Fanzine assistance

[Oculus Orbus]

Does anyone recall a CT fanzine that had a section on weapons titled "Cache & Carry"? I'd see it recently, but for the life of me I can't remember the mag's name or where I saw it. Any clues would be most appreciated.

 

[Vargas]

Wasn't it DGP's Traveller's Digest (or maybe Megatraveller Journal?) that had that?

 

[beowulf2044]

I believe it ws in one or two of the early Digest Group magazines. Later they changed over to Tech Briefs and included overviews of non weapon equipment. The DGP covered the Gauss Pistol and a PGMP in the first overview.

 

[Oculus Orbus]

Looking through my Travellers Digests, I don't find it. I'm thinking now it might've been in something like The Adjutant, although it's not there, either.

The quest continues...

 

[far-trader]

There was a T:2300 adventure in Challenge 57 with that title concerning a weapon's cache:

http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?articleid=30602

 

[Oculus Orbus]

I wish that was it, but the thing I'm thinking of was LBB sized and typed (or wordprocessed). One of the Cache & Carry articles had a write-up for a chainsaw as a weapon, if that helps. I wish I could remember some other weapons.

Actually I can. I'm pretty sure there was an entry for a Reflec shield (like the kind you stop a sword with.) Hope that helps.

 

[far-trader]

The reflec shield rings a bit of a bell, but not enough to help much, sorry.

Cargonaut Press publications were LBB sized if I recall...

http://travellerbibliography.org/ct.html#car

 

[Starviking]

The reflec shield rings a bit of a bell, but not enough to help much, sorry.

Cargonaut Press publications were LBB sized if I recall...

http://travellerbibliography.org/ct.html#car

Not the ones I have, they're MT sized.

 

[Oculus Orbus]

The reflec shield turned up in the Third Imperium fanzine (#1), which didn't have a column called "Cache & Carry", so I must have my wires crossed. I don't want to belabor the issue, so I think I'll let this topic stand for the time being.

If I ever do find the mysterious C&C column, I'll be sure and let everyone know.

Thanks again for the assistance!

 

[HRLMT]

Fanzine Cache and Carry Column

Greetings !

Cache and Carry was of two column names appearing in DGP's Traveller's Digest. Here is the breakdown:

Starting with issue # 11 it was called "The Traveller Arsenal."

# 11: PGMP-12, Gauss Pistol, Gauss Rifle.

# 12: FGMP-15, FGMP-16, Plasma Rifle.

# 15: Body Pistol, Autoshotgun. The Standard Equipment form debuts here.

# 16: SMG, Laser Pistol.

# 17: Snub Pistol, Both Revolver and Automatic versions.

# 19: Laser Carbine, Laser Rifle, Stress detector, Psi-shield Helmet. ( This is where
Cache and Carry Starts. )

# 20: 9mm. Bolt action rifle, 13mm. Double barrel big game rifle.

# 21: Laser Drill, Accelerator Rifle, Sound Amplification earpiece, Hand propulsion unit.

The magazine then became known as "The Megatraveller Journal" and their column was called "Traveller's cache". Here is the breakdown for that magazine;

# 2: Backpack propulsion unit, Cold light lantern, Forward Observer Battle Dress, Radiation
counter, Vacc suit patches.

# 3: Holovideo Recorder, Cargo container ( sealed ), Ore sampler, Grashfalt, Bug
detector, Artificial Gill, ( Blank Equipment Form. )

# 4: Inertial locater, Hand computer, G-pack, Combination Mask, ( inside back cover. )

I hope this answers your questions, plus a little extra information.
That is all.
Howard R. Leidner
( HRLMT )

P.S. I was one of the designers for some of the equipment in Megatraveller Journal issue's
2 and 3.