Re: Couple of questions

Donald Hosford wrote:

> Just how many missles can an SML fire before running out?

Depends on how much mass you've allocated for them.

For example, a single launcher connected to a maagazine costs 3 for the
launcher, plus 2 for each shot in the magazine. A disposable "bolt on"
single-shot rack costs 4. (ER costs are 3 per shot or 5 per rack).

Each "shot" is a single salvo of missiles. Each Salvo you roll a D6 to
see how many in that salvo lock on. Each missile that locks on and gets
through the defences does a D6 damage.

In terms of comparitive cost effectiveness, a type 3 beam (formerly 'A')
with a 180' firing arc costs 6. An SML launcher with a mag of 3 shots
costs 9. And very often the ship will be obliterated (or at least either
the tube or the mag KOd by internals) before the third shot, as SML
launchers attract fire. 
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