Clarifying firmpoints

[Chas]

The descriptor for upgrading firmpoints to turrets in small craft reads:

Ships of less than 100 tons have Firmpoints instead of Hardpoints. A Firmpoint on a small craft is a fixed mount (typically forward-facing, but there is no requirement for this), but can be upgraded to a single (not double or triple) turret.

Now does that mean in a ship of 70-99 tons that has 3 firmpoints it can:
- Have 3 turrets each of a single weapon?
- A barbette turret (as only costing 2 firm points) and 1 firmpoint weapon?

I assume the weapons on these upgraded firmpoints to turrets are still only firmpoint weapons.
I assume the reduction in range for firmpoint weapons does not apply to missiles and torps.

 

[Nerhesi]

Correct on both.

A firmpoint is either a fixed-mount or a turret with reduced range. So when it is said it is "upgraded to a single turret", that means:

A) It can only hold a single weapon (like 1 pulse laser, or 1 beam laser)
B) It doesn't suffer extra penalties such as being in the "blind-spot" during the dog-fight
C) It actually takes 1 ton rather than 0 (Note in MGT2, fixed mounts are officially 0 tons)

It still has the reduced range unless it is a missile or torp weapon. (Needs clarity)

As for the barbette, it takes 2 firmpoints. Thats it.

A 70+ ton fighter can therefore mount a barbette, and another single weapon (either as a fixedmount or a turret). All those weapons have reduced range unless they are missile or torpedo

 

[Condottiere]

While at seventy tonnes, a quarter tonne weapon system could be easily absorbed, it would be an issue with a sub ten tonne light fighter.

 

[Nerhesi]

While at seventy tonnes, a quarter tonne weapon system could be easily absorbed, it would be an issue with a sub ten tonne light fighter.

I feel I missed something... at sub ten tons, you can have 1 firm point. So that is 1 reduced range beam or pulse laser, or 1 missile launcher.

 

[Condottiere]

But even a missile launcher takes up space, and one of the joys of ship designing is figuring out how much you can squeeze in, reasonably or unreasonably.