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Size comparison between 75t heavy fighter and classic traveller 10t fighter

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LOL. What do ships look like in your universes? Do you just use the mongoose stock inventory or do you have your own designs too? Let me see how you would interpret the 75t fighter deckplans.

Different interpretation - less hard science.

The much more successful Mk.II

LOL I has envisaged it swinging sideways and downwards into position like the big AEW radars on Sea King AEW 2s used by the Royal Navy. But I guess that doesn't come across in the diagram. I agree it would be a squeeze if it was tucked up inside for atmospheric work. :)

Hello cosmic gamer. Noobishness is the answer. Let me see if I can alter the code. [edit : success - thanks for the feedback btw.]

Nyarlathotep Messenger shorts TUNGUSKA, Gloomy derelict - bureaucracy, hardened, tactical As the desert wind feathers their faces the crew stare into the wreckage of the bridge, considering its scrap value. "There are still bodies to be recovered and given the rites, "their escort intones, "...

Type R subsidised merchant "Nyarlathotep Messenger" Built 1028, BANASDAN, Solomani Rim, by S.A.G Partners

..And on patrol with 1200 KW "Progress" multi-mode radar deployed.

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Old timer - In hindsight, your assessment of the stats is correct. I forgot to take the range into account. If the ammunition causes 5d6 damage AP at rifle range then the slugs that the gun is firing are big (long and heavy). And the rules quoted do say it's a pintle mount when not attached to...

In a pure fighter action, I could see the 75t model being a serious pain in the backside for smaller craft. While I suppose some combats would take place at 6G and up close (and teh larger fighter might be vulnerable), I suspect a lot of actions would be joined at sensor range rather than...

Move along - nothing to see here. Interesting, and I don't disagree with your observation on the huge damage. Perhaps it's the weight of fire that would cause it. At 100m with a burst of 1 or 2 seconds into say 4-7 inches, I'd say you'd be toast. At combat range (400-800m), there aren't going...

Nearest contemporary equivalent would be a recoilless rifle with a beehive round full of flechettes although VRF guass can be aimed more precisely and has a higher range and RoF. Also, being a gauss mechanism, it is a cold weapon (no friction or powder) so it doesn't show up on IR and doesn't...