[Traveller_TNE] Stupid Lasers

Hi Gerry (and all),

<< First things first, my first post since recently joining ... and I'm enjoying the read of recent discussions. This email comes to you from Perth, Australia. >>

I have created a subdirectory within this Yahoo group at FILE > DJG_P. Into here I've uploaded spreadsheets and write-ups of personal DEI laser weaponry that I haven't touched for a few years. All of this is from the original edition of FFS. If memory serves, all of the attached are of the tuneable type. (I'll keep these uploaded files in place for a couple of weeks before deleting them again to free up the space.)

I designed the above originally for a TNE campaign that I started as a hobby many years ago, but now has taken on a life of its own.

I invite all to have a lookie at these files and please offer any constructive criticism. If anyone wishes to modify or use any of the attached for their usage, please do so and I hope that it is of use to you.

Cheers to all,

Dave (DJ) Gibson
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Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 11:15 AM

Subject: RE: [Traveller_TNE] Stupid Lasers

I'm doing up personnel lasers.

I wouldn't even attempt these blasted things without a spreadsheet. I'm not even going to mess with "tunable" lasers. I don't have the patience or the time.

From: [] On Behalf Of Patrik Holmstrom
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 21:06
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Subject: Re: [Traveller_TNE] Stupid Lasers

On 10/8/06, Gerry Harris <> wrote:
>I used your table of battery discharge rates and it helped some.
However, I still
>cannot replicate the lasers in the Ire, Confusion & Raw Deal supplement. I'm
>beginning to think the designers A) didn't use the same design sequence as in
>the book, B) didn't double check their results, or C) both.

Are you talking about the lasers on p 354 in the main rule book? In
that case I'm pretty sure they where designed with a early version of
FFS or simply made up. IIRC someone confirmed that this was the case
for a couple of the vehicles in the book. I don't have the RC
equipment guide handy but I believe the designs in that book are
correct (except for the changes for fusion weapons from the Challange
#76/Striker II article "Putting the heat back into plasma").

> What I am going to end up doing is recreating every frickin' laser in the game just
> to have some consistency.

I hope you have a spreadsheet. :)

> Besides, it doesn't appear lasers are all that great personnel weapons anyway.
> They have no penetration against armored targets, and are relatively large and
> clumsy for the damage they do.

The main advantage of lasers IMO is their high hit probability.

Patrik Holmström