Re: [GZG] Monster ships

Charles Lee wrote:

>How much is a reasonable price fer a one shot 
>fiter (AKA MT Missle as in FT / MT)? And the 
>Salvoi missles have a potional of 6 Die 6 in direct impact.

You're asking about two rather different systems here.

As a one-shot fighter, you're basically comparing 
it to a slower, shorter-ranged Torpedo fighter 
with a heavier warhead - killed by PDS on a 4+, 
but with a *much* better manoeuvrability than an 
MTM as described in MT. Throw in the ability to 
pick its target and let it keep the 2D6 warhead, 
and it ends up being worth about half as much as 
an SM salvo using the FB1 rules. Which is a good 
thing, since that allows us to keep the current 
Mass (2 for the MTM, 4 for the SMR) :-/

The MT missile *as described in MT* OTOH, ie. 
only hit by rolls of '6' but very poor 
manoeuvrability, varies enormously in value 
depending on the movement system and table size 
used. It is awesome in Vector where its targets 
usually can't generate enough of a side vector to 
get out of its 60° tracking cone, and nearly as 
good on cramped tables where a Cinematic target 
don't have enough room to dodge it. Like I wrote 
earlier though, on a larger table in Cinematic 
even thrust-4 ships can outfly it fairly easily; 
and under those circumstances it suddenly turns 
from a ship-killer into an area-denial weapon 
whose main use is to make your opponents fly 
where you want him to (usually somewhere where 
you can use your direct-fire weapons to destroy him)...

Regards,

Oerjan 

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