Laser Bays

[Golan2072]

I've been thinking of two new 50-ton weapon bays mounting lasers. Both are heavier variants of the turreted lasers.

WEAPON             TL   RANGE     DAMAGE   COST (MCr)
Pulse Laser Bay    7    Short     2d6      2.5
Beam Laser Bay     7    Medium    4d6      5

EDIT: Or for a more CT-ish feel with pulse lasers being more powerful than beams but with a shorter range:

WEAPON             TL   RANGE     DAMAGE   COST (MCr)
Pulse Laser Bay    7    Short     4d6      2.5
Beam Laser Bay     7    Medium    2d6      5

EDIT #2: I'm not very happy with the lower-end laser of these tables (Pulse in the first and Beam in the second), as it has the same damage as a heavier turreted laser (Beam in the first and Pulse in the second, respectively) at a higher cost. Perhaps a higher rate of fire (two or three attacks per round) - the effect of multiple lasers - would make up for that?

 

[Rikki Tikki Traveller]

I believe High Guard will give you Laser Bays.

 

[Infojunky]

My current idea for the fixing Pulse lasers is to make them automatics.

 

[Golan2072]

My current idea for the fixing Pulse lasers is to make them automatics.

I like that idea. So, how do you handle them? Like automatic firearms (say, Auto 6)?

 

[Infojunky]

My current idea for the fixing Pulse lasers is to make them automatics.

I like that idea. So, how do you handle them? Like automatic firearms (say, Auto 6)?

Exactly, instead of rewriting them from the ground up I figured that they felt better as autos. I was thinking Auto 4 though.