Rules loophole or sufficiently advanced technology? Low and extra low powered weapons have a reduced weight per shot to reflect thin walls and reduced amounts of propellant. Electromagnetic weapons don't have propellant (no L multiplier on VE108), but they get the same reduction (the same P multiplier).
200mm TL10 electromag, extremely short barrel, extra low power, fast autoloader. Empty weight is 80 lbs., RoF 1/5, energy per shot 1,875 kJ. A HESH shell is WPS 40 lbs. and VPS 0.4 cf, 1/2D 800 yards, indirect fire range 10,500 yards, damage 750d. An APEX shell is WPS 60 lbs. and VPS 0.4 cf, 1/2D 800 yards, damage 60d(2) plus 500d[12d]. An APFSDSDU shell is WPS 40 lbs. and VPS 0.4 cf, 1/2D 1,200 yards, damage 120d(3). I'm thinking about a support battlesuit with eight rounds APEX and eight rounds HESH. Three suits would have 48 rounds, about par for a "mortar team". Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
