RE: [FT] "Old" FB Railguns

>>...and the damage/MASS calculations that everyone has become
>>so fond of:
>>
>>Range RG1	RG2	RG3
>>0-6	1.25	1.39	1.15
>>6-12	1.0	1.11	0.92
>>12-18 0.75	0.84	0.69
>>18-24 0.5	0.55	0.46
>>24-30 0.25	0.27	0.23
>>
>
>Don't these and other figures show that massed class 1's are
>still significantly better than 1 class 3? Except perhaps against
>integral armor which is the less common case.

No. Just as for Beam weapons, Class 2s are the "best buy." As shown
above,
per MASS, a class 2 outperforms a class 1 slightly. In other words, 2
Class
1 RGs are slightly worse than 1 Class 2 RG. Class 3+ RGs, though capable
of
doing alot of damage in one strike, have a slightly lower efficiency.

If I don't divide for mass above, 2 Class 1s are 2.5, but 1 Class 2 is
2.78.

3 Class 1s are 3.75, and a Class 3 is 3.45

It mirrors Beams fairly well.

Schoon