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Re: FB2... hmmmm...

From: "Alan and Carmel Brain" <aebrain@d...>
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 20:30:06 +1000
Subject: Re: FB2... hmmmm...

From: <stiltman@teleport.com>
> Number cruncher note:  A class 5 K-gun on Kra'Vak ships is actually
more
> efficient than a class 6.  They both get double damage on everything
but
> a 6, but to get a base 30 damage you only need 66 mass in class 5
K-guns
> but you'd need 70 mass in class 6's.	Haven't done the math for higher
> class ones yet, but I think the scale gets worse as you get higher.
> (Base 45 damage of class 9's is 115 mass, but in class 5's is only
99.)
> Probably says, if you're going to number-crunch it, it's not worth
getting
> larger than class 5 K-guns on a Kra'Vak ship.

Correct. This was a deliberate design decision - that you could have
K-8s or K-15s if you wanted to, but after K-5 they're not as cost
effective.

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