Re: [GZG] [FT] Beam batteries as point defense

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reply, usually just read, but what if the beams aren't in
turrets? What if they're in banks ala ST:TNG? Then the tracking issue is
more a problem of fire control computers and tracking systems, right?

James

On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 7:21 AM, Indy <indy.kochte@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
>  On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 5:22 AM, Samuel Penn <sam@glendale.org.uk>
wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday 09 November 2010 01:50:21 Eric Foley wrote:
>> > 3.  Human main beam batteries fire as class 1 beams
>> > currently do in point defense mode per beam die (i.e. 5 or 6 hits
>> > for one kill), without rerolls, at 1/2 the normal beam range.
>>
>> Sorry, I meant to reply to this ages ago and got sidetracked.
>>
>> One thing that I have been thinking about, is whether this makes
>> sense to be the other way around? i.e., beam batteries can fire
>> at fighters at greater than half their range (or possibly, only
>> at their most extreme range band, which allows B-1s to fire in
>> PD mode).
>>
>> My reasoning is that the larger the turret, the less able it will
>> be to track fast moving targets close to it. However, at longer
>> ranges it only needs to move a few degrees to track the same
>> target.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>
> Just one this morning.  :-)
>
> Your assumptions above don't take into account scale. If an MU is 1000
> miles (I believe that's what someone calculated out for 1 thrust point
= 1
> g), there really isn't any turret tracking slew issues at whatever
range.
>
> Plus you'd want to presume turrets can track objects fast, anyway.
Assuming
> a 1 MU = 1000 miles scale, starships traveling about at speeds of 15,
20, or
> even Orjan Speeds (which outstrip fighter speeds by a factor of 2 or
more)
> are going fast enough to warrant fast weapons tracking.
>
> Mk
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