Re: Battletech-to-DS Size Classes, was Walkers

In article <20030207173958.28418.qmail@web20305.mail.yahoo.com>, Brian
Bilderback <greywanderer987@yahoo.com> writes
>
>That never felt quite right to me, considering the
>range of size classes in DS and the vehicle and mech
>tonnages available in BT (5-200 tons for vehicles,
>20-100 tons for mechs).  So I kind of worked out a
>slightly more nebulous ratio:
>
>Class 1-2:  Very Light Vehicles (5-20 tons, Protomechs
>would fall in this category)
>Class 3: Light Vehicles & Mechs (20-35 tons)
>Class 4: Medium Vehicles & Mechs (40-55 tons)
>Class 5: Heavy Vehicles & Mechs (60-75 tons)

Not unreasonable

>Class 6: Assault Vehicles & Mechs (80-100 tons)
>Class 7: Oversized Assault Vehicles (105-200 Tons)

Not so sure about this. Doubling mass from 100 to 200 tons ought to add
a bit more than 5 Capacity. I'd say you need a Size 8 to accommodate the
200 tonners.
Cheers
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