[gurps] Survivable Spaceships

[Rupert Boleyn]

Onno Meyer wrote:
> I've been wondering about the damage rules, and what they mean for 
> ship design. What do you think about this reasoning?
>
> * Incoming fire from one direction goes after one section. Only when
>   it is taken out completely, damage cascades into the next section.
>
>   Whenever possible, it makes sense to distribute critical systems 
>   like power plants between front and rear, or maybe between front,
>   rear, and center. 
>   
This is true, unless you expect to get fire primarily from a single 
direction (from the front, or from the rear). In that case, one should 
put the vital systems in the section furtherest from the expected 
direction of fire.