Smart Missile House Rules

[CRMcNeill]

We're all OCD in our own ways. Best thing you can do is just run with it.
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[CRMcNeill]

Okay, so this is the descriptor I have been working off of for the missile and torpedo weapons from the TIE Fighter game.

Concussion Missiles
While not very powerful, concussion missiles move very quickly and have excellent homing capabilities. They are quite effective at tracking the more maneuverable ships, and best used against other starfighters and medium sized craft. They can be fired either singly or dual-linked. Their speed makes them difficult to intercept.

Proton Torpedoes
More powerful than concussion missiles but nowhere near as maneuverable. They pack a hefty punch, and are quite effective against medium-sized and larger ships. If using them against starfighters, they should only be used against slow-moving ones, or if you are very close to them.

Advanced Concussion Missile
A faster and more powerful version of the standard concussion missile, with better homing capabilities. Very useful in all situations.

Advanced Proton Torpedoes
A faster and more powerful version of the standard proton torpedo, with better homing capabilities. Very useful in all situations, and especially against capital ships.

Heavy Rockets
Extremely powerful warheads that will do major damage to anything they hit. Their guidance and homing systems are not particularly excellent, however, and they are slower than proton torpedoes. Heavy rockets are best employed against stationary platforms, as well as medium-sized or capital ships. Since their slow speed makes them easier to intercept and destroy in flight, long distance shots are not advised.

Space Bombs
The most powerful warheads in the game. Their big drawback is that their speed is extremely slow and they have almost no maneuverability or homing systems at all, effectively flying in a straight line once they've been shot. They should only ever be used against large, stationary (or at least very slow moving) craft, and not fired from a great distance. Their speed is based on how fast you were moving at the time they were launched, so get your speed up high before firing.

Mag Pulse
Essentially, this is the warhead version of the ion cannon, initially used by the rebels. They are used to disable enemy craft's systems, and are effective at disabling weapons systems. Unlike the ion cannon, systems are disabled only for a limited time. Against platforms and capital ships this is usually enough time to take out the target's turrets.

Since there is a general lack of consensus on the difference between proton torpedoes and concussion missiles, I will most likely be tossing them out completely, in favor of the following:

Rocket
This catagory now encompasses the unguided concussion missiles and proton torpedoes described by the RAW. Available in light, medium or heavy, their stats increase in damage (and price) but decrease in range and available payload. They hit harder than guided weaponry, but are best used against either stationary or slow-moving targets.

Homing Missile
Basic short range fire-and-forget missile.

Guided Missile
Semi-Active Sensor Homing. Longer range than Homing Missile, but requires a continuous sensor lock from the launching craft.

Intercept Missile
Combines the best of Homing and Guided Missiles in a single weapon, a fire-and-forget missile with its own internal sensors that can home on a target from a distance. They are, however, large and expensive, so starfighters can't carry as many intercept missiles as they can of other types.

I have some ideas for Space Bomb stats and rules (such as requiring all bomb shots to be prepared shots, in that you have to line up on the bomb run and fly straight and level for one round before taking the shot), as well as for Anti-Ship Missiles carried either externally or aboard ships equipped with bomb bays, but I haven't reached that point yet. As far as the Magpulse weapons, I would likely say that they are a warhead swap-out as opposed to a separate weapon, so you could have a magpulse bomb, rocket or guided missile depending on circumstances, but it would need to be preloaded as such while the ship is in the hangar.
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[garhkal]

Strangely the Mag-pulse warheads only existed in the pc game (tie/xwing etc), and do not have any correlation in the rpg or novels..
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[garhkal]

Thing is its not, as the mag pulse warheads in game dont shut down maneuvering jets, propulsion, shields or anything BUT weapons..
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[jmanski]

Proton torpedoes and concussion missiles are different enough to warrant each one: protons have higher damage and missiles have longer range.
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So, should starfighter launched anti-capital ship weaponry consist of an unguided torpedo or a smaller guided missile? Or maybe both, with one inflicting lower damage but with better fire control to target smaller ships like corvettes?
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[jmanski]

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[garhkal]

While i can also see some craft carrying them, i would first make a moderate or higher repair roll to make a field retro fit of the fuselage to carry said external ordinance.
While said ordinance is installed, there would be at most a -1d (more likely a -2 pip) penalty to maneuvering, and if the ordinance is hit, any explosion ignores the ships own shields..
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