Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 23:52:01 +0100 (MET)
From: URBAN LUNDQVIST <MASULU@bebop.tt.luth.se>
Subject: Anti-Missile Systems
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The following post is meant to be used in conjuction with my Wing 
Pylon Dice System V2.0.
That system focuses much on missiles so this is a way to balance 
things. 

Anti-Missile Systems
Background:
For a long time was there no effective metod against anti-starship missiles
except to try to dodge, drop decoys or even better, shoot down the launcher
of the missiles.
The Imperial Navy started researching for new weapons to counter missile
attacks after they had lost several vessels in battle with rebel forces.
The imperial Navy discovered that the only effective defence against
anti-starship missiles is to use fully automatic guns known as CIWS,
Close-In Weapon Systems, and plans to fit these weapons on their vessels
as soon as possible, with priority to large vessels such as Star Destroyers.

Current doctrine gives the following complement of CIWS's:
Executor SSD              26 CIWS (Fire Arc: 6 Front, 8 Left, 8 Right, 4 Rear)
Imperial SD                   9 CIWS (Fire Arc: 2 Front, 3 Left, 3 Right, 1 Rear)
Victory SD                    7 CIWS (Fire Arc: 2 Front, 2 Left, 2 Right, 1 Rear)
Dreadnought Cruiser     3 CIWS (Fire Arc: 1 Front, 1 Left, 1 Right)
Strike Cruiser                4 CIWS (Fire Arc: 1 Front, 1 Left, 1 Right, 1 Rear)
Nebulon B Frigate         4 CIWS (Fire Arc: 1 Front, 1 Left, 1 Right, 1 Rear)
Lancer Frigate               5 CIWS (Fire Arc: 1 Front, 2 Left, 2 Right
Star Galleon Frigate      1 CIWS (Fire Arc: 1 Turret)
Variations exists between no CIWS up to full complement. Other kinds
of vessels in imperial service have been or will be fitted with a CIWS,
but that depends on availability, mission profile and cost.

It is illegal for civilians to possess this type of weapons, but for pirates
and smugglers is a CIWS a highly prized weapons to mount on their vessels.
The Alliance is also very interested to fit these weapons on their ships,
and rumours says that they even have started to manufacture copies of the
imperial designs.


Equipment:

SpaceGuard CIWS
Scale: Speeder
Fire Arc: Varies
Crew: None (Fully Automated Droid Brain)
Skill: Vehicle Blasters
Fire Control: 4D
Space/Atmosphere Range: 1/5/10, 0.1/0.5/1.0 km
Damage: Destroys Missiles (6D Against Other Targets)
Capsule: The standard CIWS in imperial service for large combat vessels.
Cost: 30000 Credits (Black Market Only)         Weight: 4 Tons

Goalkeeper CIWS
Scale: Speeder
Fire Arc: Varies
Crew: None (Fully Automated Droid Brain)
Skill: Vehicle Blasters
Fire Control: 2D
Space/Atmosphere Range: 1/5/10, 0.1/0.5/1.0 km
Damage: Destroys Missiles (4D Against Other Targets)
Capsule: The standard CIWS in imperial service for smaller combat vessels
and support crafts.
Cost: 20000 Credits (Black Market Only)         Weight: 4 Tons

Game Rules:
Use the Command Difficulty Table found on page 69 in the rulebook to see
how many missiles or torpedoes the CIWS mount can destroy, but use the
fire-control of the CIWS mount instead of Average Skill Level, and change
the Number of People Being Coordinated to numbers of missiles engaged.
If several CIWS mounts are fire-linked, add the normal bonus to fire-control.

When a CIWS is used against other targets than a missile, use normal combat 
rules, but please note that the guns are in speeder-scale and therefore the vehicle
 blaster skill must be used.

Wing Commander Luna
Urban Lundqvist <masulu@bebop.tt.luth.se>