RE: [SG] Vehicle design

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> From: Andrew Martin [SMTP:Al.Bri@xtra.co.nz]
> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 2:53 AM
> To:	gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject:	Re: [SG] Vehicle design
> 
> Jaime wrote:
> > I'm working on some of my Gear designs for SG and I'm trying to find
> some
> info on weapons and systems capacity points cost.
> 
> You might like to look at Dirtside II (DS2) for a vehicle design
system,
> that includes walkers.
> 
> > Specifically I'm trying to build an artilery Gear and I can't find
info
> on
> how big an artilery piece should be.
> 
> In DS2, anywhere from small to large, or Size 1 to Size 5. IIRC, 3 to
15
> capacity points. BTW, artillery in SG2 and DS2 has very long range, as
it
> does in real life. Usually artillery vehicles are not present on the
table
> top in either game, unless it's a feature of the scenario. For a Gear
> figure, probably a Size 1 would be best.
> 
> > And EW equipment, does it take up any space in the vehicle?
> 
> No. ECM just costs points, not capacity. There's some more ECM/EW
stuff on
> the Dirtside 2 section on my site.
> 
> All this is from memory, as I seem to have mislaid my DS2 book.
> 
> I hope that helps!
> 
> Andrew Martin
> ICQ: 26227169 http://members.nbci.com/AndrewMartin/
> -><-
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>From DS2 p12:

Artillery comes in the following classes:
Class	 Weight     Examples
  2	 Light	    RAM Mortar
  4	 Medium     RAM Guns, Howitzers, smaller MRLs
  6*	 Heavy	    MD Guns, large MRLs, HARs
* DS2 notes that this is an exception to the normal 1-5 range.
  Also if you use the suggested rule that a vehicle may carry
  a weapon no more than 1 size larger than the vehicle's size,
  only a size 5 vehicle may carry Heavy Artillery. If you do
  not use this rule, it could fit in a class-4 vehicle, but
  not much else would fit. (Capacity for a vehicle is 5x size).

Capacity for artillery is x3 class, in a limited traverse
turret*, weapons. This size includes enough storage for 3 
actions of artillery fire (DS2 p40).
* Only listed option.

Glossary:
RAM   Rocket Assisted Mortar
MRL   Multiple Rocket Launcher
HAR   Heavy Artillery Rocket
MD    Mass Driver (In this case the shell is still explosive,
      but the weapon fires an exceptional number of smaller
      shells via magnetic or gravimetric means).	

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Brian Bell
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