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Re: Airburst glitter?

From: "Brian Bilderback" <bbilderback@h...>
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 13:58:28 -0800
Subject: Re: Airburst glitter?

Flak Magnet wrote:

>This got me thinking... If directional lasers are being used for comms
>from an FO (bounced off of satellites, cloud cover or blitzed down a
>string of LOS repeaters) would it be a viable tactic to air-burst some
>kind of refractive glitter or fog to reveal the positions of the
>repeater-chain or even the FOs to a scanning satellite or high-altitude
>flyer?  Is this already covered in the rules or would something have to
>be developed for it if you wanted it as a valid tactic/countertactic in
>your game?

I think it's plausible as a PSB, but instead of making specific
mechanics 
for it, I'd just fold it into the firecon ability of a unit doing an
active 
search (A superior FC vehicle has more options for defeating enemy
stealth, 
airburst "glitter" could possibly be ONE of those options).

3B^2

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