On 2/5/2018 4:28 PM, Timothy Collinson wrote:
> - am I right in thinking a SAM at TL6 would be line of sight?

Yes; you would need to acquire the target and then the weapon would need
to either beam ride, seek reflected targeting radar, or get a thermal lock.

> - am I right in thinking that at that TL, they're heat seeking - does
> that work with Traveller ships?  I know TML has lots of discussion
> about waste heat in space but for this purpose?

For man launched?  Yes.  It should, especially if the ship is moving.

> - at that TL would they be vehicle mounted by necessity or could you
> have, I don't know, a shoulder mounted thing? (We're out in the
> backwoods so vehicles will be limited - although there must be access
> to the mining camp.)

Either or, depends on the size.

> - would sensors on a Far Trader pick up that kind of thing 'incoming'
> or just if it hits?

I would think that they would have something that would warn them that
something hot is approaching, if only to prevent collisions out of
atmosphere.

> - would any of you allow a Single Hit or just say it bounces off?

Depends on the size.  Given the strength of a ship's hull, a man
launched SAM would scratch the paint and might sound like someone threw
a handful of gravel the hull.

> - could it hit some external antenna, fuel/waste port, <something>
> that might be damaged instead or would they be armoured like the ship
> at Traveller TLs?

That's up to the GM...

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