RE: [DS] No Capacity was: Points system (fresh)

Yes, it wastes a lot of space. But the wasted space has _NO_ effect on
its
Tactical _combat_value_.

Call it what you want...tech level...design philosophy...whatever.

So what if the Enime Empire's weapons designs take up more space? As
long as
they compensate for it with thier EM-Mask (stealth), thier designs are
as
effective (not efficient, effective) as the Lemerians, who build things
as
small as they can? In the Tactical Game, the two tanks perform the same,
so
should have the same point cost.

Now in a Campaign, the Enime vehicles have more of a problem, because
they
take more space on a transport. Unless this disadvantage is off-set by
some
advantage (lower maintenance cost?), the campaign points for it should
be
_lower_ than the Lemerians because it is worth _less_ in a campaign. 

Its not rewarding bad design errors, it is placing an accurate
_combat_value_ (or campaign value in a campaign). 

-----
Brian Bell
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-----Original Message-----
From: KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de [mailto:KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de]
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 11:05
To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [DS] No Capacity was: Points system (fresh)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bell, Brian K (Contractor)" <Brian.Bell@dscc.dla.mil>

This looks like you don't object to my example below ?
Just that you look at it from a different point of view ?

> Lets look at it another way:
>
> Vehicle A:
> Size 2, Fast Tracked, Class/2 armor, HKP/2
> Vehicle B:
> Size 3, Fast Tracked, Class/2 armor, HKP/2, Stealth/1
>
> Both vehicles are equivilent in capabililty. In a points only system,
they
> should cost the same. They have the same signature, mobility, damage
> potential, and armor.
> -----
> Brian Bell
> -----

Right, I agree that the vehicles have the same capabilities.
However, why have you defined vehicle B as size 3 ?
You have wasted the available space.
If you had equipped it with more weaponry or more armor, it might
justify
Size3, and then paying for Stealth to get the signature down to 2 makes
sense.
As it is, vehicle B is a quite inefficient design. And I don't think a
points system should reward major design errors.

Greetings