2300 Gun Towers

[captrooper]

Do gun towers or heavy gun towers add and tonnage to a vessel other than that of the weapons mounted?

I am aware they add to the ship's signature.

I'm assuming not as I can't find anything, but want to be sure.

Chris

 

[Captain Jonah]

Do gun towers or heavy gun towers add and tonnage to a vessel other than that of the weapons mounted?

Chris

2300 requires 1Dton per turret as per Traveller "But" also requires you to have either TTA, a UTES or a Missile Director as fire control.

A "Gun Tower" takes two hard points, a "Heavy Gun Tower" takes five hard points.

So the way I treat this is that you fit a fire control, say a TTA which takes Dtons, then you add turrets which each take 1Dton, gun towers which take 2Dtons or heavy gun towers which take 5Dtons.

 

[captrooper]

2300 requires 1Dton per turret as per Traveller "But" also requires you to have either TTA, a UTES or a Missile Director as fire control.

A "Gun Tower" takes two hard points, a "Heavy Gun Tower" takes five hard points.

So the way I treat this is that you fit a fire control, say a TTA which takes Dtons, then you add turrets which each take 1Dton, gun towers which take 2Dtons or heavy gun towers which take 5Dtons.[/quote]


I already understand about fire control, it is the tonnages for the gun towers that I am looking for. I like the way you handle it, equating the number of hard points taken as the tonnage requirement in D tons... It makes sense

 

[Colin]

There seems to be a table missing...

I know I have it somewhere. I will try to post it tonight...

 

[Colin]

• Tonnage Hardpoints Signature Cost (MCr)
  Fixed Mount 1.1 x weapon 1/2 0 0
  Turret 1 1 0 0.5
  Pop-up Turret 2 1 0 1.5
  Barbette 1+Weapon 1 0 2
  Gun Tower 2+Weapon 2 +1 4
  Hvy Gun Tower 3+Weapon 5 +2 6

Under tonnage, Weapon is the tonnage of the weapon itself. In the case of turrets, the turret tonnage includes up to two laser cannons. Turrets can only mount lasers or point defense clusters. They cannot be used for railguns, particle beam weapons, or any heavier weapons.

Clarification: Barbettes can mount a single railgun or particle beam weapon.

 

[middenface]

Shiney

'Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached.'
Oh dear...

 

[captrooper]

Thanks!

 

[Captain Jonah]

• Tonnage Hardpoints Signature Cost (MCr)
  Fixed Mount 1.1 x weapon 1/2 0 0
  Turret 1 1 0 0.5
  Pop-up Turret 2 1 0 1.5
  Barbette 1+Weapon 1 0 2
  Gun Tower 2+Weapon 2 +1 4
  Hvy Gun Tower 3+Weapon 5 +2 6

Under tonnage, Weapon is the tonnage of the weapon itself. In the case of turrets, the turret tonnage includes up to two laser cannons. Turrets can only mount lasers or point defense clusters. They cannot be used for railguns, particle beam weapons, or any heavier weapons.

Clarification: Barbettes can mount a single railgun or particle beam weapon.

Thanks Colin, you can correct this in the second edition