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Re: [FT] 3arc B1 and PDS

From: "Grant A. Ladue" <ladue@c...>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 12:31:02 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [FT] 3arc B1 and PDS

> 
> >I also can't find anything indicating the attacks come from a
particular
> arc in the books. Am I, as usual, missing something?
> 
> You're missing that it's not physically possible for a weapon to have
> full-sphere coverage (unless you can shoot thru your own ship).  And
you
> didn't read my mind to know that I'm working on a wet-navy conversion.

> (And since I'm also working on FMA Sheep, you should be *grateful*
that
> you're not reading my mind).
> 

   Well, if you're modelling wet-navy ships, I would just make the 3 arc
B1's
 and PDS' be 1/2 the cost and weight, but require them to be bought in
pairs.
 This nicely mimics the port/starboard division of ships and gives you
the same
 effectiveness as the same cost+weight of all-arc weapons.

   grant

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