On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:04:39 +0800, "Antony Farrell"
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>Then an addendum to MFDs. Currently an MFD can control missiles only up to
>the TLs difficulty rating modifier, so for example a TL9 MFD can control
>only 2 missiles. This is patently ridiculous.
I agree with you there. Already 20 years ago the Aegis system could
engage 30+ targets simultaneuosly. And the Aegis system is primarily a
SAM system.
>A partial fix may be to say an
>MFD can control any number of missiles (or perhaps up to the Diff modifier
>multiplied by some number eg 10) but that the number of simultaneous targets
>is limited by the Diff Modifier (this still seems low to me, I'm sure modern
>ie TL8 warships can direct and control more than one missile at a time and
>direct said missiles to different targets)
Most SSM systems are fire and forget. Thus a any ship would be able to
engage several target at once. But it also depends on how many
operators that are available to process the target information prior
to launch.
>I like the calculating of Engioneers using power plant volume rather than
>power output. What about Fusion Rockets which generate power when operating?
>
>Actually the current rules for Engineering should take in to account power
>plant, jump drive and maneuver drive. So add up the volumes of all of these
>and use that as the basis. If this still generates too many engineers change
>the modifer from 30 to a larger number say 50.
I agree that Maneuver drive and Jump drive volume should be taken into
consideration.
>
>Also I have always assumed that the crew requirements are for a post virus
>universe and so have little computerisation. For craft not in such a
>universe reduce the computer modifiers, perhaps a half which willl effect
>crew requirement numbers through all the depertment except for your bridge
>crew.
If you look hard enough FF&S2 got rules for different autmation
levels. However, the information is hidden in the text and not in a
table.