--- On Sun, 7/10/11, Onno Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: > Brandon replied to me: > > > Have you looked at the breakdown rules for > legged > > > drivetrains? > > > Almost as bad as tracks. > > > > Yes, I am aware of the reliability problem. > > And how about the non-player brass in your game? Do > they know it, too? Evil possibilities here.
They probably do (or will) ;) > > I don't consider the arm MGs sidearms, but standard > weapons. Loading them > > with AP ammo would help solve the armor penetration > problem, though would > > slightly reduce effectiveness against living targets. > > Will there be an arms race later on? Yes, eventually. > What is the DR of the German suits in your setting? Haven't designed them yet (I'll probably just tweak the US suits), but DR will probably be similar. > > In a TL8 suit I would have placed an automatic grenade > launcher in the > > "off" arm, but I don't plan to introduce AGLs to the > campaign yet. > > What is the native TL of the Atlanteans and Martians, and > are > they releasing any of their gear for special purposes? Atlanteans are TL 10, with some TL 12. Martians are TL 9 with bioengineering being a bit more advanced. FWIW, only three legged vehicles have appeared in the campaign: * a prototype exoskeleton demonstrated to the PCs in December 1941 (weird science, no alien help) * a large German robotic 'spider' armed with MGs and a flamethrower (certainly some Martian help, but no idea how much) * clockwork golem guardians in Palestine controlled by minor spirits bound to them. Designer(s) unknown. > By the way, in 2007 and 2008 I came up with a dozen > vehicles > which were technically TL6, but built to TL7 or TL8 > tactical > specs, like a 4x4 with a wire-guided ATGM, or a twin-rotor > helicopter for 50 troops. > > I can send you the file if you didn't save it back then > ... I don't need it right now, but I'll keep that in mind. I did design a couple of German tilt-wing designs a few weeks ago. Here's the largest: http://copeab.tripod.com/Vehicles/Fa338.html Which could easily handle six airborne or four infantry battlesuits. internally. Brandon _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
