus, for that matter, if you wanted to go with Battletech style games,

>there's nothing stopping you from just plain deciding that you can drop

>just about anything with legs from orbit as long as you have a "drop
capsule" 
>of some sort around it to soften the landing. 
>-- 
>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 
> The Stilt Man stiltman@teleport.com 

I will have to pull out the source material, but I thought that 
the drop capsule provided protection against atmospheric 
abrasion (i.e. the heat of reentry) and the Mech's had to have 
Jump Jets or a disposable "jump pack" to slow descent once in 
the lower atmosphere. 
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a  good (visual) example of what brian points out is the Roughneck
Chronicles GCI show.  
the drop capsule protects against atmospheric re-entry, and their jet
packs cut their velocity 
so landing won't break their legs.

therefore, i also like the current DS2 system.	no fuss with extra rules
for drop pods, but PA 
and size 1 mechs get the inherent capability with their cost.

dave