Re: WotD Laser Targeting

Hi,

I've been watching this discussion and my take on it is that
the system is already abstracted enough that the only true
benefit to having laser designators is having a remote targeting
system.

Everything else is abstracted by the guidance and ECM rules.

Also, the most modern lasers (research only mind you) are on
the order of micrometers in size. So I don't think that, 182
years down the line, lasers are going to be huge systems that
need to to be set up.

So, my suggestion is that laser designators simply allow a
guided weapon to be fired without direct line of sight
between weapon and target, so long as at least one unit
with a laser designator has been declared to be painting the
target. That should probably use up the unit's entire
activation.

GMS systems should also require at least a line of flight
reasonably free of obstacles, i.e. no firing from the middle
of a forest...

Anyway, that's my $0.02.

Cheers,

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