On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 7:26 PM, Travis Watkins <[email protected]> wrote: > I think David was referring to the 55 second recharge time without > noticing the 937 shots...
Yes, your right. Duh. > > >>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... Infantry are already dead. the mulitple rocket launcher that kills every thing in a square klick got them. > > 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 > -- David Scheidt [email protected] _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
