EMP

[Dragon Cat]

I've recently been reading the novel Homefront The Voice of Freedom based on the upcoming game.

In it an EMP blast from orbit fries much of Americas electronics.

My question to you guys is how effective would EMP be in BattleTech?

I know Mechs and probably vehicles would probably be fine as they have survived as much in the Jihad but would regular communications, electronics and goods be affected as bad as todays or would they be sophisticated enough to survive it?

Thanks

DC

[cray]

See JHS:3072 and its nuke rules. EMP does very litttle to BT ground units (its rolled into the secondary effects of a nuclear attack), and does nothing to BT spacecraft (which need a direct hit to notice a nuke).

[cray]

Addendum: some very intense, point-blank EMP-ish effects can bother 'Mechs, including an arriving HPG pulse, the EMP mine of TR2750, and (previously) magnetic pulse warheads used to be able to wobble a fusion reactor's magnetic field, though software changes have largely negated MPWs.

Generally, though, 'Mechs and other modern BT warmachines are not greatly bothered by EMP.

[Dragon Cat]

Thanks Cray