RE: Beam Batteries

At 09:38 AM 10/7/96 +0000, you wrote:
>Date sent:  7-OCT-1996 10:22:30 
>
>
>As we are talking about ST, I thought I'd repost my idea about
>long range beams and Disruptors.
>
>LR-Beams.
>
>Class |1-6"  |6-12" |12-18" |18-24" |24-30" |30-36" |36-42" |42"-48"
>------+------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------
>C     |1d6   |1d6   |1d6    | not able to use anti-fighter mode.
>B     |1d6   |1d6   |1d6    |1d6    |1d6    |1d6    |	     |
>A     |2d6   |2d6   |2d6    |2d6    |1d6    |1d6    |1d6    |1d6
>------+------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------
>
>
>Disruptors
>
>Class |1-6"  |6-12" |12-18" |18-24" |24-30" |30-36" |36-42" |42"-48"
>------+------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------
>C     |2d6   |1d6   |	     | not able to use anti-fighter mode.
>B     |3d6   |2d6   |1d6    |	     |	     |	     |	     |
>A     |4d6   |3d6   |2d6    |1d6    |	     |	     |	     |
>------+------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------
>
>
>You'll notice that in both cases, C batterys roll more dice, but A
>have a longer range. No weapon is 'better' than another, simply
>different.
>
>
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	Hi,

	Would you use the FT costs for A/B/C bats when using these rules
or
would you use other costs? If so, what numbers would you use?

	James
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