Re: DS2: Design questions of my own.

Just to give everyone a sample of the designs competing for the contract

(Stealth levels are still under debate):

Boeing of Cascadia BT-14X
Class 5 Fast Tracked, FGP
Armor 5
Superior ECM & FireCon
MDC 5
SPDS
APFC
Co-ax RFAC 2 (For anti-personnel use, having to do with house rules)

Kenworth KTX
Class 6 FT, HMT
Armor 6
Superior ECM & FireCon
MDC 5
SPDS
APFC
RFAC
LADS

>From: "Brian Bilderback" <bbilderback@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>Subject: DS2: Design questions of my own.
>Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 09:31:04 -0800
>
>I had to delete almost 200 posts because I was busy all weekend, so I 
>missed
>a lot of discussion. But the NPC design discussion prompted me to seek
>advice on a design issue of my own.  Let me give you all the background
and
>then I'll pose the question.
>
>The power in question is in a Non-Tuffleyverse.  The Republic of
Cascadia 
>is
>located in what was once Northwestern US/western Canada.  They have a 
>fairly
>low population base, but very high technology and a robust economy. 
For
>this reason, they prefer to build the best vehicle for the job, and are
>willing to pay for whatever level of tech it takes.
>
>The vehicle in question is their latest MBT.  Cascadian design doctrine
>states that an MBT should primarily be able to Kill other MBT's and
Survive
>well against other MBT's, and any additional capability is icing.  It 
>should
>be as terrain versatile as possible, robust, and deadly, with speed
being
>nice but slightly less important.  The types of terrain it faces are
very
>varied given the geography of the RC.	For this reason, especially
since
>forests are frequesnt, the Cascadians prefer Fast Tracked to GEV/GRAV
(They
>use Grav in the cav role).  They are gaga over the MDC 5, feeling it is
a
>better all-around gun than the HEL (which does less damage) or the DFFG
>(Which has a shorter range).
>
>Any critiques of this philosophy, and any suggestions for addendums to
it
>(Other systems to add etc. - PDS is definitely a must)?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Brian B2
>
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