Re: WotW #5: AFHAWKS

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From: Beth Fulton <beth.fulton@marine.csiro.au>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 1:05 AM
Subject: Re: WotW #5: AFHAWKS

> G'day guys,
>
>  >Mass/Cost= As normal SM round
>  >Effect:
>  >	Vs. ships: None
>  >	Vs. Fighters: as KV Scattergun
>  >Range=12 MU
>  >Intercepts fighters with short duration
>  >high accuracy drives and electronics.
>  >Light warhead is ineffective vs. ships,
>  >but kills fighters effectively. Fired through
>  >SML launcher arcs only.  Fires in PDS phase, does
>  >not require firecon. Can fire as ADFC.
>  >Can only be used by a sml that has
>  >not fired a anti-ship round that turn.
>
> So its basically the human equivalent of an SV interceptor pod? I'd
make
it
> need a functioning FC to fire it (the cost of not placing it in the SM
> phase). I'd also think about dropping it to 6" range ( haven't done
any
> hard numbers on it, but it seems fair as that's what the KV get and
Humans
> don't have to pay for the power generators like the SV do).
>
> Cheers
>
> Beth
>
Hmm, I intended this weapon as a way to use up the odd mass left over
from
using ER round in SML`s, so it had a mass of only 1. If this weapon
would be
too effective, reducing the range would be a idea (maybe 9 MU?, or 6?).
The
weapon would have to be compaired to a HS PDS and a KV scattergun. The
AFHAWK/AFSML (whichever you want to call it) had only the 3 arcs through
which the launcher fired to intercept through (if you can do it for PH,
there should be no trouble with this), and could only be used by a
launcher
that has not fired a missile salvo this turn (this weapon would be used
in
turn 7/PDS phase, SML`s used in turn 4/placed marker weapons phase).
This
limits it use, in deciding do you fire at a fighter group that may come
into
the arcs, or fire against the ships? Using a firecon, I`d agree, but say
that any firecon can be used, even if it`s been used already (even for
other
missile/SML fire, this weapon would be used in PDS mode after all). It
has
to be compaired against PDS, in that this weapon would require a mass of
5
(launcher=3 mass, ammo=1 mass, firecon=1 mass), Vs 4 mass of PDS for the
number of fighter kill posible. Also, PDS is 6 arc, Vs AFSML of only 3
arc.
A SV interceptor pod has 6 arc, the power generators can be used for
other
duties later on (just like the sml launcher/firecon can). I think a
range of
9 MU, intercepts using KV scattergun rules, ammo of mass 1 (although
some
will think this is too light), requires the use of a firecon (that may
also
have been used for other weapons this turn), fired in PDS phase, can
only
fire through the arcs of the launcher used, can only be fired by a
launcher
that has not fired this turn. I originally thought of this weapon as
only a
anti fighter weapon, but if it just uses scattergun rules as written
against
all weapons, it would simplify rule a lot (although I was thinking of
against anything but fighter, half as effective, ie-1D6/2 against SML`s,
roll a 4 or more against MT missiles, ignores any bonus against hvy
ftrs,
etc. May post my full thinking for this, depending on replies).

BIF
 "yorkshire born,yorkshire bred,
 strong in arms, thick in head"

PS-If you think I dislike fighters, you would be partially right. This
was
designed to prevent the use of overwhelming fighter numbers and soap
bubble
carriers. You want to see what a broadside of these does to a massed
fighter
attack, and how many fail their cofidence rolls, reducing the numbers
incoming to something your PDS can handle <G>.