At TL 14+ it is possible to construct small missiles with at the fraction of the size of the standard missiles using Heplar and fusion power plants.
I think it was Guilded Lilly that introduced the concept of disabling powerplants using ND. A rules suggestion for that you can find here http://www.travellerfreeport.com/houserules/51-improving-tne-nuclear-dampers.html
A missile using DIE or CLC laser technology will be limited in its capability. The cartridge size of a single CLC shot will limit its number of shots. A DIE laser fares much better. But then again, you donât have a missile, but a laser drone which you can use several times. A nuke pumped missile when it hits hits with 1D6 beams. Each beam with the power to cut through most canon ships. An exceptional subbess would probably turn this into 2D6 beams.
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Roger Malmstein
www.travellerfreeport.com
From: Antony Farrell
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 7:33 AM
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Subject: RE: [Traveller_TNE] Re: nuclear moistener for your rad-parched skin
Of course at higher tech levels missiles may revert to chemical or direct
energy input lasers which will ignore ND defences, leading to the
introduction of rapid pulse weapons more sandcasters etc. So the cycle
continues.
Antony