Re: [FT] One-shot Pulse Torpedos -- any playtested stats?

In message <3A886B8D.AB216C8F@warpfish.com>
	  Jerry Han <jhan@warpfish.com> wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> Has anybody done any research/playtesting with one-shot Pulse torps
i.e.
> the as SMRs are to SMLs, then these things are to regular Pulse torps.
> (I call them PT Racks.)  I checked the archives back as far as I have 
> them searchable, but I couldn't find anything back to Jan. 2000.
> 
> In particular, I'm thinking of something that would fit with UNSC 
> destroyers, and those 'torpedo' racks they've got slung underneath.  
> (The part I'm thinking of reminds me of the torpedo tubes that certain

> US WWII destroyers carried amidships.)  That kind of argues for 
> either a) 4 'torpedo fighter' style P-torps, or 2 'one-shot' ship 
> size torpedo racks (two tubes form each torpedo launcher -- one 
> is the actual 'tube', while the other tube forms the plasma 
> generator, etc.)

Err.. actually each unit is 3 tubes in a row - I was considering making
them SMRs or SMLs, or, at one point, 3 MT Missiles.

Hmm... 3x 1-shot, 1 arc pulse torpedo - hmm.. if we assume that in an
average battle, a 1 arc pulse torp will be fired 4 times (I think I'm
being optomistic, the way I steer), then 1 shot is 1/4 effectiveness,

so, MASS of 3x 1 shot = 3 x 1 = 3 MASS (COST 9)

But thats a very rough guess :-)
> 
> Or, it could also be that, while I was putting my UNSC minis together,
> I got the parts mixed up (damned modularity (8-) ), and so I've got
> things that actually should go on the light/heavy cruiser.  (8-)

No, you got it right, although the same molding is also used as detail
on the SDN-X, the BB, etc.

An alternative molding (that fits the same hole) looks like a
double-barrel beam projector.
> 
> Thanks,
> JGH

Hope I was of some help.