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Vehicle Lasers

cmdrx

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I was just playing around with laser weapons in the T20 book and I came across something which may be an errata. Didn't see anything in the errata sheets about this. I appologize in advance if this has been discussed.

In the weapon list for vehicles (p. 247) The light and medium laser weapons seem to be too inexpensive (Cr2500 and Cr3500 respectively). Seeing this I thought to myself why would anyone by a personal laser rifle (Cr3500) when they can get a vehicle laser weapon for the same price and reek even more wanton destruction and mayhem with that mighty +5d bonus vs. personal scale?
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Perhaps the decimal was misplaced by a digit and they should cost Cr25,000 and Cr35,000? :confused:

Just a though (or two). :D
 
Yes, it is heavier, but still it should cost more as you are getting more weapon, right?

Unless the Imperium has a Bulk Rate for laser weapons... :confused:
 
Originally posted by cmdrx:
I was just playing around with laser weapons in the T20 book and I came across something which may be an errata. Didn't see anything in the errata sheets about this. I appologize in advance if this has been discussed.
A recomendation (and plug for my own material), get TA6, it includes an updated list of weapons. There are 10 beam lasers in cost from kCr24 to kCr538, and 10 pulse lasers in cost from kCr6 to kCr1440. Plus more guns, gauss wepaons, plasma and fusion weapons.
 
Originally posted by cmdrx:
Seeing this I thought to myself why would anyone by a personal laser rifle (Cr3500) when they can get a vehicle laser weapon for the same price and reek even more wanton destruction and mayhem with that mighty +5d bonus vs. personal scale?
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Try carrying a vehicle mounted weapon, and it's powerpack, in afirefight, on a long hike, into an abandoned space station, or any other hundreds of places and situations into which people take rifles.

Shane
 
Okay, I understand the size issue between vehicle and personal weapons. That's not my question. What I don't get is why they cost the same.

The only thing I can figure out is that its TL differences. A vehicle laser is built at TL7 and is huge while a personal laser weapon is built at TL9 (or whatever) and is smaller, both cost the same. Kinda like computers in the real world? They were room sized early on and then got smaller but the price kept relatively the same. This is a big handwave however IMHO.

BTW, I broke down and shelled out the cash for Traveller's Aide. They're getting too good to pass up. I didn't know grav vehicles was out yet, thanks for the info.
 
Originally posted by cmdrx:
Okay, I understand the size issue between vehicle and personal weapons. That's not my question. What I don't get is why they cost the same.
The real reason is because the T20 book copies the values (weight, cost, damage, etc) from several different source materials, And more was copied from the CT source material (which is more inconsistent) than from other sources.

Your handwave is as good a reason as any other. I've always thought there should be some effect on the cost and functionality of an item when built at a higher TL.
 
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