Seem a bit high to me given that a standard missile turret in TNE only holds
2 7m3 missiles, and a barbette 5.
Antony
From: []
On Behalf Of John Potter
Sent: Wednesday, 4 July 2012 8:28 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [Traveller_TNE] Huscarle Cruiser From SubSector Fleets
The fire rate for all missile turrets is 10 per combat turn or until you run
out of ammo whichever comes first.
On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 4:41 PM, <> wrote:
Is there a rule that says a turret can only launch one missile each 30
minutes?
Stupid GDW.
> I became a huge fan of hull grapples for missiles in FF&S. None of this
> silly, launch 1 wait 30 minutes crap. Nope, this is a panic situation and
> we're taking him down NOW! Release all 10, guide them with the 3xMFD's
> and wipe that sucker out before he gets more than 1 shot at us.
>
> That's just me though.
>
> Derek Stanley
> Sent from my iPhone...
>
> On 2012-07-03, at 15:41, Jeff Dougherty <
<> >
> wrote:
>
>> 120 missiles and a price in the GCr? Great Strephon's Shorts. I guess it
>> works if subsector dukes in your TU can throw around that kind of change
>> and need to mount major military efforts, but it seems a wee bit
>> overkill for me. That's personal taste, though, some people like killing
>> dragonflies with shotguns. ;)
>>
>> The only design decision that seems odd is this: the thing's armed like
>> a junior battleship, so clearly you're taking it into hostile territory,
>> but it has to land to unload. I'd have a lot less in the way of
>> ship-to-ship weaponry and a lot more small craft in hangars, to give
>> yourself the option to deploy the troops from orbit.
>>
>> Did you fit contra-gravity?
>>
>> -JTD
>>
>> "Neil, if you had any guts you'd yell 'Oh my God, what is that thing?!',
>> scream, and then cut your mic."
>>
>> - Michael Collins on the first words to be spoken on the Moon
>>
>>
>
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2 7m3 missiles, and a barbette 5.
Antony
From: []
On Behalf Of John Potter
Sent: Wednesday, 4 July 2012 8:28 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [Traveller_TNE] Huscarle Cruiser From SubSector Fleets
The fire rate for all missile turrets is 10 per combat turn or until you run
out of ammo whichever comes first.
On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 4:41 PM, <> wrote:
Is there a rule that says a turret can only launch one missile each 30
minutes?
Stupid GDW.
> I became a huge fan of hull grapples for missiles in FF&S. None of this
> silly, launch 1 wait 30 minutes crap. Nope, this is a panic situation and
> we're taking him down NOW! Release all 10, guide them with the 3xMFD's
> and wipe that sucker out before he gets more than 1 shot at us.
>
> That's just me though.
>
> Derek Stanley
> Sent from my iPhone...
>
> On 2012-07-03, at 15:41, Jeff Dougherty <
<> >
> wrote:
>
>> 120 missiles and a price in the GCr? Great Strephon's Shorts. I guess it
>> works if subsector dukes in your TU can throw around that kind of change
>> and need to mount major military efforts, but it seems a wee bit
>> overkill for me. That's personal taste, though, some people like killing
>> dragonflies with shotguns. ;)
>>
>> The only design decision that seems odd is this: the thing's armed like
>> a junior battleship, so clearly you're taking it into hostile territory,
>> but it has to land to unload. I'd have a lot less in the way of
>> ship-to-ship weaponry and a lot more small craft in hangars, to give
>> yourself the option to deploy the troops from orbit.
>>
>> Did you fit contra-gravity?
>>
>> -JTD
>>
>> "Neil, if you had any guts you'd yell 'Oh my God, what is that thing?!',
>> scream, and then cut your mic."
>>
>> - Michael Collins on the first words to be spoken on the Moon
>>
>>
>
--
If the world was fair then every bad thing that has ever happened to you
would have been deserved.
_____
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