----- Original Message ----- > From: Onno Meyer <[email protected]> > > Over the weekend I've looked some more at a TL10 mortar suit.
Afew years ago, when I designed some Soviet WWII suits (about 1.75 tons), one version mounted an 82mm mortar firing upright (also with 16 shells carried). The mortar still had to be hand-dropped and elevation was controlled by leaning the suit forward. I didn't go with a concealed mount, so the barrel end looked a little like a smokestack, but at higher TL's a concealed mount would not obstruct the pilot's view and allow a door over the muzzle, to keep things from falling in when not in use. > The 200mm electromag mortar is mounted in a turret on the shoulder > next to a separate turret for the head. Sixteen rounds are carried > in the body. At this TL, and for so few rounds, I envision a feed > system which moves each individual rounds like a sliding block > puzzle -- RoF 1/5 means a lot of time for whirring and clicking > noises. A TL 10 sealed suit might being nearly invulnerable to a HE (or HEC) shell, but probably not what it's standing on -- building, bridge, road or field. Brandon _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
