Re: [FT] Fighter vs PDS & Soapbubbles

I like it, it has a good beat, and I can dance to it, BUT...

What about Heavy fighters vs. area denial?

At 01:11 PM 2/19/03 +1100, you wrote:
>One random thought I had (vaguely recalling some previous comment) was
about
>PDS effectiveness.
>
>If PDS can attack every incoming fighter/missile, but reduce hits to
>6+reroll (b-1 on 6, noreroll).  However this creates some additional
>problems in that it will be difficult to get capship missiles (with
their 1
>hit) through average PDS.
>
>Math (probably faulty):
>For a ship with average 4 PDS = 0.267*4 = 1.07 kills per incoming
attack.
>Normal kill rate of 0.8*4 = 3.2 kills per turn.
>
>This advantages the defender against more than 3 targets, but
disadvantages
>against single salvoes (where you would think law of averages would
increase
>effectiveness).
>
>FT weaponry is abstracted anyway (a B-3 could be 15 different weapon
mounts
>for the effect for example).
>
>*****
>Following the thought through;
>
>PDS has two modes: Point Attack and Area Attack.  Each PDS must be
nominated
>before rolling dice.
>
>Point Attack Mode requires a specific target and uses standard PDS
rules
>(4-5 = 1 kill, 6 = 2 kills + reroll).	This represents gunners
co-ordinating
>fire to take down specific targets.
>
>Area Attack Mode simply throws as much fire as possible into the space
>around the ship without caring what is hit.  All fighters/missiles
attacking
>the ship are attacked by the PDS (6 = 1 kill + reroll).
>
>Beam-1 as PDS: can only be used in Point Attack Mode (standard rules:
5-6 =
>1 kill + reroll).
>
>ADFC: Can use the ship's own PDS in Point Attack Mode to help defend
another
>ship as per normal rules OR may instead attack *ANY* unengaged fighter
>within 6MU in Area attack mode if not used elsewhere.
>
>
>Ships would have an option as to what they want to do; if only being
>attacked by a few fighters or missiles, they can concentrate their
defence.
>If being swarmed it's possible to kill a few from all of them, possibly
by
>mixing area and point attacks for high threat targets.
>
>
>Brendan
>'Neath Southern Skies - http://home.pacific.net.au/~southernskies/