(Directed) Plasma Ammo AP?

[EldritchFire]

Both the directed plasma and plasma ammo (CSC pages 139 & 141) grant AP x3/x2. But what about weapons that don't have an AP trait?

Surely plasma ammo will give non-AP weapons AP potential, yes?

 

[Annatar Giftbringer]

They should, yes. If i were to guess, the 2x/3x is the number of damage Dice, so a light autocannon probably gets AP 12/18.

 

[MongooseMatt]

Both the directed plasma and plasma ammo (CSC pages 139 & 141) grant AP x3/x2. But what about weapons that don't have an AP trait?

Surely plasma ammo will give non-AP weapons AP potential, yes?

This will always be down to the ref, but my take on it would be that such weapons may not have the base potential to properly take advantage of plasma...

 

[Annatar Giftbringer]

Both the directed plasma and plasma ammo (CSC pages 139 & 141) grant AP x3/x2. But what about weapons that don't have an AP trait?

Surely plasma ammo will give non-AP weapons AP potential, yes?

This will always be down to the ref, but my take on it would be that such weapons may not have the base potential to properly take advantage of plasma...

That's one way to look at it, for sure. Makes plasma ammo better for Gauss cannons than in autocannons, but why not?

 

[Condottiere]

You may need a minimum core diameter in order to embed a plasma warhead.

 

[Jak Nazryth]

Not to mention the plasma cannons on star ships. I'm at the office and not in front of my books, so I might be mistaken, but didn't earlier versions of the plasma cannons (ship weapons) have some AP value?

 

[Jeraa]

Not to mention the plasma cannons on star ships. I'm at the office and not in front of my books, so I might be mistaken, but didn't earlier versions of the plasma cannons (ship weapons) have some AP value?

None of the core 1e MgT weapons (core rulebook or High Guard) had an AP rating. The stuff for alternate settings (like the Babylon 5 books, Hammer's Slammers,etc.) may have had space-scale weapons with an AP score.

 

[Jak Nazryth]

Ok thanks. Wasn't quite sure. Plasma is simply a bigger boom. And with the high-tech advantages, you can get longer range, (from medium to long) less power requirements, high yield, etc... Making Plasma a very good "not quite military only" option for tramps running through pirate infested waters... space... Too bad "highly focused" or what ever the advantage called doesn't work on plasma.. it only works on lasers and particle cannons, giving them 2 points of AP.