RE: RE: [FT] WotW #9 Beam Bridge & E/M Sabot

Or Class the bridge. The mass/cost of the bridge is equal to the maximum
class of beam that it can output with 1 arc.

So if you have a Class-3 bridge it has a mass of 4. But you can combine
3 Class-1 beams to have an all arc Class 3 beam. If you have a Class-4
bridge, it would mass 8, but could combine 4 Class-1 beams for an all
arc Class-4 beam or 2 3-arc Class-2 beams (with the same arc) for a 3
arc Class-4 beam.

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Original Message:
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From: Robertson, Brendan Brendan.Robertson@dva.gov.au
Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 16:18:35 +1000
To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: RE: [FT] WotW #9 Beam Bridge & E/M Sabot

Modified both?

The base Beam Bridge is way undercosted even allowing for the threshold
roll, the mass is more efficient than the equivalent beam weapon.  
Eg1: Base version: 8 class 2s + 27 Beam Bridges (at mass 1 each) = 43
mass
with the ability to fire as a CLASS NINE BEAM (256 mass) with possibly 3
arcs.
Eg2: Alternate 1: 8 class 2s + 7 Beam Bridge (at mass 1 each) = 23 mass
with
the ability to fire as a CLASS NINE BEAM (256 mass) with possibly 3
arcs.

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Beam Bridge: Mass: 2, cost: 8.
2 beam weapons can be joined to target together to fire as the next
largest
size beam (maximum of 1 size larger).  Everytime the Beam Bridge is
used, it
rolls a threshold against itself and each battery used.
Eg: 2 x class 2s + 1 beam bridge = 6 mass, fires as a class-3 battery
with
threshold rolls.

Still undercosted, but better than a backdoor uberweapon...

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Izenberg, Noam [SMTP:Noam.Izenberg@jhuapl.edu]
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 9:13 PM
> 
> Beam Brirdge 
> 
> Mass: 1, Cost:4
> 
> Beam Bridges allow multiple beams of smaller classes to fire as larger
> classes. A bridge always joins two equal class beams, 
> and multiple beams must be cross connected for multiple effect.
> 
Examples: Two beams joined by a bridge can fire as a single beam one
class
higher. Three beams joined by 3 bridges (each 
beam is joined by a bridge to the other two) can fire as two classes
higher,
and so on. (4 beams beed 6 bridges for 3x, 5 need 
10 for 4x.

> For WoTW discussion in particular:
> ALTERNATE-1: Beams don't need to be crosslinked by extra bridges. (3
beams
> need 2 bridges, 4 need 3, etc..). Bridge cost is 6
> ALTERNATE-2: Bridge threshold is rolled after Bridged Beam fires,
> guaranteeing at least one shot.

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