I think David was referring to the 55 second recharge time without noticing the 937 shots...
>Weaponry >2.16-MJ X-Ray Laser [Bod:F] (937 shots) +2. This thing could fire continuously(full auto at rof 20) for nearly 47 seconds before it runs out of juice, and if there is anything hostile still around after that kind of outlay of firepower, then I hope the humans in the squad have been running for their lives for at least 45 of those seconds... On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 4:18 PM, Zan Lynx <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > -- > Zan Lynx > [email protected] > > "Knowledge is Power. Power Corrupts. Study Hard. Be Evil." > _______________________________________________ > GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> > http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l > -- The man that holds fast to his bitterness will eventually be consumed by it, but if you let it go, your arms will be free to seize the glory that is life. -Terwin _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
