>From: [email removed]
>Subject: (4081) Re: weapon Add-ons
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>>Laser Sensors: detects any lasers fired at wearer on a 3+; reduces the
>>bonus of laser targeting systems by one-half if in powered armor, -1
>>otherwise;
>>if in powered armor, it actually helps the target dodge laser weapons (-1
>>to-hit);
>
>Presumably, this reduces the bonus if you hold on target w/o firing...yes?
>Otherwise, in a firefight I would fire as soon as I have a good target, which
>might be half a second after target aquisition. Is a half second enough
>warning for someone in non-powered armor to move, given the delays of nerve
>impulse propagation speed and the need to analyze incoming data, etc?
>
>I can see the bonus reduction for powered armor because you could set an
>automatic circuit to jump, (although that could be bad in certain
>situations...) when it registers enemy laser sights. However, if you are
>relying on the operator to take action, you have the same problem of delay
>while the wearer analyzes the data and decides on which direction to move.
>
If I remember right, Laser Sensors in Striker where used to activate Anti-
Laser Smoke to cover the vehicle. Also detection of incoming laser
targetig on a 3+ was only for High Tech Level setups, lower tech levels had
higher rolls to make for detection.
Question: Is a personal laser sensor a special suit that a person wears?
I can understand laser sensors built into battle dress, or even combat
armor. Laser Sensors would need to cover a majority of the person's body
for them to be effective, otherwise people would begin to target non-
sensor covered areas of the body.
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