On 6/21/10 2:41 PM, David Scheidt wrote:
On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Onno Meyer<[email protected]> wrote:
Space Marines use this robot to carry their supporting weapons. Heavy
infantry weapons draw a lot of enemy fire, so the expendable robot cuts
down human casualties.
The Support Warbot mounts a single weapon, often an x-ray or particle
beam, an electromag mortar, or a missile launcher. Hovering on vectored
thrust, the arc of fire is effectively 360°. The top speed on earthlike
worlds is Mach 0.65. The avionics suite is mostly interchangeable with
the Infantry Warbot, with the addition of a laser optics detector for
more effective overwatch.
The time to recharge one xaser shot depends on speed and sensor use,
with a minimum of 55 seconds at rest.
Quarter of a million bucks is a lot for a weapons system that will get
off exactly one shot. Can you mount a power cell or something, so it
gets a few shots before it's dead?
That would be true if it was fighting on a featureless plain. But actual
fighting takes place where there is cover or cover can be created, like
a foxhole or a trench or bunker.
I think with popup, fire and cover tactics the warbot would do okay.
Even with laser weapons, bringing the weapon on target is not
instantaneous. In GURPS terms that should mean getting a Dodge against
attacks against the warbot.
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Zan Lynx
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