Honestly, most editions are short on the ground when it comes to
anti-missile defense. One note I made is that it's best to not use
this idea with the 2nd edition of the Mongoose version, as missiles
there are exceedingly powerful - they get DM+1 for every missile in
the salvo (including the first), deal 4d6 damage, and upon a
successful attack multiply the damage of the first missile by the
effect (total roll-8). Point defense is rather weak in that version as
well, but not as bad as the 1st edition. Actually defending against
the huge salvos that capitol ships can put out usually requires an
escort completely dedicated to point defense systems, which leave no
option for offensive capability.
I am working on actual countermissiles, which would be the most
effective option (and could maybe get their own pods, but the
targeting data upload would be interesting).

On 2/22/18, Kurt Feltenberger <xxxxxx@thepaw.org> wrote:
> On 2/22/2018 7:01 PM, Richard Aiken wrote:
>> Have you read any of David Weber's Honorverse books, particularly the
>> middle ones? Missile pods were a literal game changer for the fleets
>> in that universe. In Traveller, they might be even more of one,
>> because it would only be starships that would need all the extra bits.
>> For system defense use, you just need the pods themselves and a
>> framework to hold them, as they're towed into action behind SDBs. Slew
>> the framework's broadside toward the enemy, then let loose! :)
>
> It's an interesting idea, but one that would need development to be
> integrated into the various designs.  Nothing happens within a vacuum,
> and while the offensive capability is substantial, I can't see it being
> utilized without a similarly effective defense being developed to
> counter it.
>
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