Re: Kinetic Shield; was Re:FT-HET Lasers

>From: Sean Bayan Schoonmaker <s_schoon@pacbell.net>
>Reply-To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>Subject: Kinetic Shield; was Re:FT-HET Lasers
>Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 18:25:05 -0800
>
>>As for K.H.Ranitzsch, saying that too many weapons ignore sheilds
already,
>>how about another idea, the MAGNETIC PARTICAL SHEILDING.
>
>I don't care for the idea of "improved shields" against everything as
>you described, but I do like the idea of a "kinetic" style shield
>that protects against the stuff that "beam-style" shields don't.
>Maybe not everything, but definitely K-guns, submunitions, etc.
>
>That way "old" shields are not rendered instantly obsolete by the new
>system, which I think would be a little over the top.
>
>Schoon

I use "kinetic" style shields for my FT games.	Call them "Deflectors" 
(original... huh ;) 'cause they deflect K-gun projectiles.  Same
cost/mass 
as normal FT shields.  Protects as the original armor rules from More 
Thrust.

Pete

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