RE: [ds] Stupid DS2 Question

Not so stupid.

1.	DFO load is 4 capacity points.
2.	I model sidewinders using SG GMS/P.  For dirtside, this would be
capacity 1, range:18", draw 1 chit.  (see:
http://home.pacific.net.au/~southernskies/sg/dogfight.htm for my take on
these).

Landers:
For Dirtside, if the lander is carrying tanks, it's too big for the
scale of
the game, so simply pay the "interface" cost.  If you do want to model
landers of this scale, you'll need to design them using FT and allow 1
mass
per size 5 vehicle (20-25 cs per mass).
VTOLs don't have interface capability under the rules, due to the motive
type/powerplant (vectored thrust or rotor lift etc).  Interface craft of
this size come under the aerospace design rules (1000% engine cost).

Neath Southern Skies -http://home.pacific.net.au/~southernskies/
[Firestorm] Battletech PBeM GM
[Dawn Patrol] World Cup 2001 - "Australia II"

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Barclay [SMTP:kaladorn@fox.nstn.ca]
> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 5:24 AM
> 
> And when you do lander design, do you usually:
> 1) design the lander, pay the points for it, and let 
> it fight if it has any weapons
> 2) pay the "interface landing" penalty for any 
> troop units it carries (and I'd assume vehicles if 
> it was a big enough lander?) and not worry 
> about paying for it? If so, would you let it fight?
> 3) If the same lander was then also to be used 
> for casevac, would you pay another 100 pts for 
> it?
> 
> This whole area of how to cost VTOLS that can 
> be troopships and reach interface orbit but have 
> some light support armament and can make 
> some bomb runs and can also serve as casevac 
> leaves me a little lost. This seems reasonable 
> from a "reality" (or pseudo reality) point of view, 
> but I'm not sure how to cost it. 
> 
> Tomb.