RE: Fire Control lock-on

Well, this discussion has certainly made for an interesting few days 
of list traffic!!  <GRIN>

As I kind of expected, there are almost as many different opinions 
(and ideas) expressed as there are people posting..... but I always 
knew we wouldn't be able to please everyone!  ;-)

Right now, I'm leaning towards the following as a general direction to
move in:

1) Basic FT (the core rules) left much as it is, ie: one firecon 
required per target, lock-on is assumed to be automatic (or assumed 
to be factored into the shots that "miss" - whichever way you like to 
think of it, the game effect is the same).

2) A "module" of rules in the advanced section that combines sensors, 
stealth, ECM, evasion etc. into one "lock-on" rule mechanism.

The biggest problem I can foresee with this (as RB-W mentioned way 
back at the start of the discussion) is that the values of ships 
designed to use the advanced rules module will be different from 
those designed for the basic game only.... but then again, I think 
this will be a difficulty with ANY advanced or optional rules, and 
we'll just have to find a suitable way round it.

Jon (GZG)