Weapon design for CT?
- Thread starter batmagoo
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Let's not forget the most useful and obvious (as well as simplest)... "handwavium". But honestly, though it seems like cheating, careful attention to modern examples and technologies can lead to the crafting of many a fine, balanced weapon without any "set" rules (When you try to make a plama gun designed to level small cities, THEN you can worry 
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mike wightman
SOC-14 10K
Striker rules create Striker weapons. IF you are using Book 1 & 4 combat you will have to convert them by interpolating with weapons that already exist in both systems. IIRC FF&S has the same flaw.
Striker does not have a system for designing small arms. FF&S does, but IMHO it is not very good.
I have designed the XM25, the Striker F&F missle (the USN/USMC one, not the Israeli ATGM), and partially designed the HK G11 and Russian AN-94 rifles in Striker by a mixture of rules, interpolating, and RW stats. I will post them as soon as I convert to CT book 1&4 stats.
Designing big missiles`or artillery is easier.
Striker does not have a system for designing small arms. FF&S does, but IMHO it is not very good.
I have designed the XM25, the Striker F&F missle (the USN/USMC one, not the Israeli ATGM), and partially designed the HK G11 and Russian AN-94 rifles in Striker by a mixture of rules, interpolating, and RW stats. I will post them as soon as I convert to CT book 1&4 stats.
Designing big missiles`or artillery is easier.
mike wightman
SOC-14 10K
Chuck, what type of weapons were you looking at designing?
For personal weapons/support weapons then adapt what's already in LBB2/4 by increasing magazine capacity, adding descriptive text etc. as suggested above.
For vehicle weapons/artillery pieces then Stiker and FF&S both do a good job, but it is much easier to just adapt what's in the back of LBB4.
For personal weapons/support weapons then adapt what's already in LBB2/4 by increasing magazine capacity, adding descriptive text etc. as suggested above.
For vehicle weapons/artillery pieces then Stiker and FF&S both do a good job, but it is much easier to just adapt what's in the back of LBB4.
far-trader
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Book 2 CT I'd say use the full auto fire rules and design it as a four barrel laser to achieve the required rate of fire. For example:
CT-B2 Medium Quad Laser (Man Portable) - TL8
18Kg with bi-pod - 800mm length - Cr9800
Range VL - Required Dex: 6/-3 10/+2
Armor Matrix = +5 +5 +3 +3 -4 -5 : Wound 4D
Power Pack: 12Kg - Allows 50 burst shots - Cr4000
Uses Full Automatic Fire rules. May be fired in single shot mode in which case use the armor matrix for the standard Laser Carbine and allow 200 single shots from the power pack.
Power Pack may be used, with an adapter cable, for standard Laser Carbines and provides 200 shots in such use.
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The above is a simple extrapolation of putting 4 Laser Carbines into one weapon.
Weight and price was dropped for the unneeded extra stocks and then bumped up for the bipod.
The armor matrix is derived from the comparison of the autorifle to the rifle.
The required dex is bumped up one point for the extra weight and burst fire aim difference.
The power pack is just 4 standard power packs in one unit to allow rapid fire and sufficient shots.
Dead easy to do a Laser Rifle version the same way if you need more power.
CT-B2 Medium Quad Laser (Man Portable) - TL8
18Kg with bi-pod - 800mm length - Cr9800
Range VL - Required Dex: 6/-3 10/+2
Armor Matrix = +5 +5 +3 +3 -4 -5 : Wound 4D
Power Pack: 12Kg - Allows 50 burst shots - Cr4000
Uses Full Automatic Fire rules. May be fired in single shot mode in which case use the armor matrix for the standard Laser Carbine and allow 200 single shots from the power pack.
Power Pack may be used, with an adapter cable, for standard Laser Carbines and provides 200 shots in such use.
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The above is a simple extrapolation of putting 4 Laser Carbines into one weapon.
Weight and price was dropped for the unneeded extra stocks and then bumped up for the bipod.
The armor matrix is derived from the comparison of the autorifle to the rifle.
The required dex is bumped up one point for the extra weight and burst fire aim difference.
The power pack is just 4 standard power packs in one unit to allow rapid fire and sufficient shots.
Dead easy to do a Laser Rifle version the same way if you need more power.
mike wightman
SOC-14 10K
Nice one Dan
That's another to go in the file...
That's another to go in the file...
mike wightman
SOC-14 10K
Just another thought, could a TL12 version use the 3kg plasma gun power pack:
40 x 10d plasma damage : 100 x 4d laser damage
or 25 bursts.
40 x 10d plasma damage : 100 x 4d laser damage
or 25 bursts.
far-trader
SOC-14 10K
Yep, should work
I'd go a step further and nudge the weight of the weapon itself down a bit too at TL12ish. In fact I've done that somewhere around here (my mess in reality, not posted anywhere I think), but they are a CT version of the CLC Lasers from TNE. The medium and heavy versions still use power-packs but I don't think I did them from the PG or FG packs, which now that you mention it might make more sense as a better model. Back to the workbench
far-trader
SOC-14 10K
Thank you very much robject 
We are but bastard children of that mother of invention, necessity. May these small gifts lead you and others to their own labs through imagination and basic math
We are but bastard children of that mother of invention, necessity. May these small gifts lead you and others to their own labs through imagination and basic math
mike wightman
SOC-14 10K
Well it does say that the autopistol is the equivalent of the .44 automag, and the revolver a .357 magnum.
Think of it the other way around - the pistols do the same damage as the rifles, but at much shorter range.
Once you move across to the AHL/Striker system the rifles get a higher penetration value...
Think of it the other way around - the pistols do the same damage as the rifles, but at much shorter range.
Once you move across to the AHL/Striker system the rifles get a higher penetration value...
Andrew Boulton
The Adminator
A good reason not to use CT...
mike wightman
SOC-14 10K
Easily fixed with a couple of house rules...
Andrew Boulton
The Adminator
Or MT 
mike wightman
SOC-14 10K
You could always go back to first edition damage values:
</font><blockquote>code:</font><hr /><pre style="font-size:x-small; font-family: monospace;">weapon damage
body pistol 3d-8 average 1.5
auto pistol 3d-3 average 7.5
revolver 3d-3 average 7.5
carbine 4d-8 average 6
smg 3d-3 average 7.5</pre>[/QUOTE]
</font><blockquote>code:</font><hr /><pre style="font-size:x-small; font-family: monospace;">weapon damage
body pistol 3d-8 average 1.5
auto pistol 3d-3 average 7.5
revolver 3d-3 average 7.5
carbine 4d-8 average 6
smg 3d-3 average 7.5</pre>[/QUOTE]
