[Epic] New Rules ADA Missiles

From: J. Michael Looney <mlooney_at_...>
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 1997 11:41:18 -0500

A while ago I posted my smoke round rules, with the comment that I was
also working on ADA missile rules, as well as Engineering troop rules.

Here is the intro and the first of 3 sets of rules for ADA missile
units. Comments would be nice.

===Rules start here===

Air Defense Rules for Epic 40K
 
The following rules are in addition to the current "Flak" rules in E40K.
The flak rules work well to gun based ADA but fail to have the correct
"look and feel" for missile based air defense.
 
In the "Real late 20th century world" missile air defense can be loosely
divided into 3 types, HIMAD, SHORAD and MAPAD, or in English, HI
altitude Missile Air Defense, SHOrt Ranged Air Defense and MAn Portable
Air Defense. Rules for each of these will be given.
 
 HIMAD Missile
Any unit that is armed with a "Vortex missile" type weapon may be
upgraded to HIMAD for a cost of 20 points. This cost is per unit, not
per missile in the case of units with more than one Vortex missile
installed. The cost is to reflect the cost of fire control equipment on
the launcher and the more or less minor modifications to the missile it
self.
 
A HIMAD modified system may use the following rules:
* After normal flier missions are declared any HIMAD unit may be
declared to be in Air Defense mode. This places the detachment on
"Special" orders. For the non-air defense units in the detachment this
acts as either another type of "special orders" (i.e. Flak or Prep fire)
or as "Over watch".
* The HIMAD missile is a flier with the following data:

Move RNG FP Assault Armor
Flier 0 0 6/6 6+

* The HIMAD missile may ONLY be used as an Interceptor, and the normal
Interceptor rules are in effect with the exception that a HIMAD missile
may not "loiter" over the battlefield, it must attack on the turn that
it is declared.
WYSIWYG notes/rules:
* None needed, as the "Vortex missile" units already have missiles
mounted on them.
 
 Reality Check Note:
The idea that a missile unit may be used against both aerial and ground
targets is not as off the wall as it sounds. Several ADA missile systems
are capable of being used in a surface to surface role, and ATGM systems
are some times used in an anti-helicopter mode. Most naval missile
systems are dual role as well.
Received on Sat Jul 05 1997 - 16:41:18 UTC