From:           	dbarnich@a2t.com
To:             	babylon5-wars@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
Date sent:      	Sun, 5 Jul 1998 23:10:32 -0400
Subject:        	Re: [B5W]: Thoughts on Jammers
Send reply to:  	babylon5-wars@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU

> 
> Well all this talk about trying to figure out a viable jammer rule that
> will make the Minbari more acsessable etc. got to me and I decided that
> I'd try to make my version of the better jammmer rule.  So far it hasn't
> worked, but while I was experimenting with variour ideas and doing some
> math I noticed something.  Any improvement on the jammer that allows the
> opposing ship to use offensive EW against the Minbari has a double edged
> sword.  While this will make it easier (ever possible) for the opposing
> ship to hit the Minbari, it will also make it easier for the Minbari to
> hit the opposing ship because the Omega won't have that 7 defensive EW or
> the Primus won't have its 9.  They will be using there EW to target the
> Minbari more, so on average the Minbari's shots will go up between 2 and 5
> depending on the ship and how much defensive EW they keep.  
> 	Just a thought.

Actually, I have tried a couple battles this weekend using this Jammer rule.  I 
found that it made things MUCH more interesting than before.  The non-Minbari 
actually have to make decisions about EW while the Minbari no longer assume 
that the opponent is putting 1EW into offensive and the rest into defensive.  I 
agree, it is a double edged sword for the non-Minbari, but at least it gives them 
a choice.  I liked it quite a bit.  Unfotunately, I only had opportunities to test the 
Tinashi using this method.  Because its' BPV hasn't been confidently 
determined yet, the value of a Jammer under this method can't be guaged yet.  
Hopefully I will have an opportunity to fight a Sharlin using this method soon.

For those that are interested, I ran a fight between a Primus and the Tinashi in 
which the Primus blew up on turn 7 and almost took the front off of the Tinashi.  
The second battle was between an Omega and a Tinashi.  The Tinashi broke off 
the fight on turn 6 missing it's front and having only destroyed the forward HL's 
and HPC's on the Omega.  The Omegas forward structure was also down to  
half.