Starships - Are We Bringing Enough Guns?

[mike wightman]

get to dogfight range...

good luck with that vs light second range weapons

 

[kilemall]

The way the rules were in HG, first you had to penetrate the ship's armor and such. Smaller guns couldn't do it so they couldn't generate damage. Hence why "all or nothing" worked. Again, it's like the STOS 'Space Carrot.'

More like Space Bugles after the snack.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Bugles_brand_snack_food.jpg

 

[Condottiere]

The power pool drains faster than the ordnance magazines.

You get fifty nine free shots, before it regenerates.

 

[Condottiere]

Also. unlikely to hit much with the spinal mount at that range.

 

[mike wightman]

Power is energy per second, it is generated continuously.

 

[Condottiere]

Then you'll have to divide it by sixty.

And, calculate energy generation and power distribution for the six minutes predogfight.

 

[mike wightman]

No, you don't. The game says energy points measure power supply, which is energy per second. So every second the ship generates the power rating in energy points.

For example we are told in Striker that 1EP is 250MW, that is 250MJ per second.

 

[Rupert]

Close to dogfight range, and get initiative.

Then, use kinetic ordnance, and empty the magazines.

Close to 'dogfight' range, against opponents with the same acceleration with you - only happens if they also want to be that close. Also, do it in the face of Traveller-grade beam weapons...