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Michael Thayne · 01-11-2019, 07:27 PM

One issue is the fact that even "stealth" aircraft aren't very stealthy by the standards of commandos. I've seen this represented as everything from Nuisance Effect, Exhaust, -5% to Temporary Disadvantage, Noisy 10, -20%. The latter is for a rocket. For jets, I've seen Temporary Disadvantage, Noisy 5, -10% show up in a couple places.

(How to represent infrared/radar stealth is also not terribly clear—I think I've seen Obscure used for this, but it's not a great match for realistic stealth aside from chaff and other decoys.)

01-11-2019, 07:27 PM	#19
Michael Thayne Join Date: May 2010	Re: Spaceships as characters—edge cases One issue is the fact that even "stealth" aircraft aren't very stealthy by the standards of commandos. I've seen this represented as everything from Nuisance Effect, Exhaust, -5% to Temporary Disadvantage, Noisy 10, -20%. The latter is for a rocket. For jets, I've seen Temporary Disadvantage, Noisy 5, -10% show up in a couple places. (How to represent infrared/radar stealth is also not terribly clear—I think I've seen Obscure used for this, but it's not a great match for realistic stealth aside from chaff and other decoys.)