Re: [DS] Capacity, Points - Trying to put it all together.

At 10:01 AM -0600 4/9/02, Daryl Lonnon wrote:
>
>The next two questions are:
>o Do we need BOTH Size and Weight ... could we get by with one value
>(ie just Size)?

[snip]

>Really, this is a question about the amount of complexity we want to
>add to the tactical point system.  Size/Weight do have some tactical
>concerns associated with them ... but do they have enough that they
>should be represented?

I'd actually like to see it. I know its one more thing to keep track 
of, but it does seem to bear in in some instances. The best example 
is when trying to figure what is Air-portable or even Surface to 
space portable in a given transporter. A group of size 3 trucks 
loaded with ammo and POL aren't nearly as heavy as an equivalent 
number of combat ready MBTs that are size 3. The additional armor and 
weapons weight bear in I think on how much a given aircraft can carry.

Granted, this was hand-waved away, not without some trepidation. Its 
just one thing I've wondered about.

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