Would you care to elaborate?
In CT HG, I used the screen strength to add a DM to Damage Table roll (thereby 'weakening' the damage) but still found a 69% chance of a hit to be too high so I also modified the 'basic-to-hit' die-roll.
I never did settle on what a 'reasonable' chance of a hit should be but now that HG3 (which looks pretty good to me, BTW) makes a meson hit potentially so much more potent, it becomes, IMO, even more important to reduce the chance of a hit.
I'm soliciting comments concerning the question of a 'reasonable' hit % when a 'Tigress' class vessel is fired upon by a Class-T meson gun.
I just think that 69% is way too high.
Also, I propose that, in HG3, the number of Damage Table rolls allowed (base of 18 for a Class-T & always w/ a minimum of one roll) on each of two damage tables, be reduced by TWICE the meson screen factor instead of just the screen factor.
From: Ethan McKinney <xxxxxx@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [TML] Fw: HG3 by Donald McKinney
Well, at least Squadron Strike Traveler has straightforward rules for meson screens.
Does anyone know if the Meson Screen Penetration Table was ever composed?
It's missing from the Combat Section of the HG3 pdf & it is kinda' critical.
A 'Tigress' would have about a 69% chance of getting hit by a Class 'T' (TL15 max) meson spinal after rolling for basic 'to hit' & config penetration (5+ for each) &, if the meson screen is penetrated, the HG3 rules mandate no less than NINE(!) damage rolls on EACH of the two damage tables that a meson gun uses (18 rolls total!). Now, you do get a +DM = (screen factor), which is 9 @ Tl15, on the damage tables, but 18 damage rolls is pretty much gonna' kill any ship.
CT HG had the same problem.
Meson guns were so deadly & so accurate, even with max screen factor (9 @ TL15), that I found I had to 'jury-rig' some rules mods in order to play a game w/ ships that would last very long once the meson guns opened up.
Hello Phil,
I found the document and here it is for you.
Tom Rux
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