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Message no. 1
From: "Mercury (Uditha DeSilva uidesilva@*****.meto.govt.uk)"
Subject: Spotting Drones...
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1993 17:25:37 +0000
We hit a problem in yesterday's game of Shadowrun, when our rigger attempted to
buzz a castle with his `recon' drone. The only rules as to how easy it could be
spotted was to use its signature, which is pathetically low -- 3 -- the same as
a large number of MUCH bigger passenger aircraft. We couldn't come up with a
reasonable answer as to what target number to use for electronic detection of
this thing, so in the end the GM decided that the sensors for the anti-aircraft
missile battery hadn't spotted it... made the rigger happier; the GM initially
used a Perception test with Signature as the TN, which was EASILY made by the
guy manning the SAM battery, and the TN for hitting that drone was 3....

BTW, there doesn't seem to be a `cheap' way of stealthing-up these drones... it
costs almost as much as the drone to increase its signature, according to our
rigger...

Anyone out there hit this situation? Any ideas?


____/V\ercury___ Uditha DeSilva UK Met Office, Bracknell, Berkshire
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Message no. 2
From: Todd Montgomery <tmont@****.WVU.EDU>
Subject: Spotting drones
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1993 14:13:01 -0400
I "think" there is something about masking vehicles in the Rigger Black
Book. Although, I am not sure if it just talked about improving signature
for missile lock on and targeting systems.

Electronic means of detecting vehicles would be based on vehicle
signature and modified by ECM/ECCM ratings.

Fully optic and audial means of detecting vehicles would be IMO based
on vehicle signature and vehicle size (body is close enough). Remember
signature is audial, thermal, and electrical emissions. So maybe something
like vehicle Signature + 3 - vehicle Body - vehicle Armor. Just a guess.

Signature should have something to do with it, though.

-- Quiktek
-- Todd Montgomery
tmont@****.wvu.edu
tmont@***.wvu.edu
un032507@*******.wvnet.edu

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