Heavy Beam Notes

OK, this is sort of a precursor to the 2nd draft of the Heavy Beam
rules.
It should let people know what's going on in my tiny little brian.

BPS Pricing: the log scale doesn't work. Since range is the same
regardless
of the class of BPS, it is a linear system. In other words, a Class 3 is
3
times better than a Class 1, not 8 times better.

BE Pricing: same story. Three BEs are only 3 times as effective as 1 (by
the increase in arc area). However, a BE attached to a Class 3 is also 3
times as deadly as a BE attached to a Class 1, so this NEEDS to be
factored
in.

Here's the nitty gritty with the 2nd Draft pricing:

Heavy Beam
Damage at Range
Class	Emitters	0-6"	6-12"	12-18"	18-24"	24-30"	30-36"
1	1	7.00	5.00	3.32	2.00	1.00	0.34
1	2	7.00	5.00	3.32	2.00	1.00	0.34
2	2	14.00	10.00	6.64	4.00	2.00	0.68
2	3	14.00	10.00	6.64	4.00	2.00	0.68
3	4	21.00	15.00	9.96	6.00	3.00	1.02
3	6	21.00	15.00	9.96	6.00	3.00	1.02

Damage / Mass at Range

Class	Emitters	0-6"	6-12"	12-18"	18-24"	24-30"	30-36"

1	1	1.40	1.00	0.33	0.40	0.20	0.07
1	3	1.00	0.71	0.47	0.29	0.14	0.05
2	2	1.17	0.83	0.33	0.33	0.17	0.06
2	3	1.00	0.71	0.66	0.29	0.14	0.05
3	4	0.88	0.63	0.55	0.25	0.13	0.04
3	6	0.70	0.50	0.47	0.20	0.10	0.03

Damage * Arc Area / Mass at Range

Class	Emitters	0-6"	6-12"	12-18"	18-24"	24-30"	30-36"
	Mean Total
1	1	0.35	1.00	0.75	1.60	1.25	0.61	0.95
1	3	0.75	2.14	3.20	3.43	2.68	1.31	2.18
2	2	0.58	1.67	1.49	2.67	2.08	1.02	1.60
2	3	0.75	2.14	4.48	3.43	2.68	1.31	2.30
3	4	0.88	2.50	4.98	4.00	3.13	1.53	2.66
3	6	1.05	3.00	6.40	4.80	3.75	1.84	3.23
Arc Area simplified by

dividing by 24½