Re: [OT] oddball enrivonment questions

At 15:45 2/18/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Soliciting some suggestions from the list ubermensch/intelligentsia:
>
>Information:
>1) Running a scenario at ECC - low-G, no-atmosphere asteroid. FMAS.
>1"/2m. 
>2) All combatants will be wearing powered combat armour (Battle Dress).
>Fast, with enhanced strength and sensors. 
>
>Queries:
>1) Effects of (both hand and rifle) grenades in low-G, Zero Atm. (both
>frag and explosive). Do they work? Can you generate a concussion wave?
>Are fragments likely to be dangerous further away? Are characters going
>to be blown over/around (suppression) by any explosive force? Can
people
>throw further? How will this affect bounces? How will it
>affect accuracy?

All else being equal, grenades will go farther when launched.  

No atmosphere means no or almost nothing for concussion grenades to work
with.  I'd guess reduced effect.

Frag grenades are still going to generate fragments.  There will be no
air
resistance too slow them down, so in theory they will travel further.

>2) Effects of low-G, no-atmosphere on: 
>
>Gauss Rifle/Gauss Pistol/Gauss SAW

Lower gravity will give you a flatter trajcetory, and no air resistance
will let equate to higher velocities, which will further flatten
trajectory.  This will translate into longer range for projectile
weapons.

>Laser Rifle/Carbine

No atmosphere means no attenuation of the laser beam.  Longer effective
range here too.

>Tac Missile Launcher (GMS/P)

Right out unless they have steering jets instead of fins.  If you have a
beastie, not sure if the extra mass for steering jets and prooellant
would
offset the gain from lower G, especially as you also lose any
atmospheric
lift effects.

If you don't have a VacTac missile launcher, you're better off bringing
buzzbombs.

>Plasma Gun (Man-portable)

No air resiatance + lower grav gives flatter trajectory as projectile
weapons above.	No atmosphere means the plasma bolt will not lose energy
to
the surrounding air as it travels towards the target.  Longer effective
range.

>3) Effects of environment on movement - faster, slower, easier, more
>treacherous? 

Faster and more treacherous.  You can get going faster, but you have the
same inertia when it comes to changing direction.  Hopefully, the power
armor can help compensate for this.

--
Ray Forsythe