Brandon replied to me: > >> What about a short-barreled, large bore railgun firing HEAT? > > > >That would give a rather high WPS, even with extra-low-power > >rounds, and few shots. > > You'd also only need one or two rounds to hit.
Yes, but suppressive fire would be difficult if you have to make each shot count. Historically riflemen might carry 210 rounds 5.56mm or 120 rounds 7.62mm, or more if they were expecting heavy fighting. > > It would be the battlesuit equivalent > >of a grenade launcher, not the equivalent of a rifle. > > I designed two this morning, 80mm and 50mm, both low-powered and > with extremely short barrels. Range was still good for battlesuit > engagements (around 800-1,000 yards). Damage is 6dx6(10) and > 6dx20(10). The 50mm might be better for use against battlesuits. WPS 1.5 lbs. for the 50mm, right? Plus a small amount for the power cell. More than twice the WPS of my blaster (which has a lower penetration, but still enough). > >I'm thinking about a 5mm railgun with 3,000 rounds, a 5.12-MJ > >blaster (6d*24) with power cells for 175 shots, and 36 pounds > >of rockets or missiles -- could be six 6-lb. missiles, four > >9-lb. missiles, or a single 36-lb. missile. > > Can the 5mm penetrate suit armor at TL10? My suit has DR 360, but there will be softer targets on the battlefield which do not rate the big guns. By the way, I'm thinking about the transport vehicle. I had thought about a fusion-powered hovercraft, but now I'm thinking about a ducted-fan "helicopter" with an Avatar look-and-feel. Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
