MGMP

[parmasson]

MGMP-18(?)
The Meson Gun Man Portable, yes it is kind of obscene but what kind of damage would it deal out, (CT) and what tech level would it become available? My first reaction was tech 18 and 8-10D damage with a range of 5km.

My plan is to give them a super powerful weapon that has a limited number of charges to take out a specific target. The hitch is that it is not Imperial tech and cannot be recharged.

 

[mike wightman]

Using FF&S you could design it for "real".

Several people have done so IIRC, you could persuade them to share the design

 

[Andrew Boulton]

Yup, you can make a meson rifle at about TL-16 IIRC. Damage isn't great, but it makes a cool sniper rifle...

 

[parmasson]

If there are any tech18 +/- meson guns out there could you please post some of the specs.
Thank you.


I think it is time to buy a copy of FF&S, I keep having this issue.

 

[parmasson]

Do I want the DriveThru RPG version?


FF&S

 

[Andrew Boulton]

I used FF&S1 , but it might be possible in that version too. It was years ago, and I don't have the details anymore.

 

[parmasson]

There seems to be T4 edition and a TNE edition.

 

[mike wightman]

Get the TNE one first.

You may need this piece of errata still, or they might have got round to updating the download.

 

[parmasson]

Found it!
Both versions are at DTRPG.

When payday comes (Friday) it is time to download. The book is still selling for $34 so the $10 PDF is the way to go for me! Thanks!

 

[jappel]

Sigg,

To the best of my knowledge the DTRPG PDFs are simply scans of the original books. There has been no updating unless the original was updated in print.

This seems to be the case for the forthcoming MT CDROM as well, based on what I've read. One hopes MWM at least includes the errata on the disc.

-John

 

[Maladominus]

Originally posted by Parmasson:
MGMP-18(?)
The Meson Gun Man Portable, yes it is kind of obscene but what kind of damage would it deal out, (CT) and what tech level would it become available? My first reaction was tech 18 and 8-10D damage with a range of 5km.

Technology-wise, it makes sense to me. First there is Plasma. Then comes Fusion. Then next is Meson.

What comes after Mesons tho? Disintegrator rays?

The damage will be obscene. More like 15d or 20d of damage. Any normal mortal should be instantly burned by a single shot.

 

[mike wightman]

That would depend on how good your personal meson screen is

 

[Anthony]

This reminds me of a discussion I had when designing vehicles for GURPS Traveller: Star Mercs. In which I (a) built meson gun that was legal according to then-current rules that was small enough to carry in the back of a pickup truck, and (b) asked for the formula for meson screens, so I could add meson screens to grav tanks.

Upshot of which was that the minimum size of a meson gun was increased by a factor of 100

 

[parmasson]

I have this mental image of a guy walking around with his huge humming meson screen backpack, massive meson gun looking like a one-man-band getting hit by a stiff breeze and falling over!

 

[parmasson]

"What comes after Mesons tho? Disintegrator rays?"

MPTB-26 (Man Portable Tickle Beam)

How does GURPS Vehicles stack up to FF&S?

 

[aramis]

I've done MG Battle Dress at TL14 in TNE. The problem isn't the minimum size of the weapon (it's a small heavy bazooka; think of it as a Bassoon over your shoulder), but the huge beam pointer required to use it "aimed", and the power supply to fire it.

 

[Fritz_Brown]

Yes, Parmasson, get the TNE version first. And, you will have to find the errata on the web. (Go find my thread where I asked about FF&S - lots of good answers there.)

Of course, if we had been given that as players, the referee would have had to blow it up when we were done, as we would have found some way to recharge it!