As a suggestion? Why not list the costs involved? More often than not, the military tries to get by with the "good enough" train of thought instead of "optimal". On the other hand, you might consider that the military might have different suit types for different purposes - much like Starship Troopers suggests. Just a thought. :)
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Onno Meyer Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 2:03 PM To: The GURPSnet mailing list Subject: Re: [gurps] Ultra-Tech Grunts/Skill of Robot Programs Okay, after some optimizing I have this _without_ excessive skill programs: Powered Armor, trying to detect itself: * SM+0, radar -13, thermal/PESA -13, sound -13, visual -6/-10. * 15-mile PESA with scan 18 and visual modifier +4/+7. * With an Electronics Op (Sensor) skill of 12, there is an even chance of thermal/passive radar detection at 30 yards. * With IQ 12, there is an even chance of visual detection at 100 yards if the suit is moving, 20 yards if standing still. I would probably be better off with a LLTV instead of a PESA, if the weather is nice. Light Drone, trying to detect itself: * SM+0, stealth force screen for radar -18, thermal/PESA -18, sound -18, visual -18 (out of scale with other vision rules, but the text is quite clear ...). * 50 lbs. left for sensors, which could be a PESA with scan 23 and visual modifier +6/+12. * With an Electronics Op (Sensor) skill of 12, there is again an even chance of thermal/passive radar detection at 30 yards. * With IQ 11, there is an even chance of visual detection at 70 yards. * With a LLTV instead of the PESA, it would be detection at 200 yards. Light Drone, trying to detect the Powered Armor: * Drone as above. * Suit as above, * Even chance of PESA detection at 200 yards. * Even chance of visual detection at 150 yards if moving, 30 yards if standing still. Should I use something else? Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
