TNE FF&S Mass Driver Design: Reloading & Power Requirement

[snrdg082102]

Two for one thread, what a deal.

I'm checking my math for Steps E. Reloading and F. Power Requirement.

E. Reloading

Parameters:
Projectile = 39.27 kg
Autoloader = 0.3
Mechanical Loading Assistance (MLA): TL 9+ Multiplier = 0.3

The formula, at least how I've translated the text is:

Round((Projectile kg/2) x MLA x if(Auto-loading,0.3,1),0)

0. Reloading = Round ((39.27/2) x 0.3 x 0.3,0) =
1. Reloading = Round (19.635 x 0.3 x 0.3,0) =
2. Reloading = Round(5.8905 x 0.3,0) =
3. Reloading = Round(1.76715,0)=
4. Reloading = 2

F. Power Requirement

Parameters:
A-8. Energy Required (Er) = 1,413.72 Mj
E. Reloading = 2
F. Power Requirement
F1. RoF = Reloading +1
F2. Seconds (S) = ((Reloading +1) x 5)

Formula: Pr = Er / S

0. Pr = round(1413.72 / ((2+1) x 5),2) =
1. Pr = round(1413.72 / (3 x 5),2) =
2. Pr = round(1413.72 / 15,2) =
3. Pr = round(94.248,2) =
4. Pr = 94.25 MW

Am I on the right track or am I heading for a train wreck?

 

[shield]

Reloading

The auto-loader factor goes directly against shell weight / 2 before you round it down. Rest seems okay

Note that the MLA mass / volume / cost is not in the MD design steps. Suggest you copy across from the CPR gun section

This will give you the number of combat turns it takes to reload.

 

[shield]

You have previously worked out reload time, so weapon fires in rd 1, then reloads for x rounds (2 in our case), and it then ready to fire.

So for your mass driver Reload + 1 = 2+1 = 3

It fires once every 3rd round,

time for each shot = 3*5sec = 15 secs. This is S in the formula. You have the other numbers

 

[snrdg082102]

Afternoon shield,

Thanks for checking the math, verifying that the method is in track, and catching that I totally spaced showing the calculation for Seconds, just showed the formula, in Step F. Power Requirement.

The formula I presented followed how the instructions in Step E. Reloading are laid out, which is why the auto-loader modifier is at the end of the formula. My formula performs all the calculations before rounding the result. Formula break down:

Round((Projectile kg/2) x MLA x if(Auto-loading,0.3,1),0)

Part 1. (Projectile kg/2)
Part 2. MLA
Part 3. if(Auto-loading,0.3,1)

Round(Part 1 x Part 2 x Part 3,0)

Lumping the Auto-loader modifier with the Projectile kg/2 did not change the calculation result.

Of course to have the formula 100% correct the auto-loader modifier should be with projectile mass.