----- Original Message ----- > From: Onno Meyer <[email protected]> > > Brandon replied to me: >> The only major design problem left is the SAM for the trooper >> tasked with air defense (primarily helicopters). > > Is a helicopter a harder target than a suit? It is faster and > farther away, but also larger and perhaps less likely to dodge.
The main issue is sufficient damage and range. I think a HEPF-ABF warhead of 100mm should be enough, capable of at least severely damaging the rotors (I thought there was a VE2 rule on maximum rotor armor, but I might be confusing that with the rule from Car Wars and GURPS WWII). Range is 4,300 yards with a speed of 300 yards/second (more than enough for a helicopter). It uses skill-15 passive radar homing. > Is a flyer more vulnerable than a hovercraft? The flyer would > use more power, but the hovercraft blows up dust. A NOE flyer might also be preferred for going over poor terrain. Brandon _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
