Re: [SG] GMS variants (NO ITS NOT MORE VACC-HEAD STUFF)

--- Tomb <tomb@dreammechanics.com> wrote:

> Now, me an Allan have been discussing some of these.
> I've taken a first
> poke at the Laser Designation part of things
> (trickier than it looks).
> But what about the other areas?

Side note:  Lasers will be blatantly obvious to any SF
force with optics.  Anyone not using the Mk I Eyeball
will be able to tell what's being designated and who's
designating.

> Programable attack GMS are probably quite feasible,
> but what kind of PDS
> or other penalties should appear due to the altered
> attack profile, if
> any? Should the missile miss more often? 

Didn't we argue over that already?  Short Form: it
depends on whether you're a ballistic arc up and then
down, or a "pop-up" style attack.

The arc flight path is slightly more vulnerable to
PDS.

I've never heard anything that indicates top attack
missles are less acurate than straight flying missles.
 Then again, my two main data points are the Javelin
and the Dragon, and frankly the Javelin could have a
50/50 chance of completely dudding and still be better
than the Dragon.

John

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