From:	Sven De Herdt Sven.DeHerdt@***********.be
Subject:	APDS and Smartlinks
Date:	Fri, 26 Feb 1999 12:55:22 +0100

> Elling Polden [SMTP:thorondor_sr@*****.com] wrote:
>
>---David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.carl.org> wrote:
>>
>> Elling Polden wrote:

>> / Further I think the SR3 Armor rules are Crap
>>
>> How so?

> would say that it is kinda crappy that you cant hurt a Bulldog
>Stepvan BC with a HMG. Sure armor technology has advanced, but my
>impression is that you can damage a present day APC with 7,62 ball
>(That would be a MMG). IMHU it was uneccesary and bad for the game to
>halve weapon power before apying to hardened armor. Now you have to
>get a friggin' LAW to hurt your neighbourhood pizza delivery van.Not
>to mention Steel Lynx drones or dudes with heavy armor. A light Mil
>grade armor can now take non-armor piercing Assault cannon round no
>sweat. Nosir, i dont like it (And im the one thats making 36D ATGMS)

Two issues I want to state for further consideration:

1. Since the body of the vehicles is fixed now and it cannot be
increased any further, you will just need to penetrate the armor to
crash the vehicle. Two weeks ago the team rigger took "captain's
chair". Pretty sure of himself his 2 LAVs (they both have missile pods
and HMGs mounted) entered the building first to give cover and he would
follow with his main vehicle. However the guys were triggered because
the other team members entered using the backdoor and alarmed them.
They took a shot at the LAVs, the shots penetrated the armor and the
rigger could only resist the damage with 2 body dice. Needless to say
that the LAV crashed and burned. I agree that you will need powerful
arms to penetrate the armor, but once there through... KABOOOM!!! I
hope he will be more careful next time, since he doesn't have the nuyen
to replace the drone :)

2. I think it is crap that you have to compare the UNMODIFIED power of
a weapon with the armor rating. This means that a HMG won't penetrate
the armor, but a sniper would? This sounded a bit illogical to me,
especially if you consider the caliber of the HMG or am I mistaken in
this one?

Sven ;-)