Combat psionics

Robert S. Dean  [email removed] writes:
>
> Would you care to suggest a class of infantry weapons that is not currently
> covered by the rules that will threaten a grav tank?

Sure.  Actually, it has already been suggested, although against larger
targets.

[email removed] writes:
>
> 2) Psi shielding for ships:
> Well, why not?  It would be of very dubious use in preventing Zho Teleport
> commandos though.  Remember, they have limited range.  Also there is the
> problem that the attacker would still have to match vectors with the defender
> to avoid the teleporters from slamming into the bulkheads of the ship they
> are teleporting on to.

What about psionic attacks against grav vehicles?  If I were a Zhodani with
a good set of psionic skills, I wouldn't want to teleport into a tank.  (Or
a ship, for that matter.)  Even if the problem with different vectors was
solved, I expect there would be a little delay involved as I adjusted to my
new surroundings, and in that time the new surroundings would be adjusting
to me.  This means marines and/or crew adjusting their weapons in a manner
dangerous to my health.  No, I would go for some sort of telekinetic attack.
Try to find some fuses and remove them.  Flip safety switches on weapons.
Alter throttles.  Try to bend, unbend, bend a wire in the hope of snapping
it.

I might also go for the crew.  As well as the obvious trick of crushing
the pilot's trachea, I could also mess with their minds in all sorts of
ways.

The only problem is that if the Imperial forces have any sense at all,
every vehicle from battle-dress size upwards is going to be psionically
shielded if it is expected to see combat against Zhodani.  Or against
anyone else who has a chance of using psionic adepts, for that matter.

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