Re: Grazer Mass?

Ahhh..... and there you have it... Thanks Oerjan

--- Oerjan Ariander <oerjan.ariander@telia.com> wrote:

> Rrok Anroll wrote:
> 
> >Perhaps I missed this conversation in the archives, but am I right
> in
> >that the Grazer seems to have a sizing issue...?
> >
> >I know that the 'Mass'ing forumla for beam weapons is simple, 2xMass
> of
> >next smaller Class....
> 
> Incorrect; only beams of Class 4 and larger use this formula.
> 
> The reason beam classes 1, 2 and 3 *appear* to use the same formula
> is that 
> you're comparing weapons with different numbers of fire arcs. Try
> comparing 
> the Mass values of *6-arc* Class-1, -2 and -3 batteries and judge for
> 
> yourself how well they conform to this "2xMass of next smaller"
> formula.
> 
> >But the Grazer seems to only partiall follow this....?
> 
> The *GRASERS* don't follow the *BEAM* formula at all, since their
> range 
> bands are different (18mu instead of 12mu). They have their own
> formula for 
> size classes 4 and larger, just like the beam formula only applies
> for 
> *beams* of class 4 and larger.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Oerjan
> oerjan.ariander@telia.com
> 
> "Life is like a sewer.
>   What you get out of it, depends on what you put into it."
> -Hen3ry
> 
> 

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