*Range modifier table.*
- TNE combat encounters start at 2d6x10 range bands (30k per band).
- On average an encounter will start at 70 range bands or 2100km given the
tables penalties modifiers a ships wouldn't even be able to see each other
on average.
*(note that the TNE rules do take range into account in a metagame sense as
the number of band / 3 is the diff mod of target locking another vessel)*
- The difference between point blank (same hex 30km) and maximum distance
(3600km 120 range bands) is only a difference on 1 modifier on the table.
---
*PEMS & AEMS vs Moving*
- This doesn't seem reasonable for Passive Sensors.
- It doesn't make sense for Active Sensors because at advanced tech levels
that a reaction mass drive would prevent 'all' use passive sensors. This is
additionally true when you take into account of vector based combat as a
ship can simply accelerate in a given direction and rotate on axis to point
its sensors at something, giving a 'clear view' of wants to see.
- In a true sense Gs of acceleration matter very little to the EMW
propagation through space or the ability to detect an EMW phenomena. And
there is again the point of a ship can simply rotate and ping the
area/target with which ever active sensor it wants during a combat turn (in
TNE 30minutes)
You don't list how any types of masking effect the modifiers, so it stands
as an open question.
With all the above said these seem appropriate for a war game mechanics
with the correct time scale for turns.
On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Craige <> wrote:
> **
>
>
>
> *
>
>
>
> Ranges Range Modifier
>
> Contact 0 m 1 m
> 0
>
> Short 1 m 5 m
> 1
>
> Medium 5 m 50 m
> 2
>
> Long 50 m 250 m
> 3
>
> Very Long 250 m 500 m
> 4
>
> Distant 500 m 5 km
> 5
>
> Very Distant 5 km 50 km
> 6
>
> Regional 50 km 500 km
> 7
>
> Continental 500 km 5000 km
> 8
>
> Planetary 5000 km 50 000 km
> 9
>
> Interplanetary 50 000 km 500 000 km 10
>
> Deep Orbit 500 000 km 5 000 000 km 11
>
> 5 000 000 50 000 000 km
> 12
>
> 50 000 000 500 000 000 km
> 13
>
> Solar 500 000 000 500 000 000 000 14
>
> Oort Cloud 500 000 000 000 5 000 000 000 000 15
>
> *
>
>
> A maneuvering ship cannot use passive sensors.****
>
> Sensing Ship is maneuvering 1-3 G: -1 to active sensor, cannot use passive
> sensors.****
>
> Sensing ship is maneuvering >3 G: -2 to active sensors, cannot use passive
> sensors.****
>
> Sensing ship is maneuvering >6 G: -3 to active sensors, ****
>
> Sensing ship is maneuvering >10 G: -4 to active sensors,
>
>
>
>
> --
If the world was fair then every bad thing that has ever happened to you
would have been deserved.
- TNE combat encounters start at 2d6x10 range bands (30k per band).
- On average an encounter will start at 70 range bands or 2100km given the
tables penalties modifiers a ships wouldn't even be able to see each other
on average.
*(note that the TNE rules do take range into account in a metagame sense as
the number of band / 3 is the diff mod of target locking another vessel)*
- The difference between point blank (same hex 30km) and maximum distance
(3600km 120 range bands) is only a difference on 1 modifier on the table.
---
*PEMS & AEMS vs Moving*
- This doesn't seem reasonable for Passive Sensors.
- It doesn't make sense for Active Sensors because at advanced tech levels
that a reaction mass drive would prevent 'all' use passive sensors. This is
additionally true when you take into account of vector based combat as a
ship can simply accelerate in a given direction and rotate on axis to point
its sensors at something, giving a 'clear view' of wants to see.
- In a true sense Gs of acceleration matter very little to the EMW
propagation through space or the ability to detect an EMW phenomena. And
there is again the point of a ship can simply rotate and ping the
area/target with which ever active sensor it wants during a combat turn (in
TNE 30minutes)
You don't list how any types of masking effect the modifiers, so it stands
as an open question.
With all the above said these seem appropriate for a war game mechanics
with the correct time scale for turns.
On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Craige <> wrote:
> **
>
>
>
> *
>
>
>
> Ranges Range Modifier
>
> Contact 0 m 1 m
> 0
>
> Short 1 m 5 m
> 1
>
> Medium 5 m 50 m
> 2
>
> Long 50 m 250 m
> 3
>
> Very Long 250 m 500 m
> 4
>
> Distant 500 m 5 km
> 5
>
> Very Distant 5 km 50 km
> 6
>
> Regional 50 km 500 km
> 7
>
> Continental 500 km 5000 km
> 8
>
> Planetary 5000 km 50 000 km
> 9
>
> Interplanetary 50 000 km 500 000 km 10
>
> Deep Orbit 500 000 km 5 000 000 km 11
>
> 5 000 000 50 000 000 km
> 12
>
> 50 000 000 500 000 000 km
> 13
>
> Solar 500 000 000 500 000 000 000 14
>
> Oort Cloud 500 000 000 000 5 000 000 000 000 15
>
> *
>
>
> A maneuvering ship cannot use passive sensors.****
>
> Sensing Ship is maneuvering 1-3 G: -1 to active sensor, cannot use passive
> sensors.****
>
> Sensing ship is maneuvering >3 G: -2 to active sensors, cannot use passive
> sensors.****
>
> Sensing ship is maneuvering >6 G: -3 to active sensors, ****
>
> Sensing ship is maneuvering >10 G: -4 to active sensors,
>
>
>
>
> --
If the world was fair then every bad thing that has ever happened to you
would have been deserved.