RE: [FT] "Old" FB Railguns

This is Dean/Schoon system with changed mass
to fix the wheenie hole. Penetrating damage
(rerolls) is being omitted at this time.

Railgun
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To hit number as pulse torpedoes. Damage roll 1 d6
with modifiers:

1d6 + railgun class - target intergral armour level

The final damage roll value is interpreted

1-5 - railgun class in damage points
6   - 2 x railgun class in damage points

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Railgun 	     Cost
Class	 Arcs  Mass  (Mass x 4)
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1	 2	   2	 8
2	 1     3     12
3	 1     5     20
4	 1     7     28

Stats
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I have added beams and (Pulse Torpedo) PT's for comparison, factoring in
rerolls for beams. Shields and Integral Armour have been omitted.

Average Damage
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    0-6     6-12    12-18   18-24   24-30
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Railgun
1   1.11    0.89    0.67    0.44    0.22
2   2.50    2.00    1.50    1.00    0.50
3   4.17    3.33    2.50    1.67    0.83
4   6.11    4.89    3.67    2.44    1.22
Beam
1   0.80    0.80    0.00    0.00    0.00
2   1.60    1.60    0.80    0.80    0.00
3   2.40    2.40    1.60    1.60    0.80
4   3.20    3.20    2.40    2.40    1.60
PT  2.92    2.33    1.75    1.17    0.58

Average Damage / Mass
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    0-6     6-12    12-18   18-24   24-30   Mass
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Railgun
1   0.56    0.44    0.33    0.22    0.11    2
2   0.83    0.67    0.50    0.33    0.17    3
3   0.83    0.67    0.50    0.33    0.17    5
4   0.87    0.70    0.52    0.35    0.17    7
Beam
1   0.80    0.80    0.00    0.00    0.00    1
2   0.80    0.80    0.40    0.40    0.00    2
3   0.60    0.60    0.40    0.40    0.20    4
4   0.40    0.40    0.30    0.30    0.20    8
PT  0.73    0.58    0.44    0.29    0.15    4

Average Damage / Cost
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    0-6     6-12    12-18   18-24   24-30   Mass x  Cost
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Railgun
1   0.139   0.111   0.083   0.056   0.028   4	    8
2   0.208   0.167   0.125   0.083   0.042   4	    12
3   0.208   0.167   0.125   0.083   0.042   4	    20
4   0.218   0.175   0.131   0.087   0.044   4	    28
Beam
1   0.267   0.267   0.000   0.000   0.000   3	    3
2   0.267   0.267   0.133   0.133   0.000   3	    6
3   0.200   0.200   0.133   0.133   0.067   3	    12
4   0.133   0.133   0.100   0.100   0.067   3	    24
PT  0.243   0.194   0.146   0.097   0.049   3	    12

-= tim jones =-