mongoose 2 rules Q spinal mount ranges

[Anonymous]

Is there some reason the particle spinal range is shorter range than the barbettes and bays?

 

[AnotherDilbert]

I have no idea, but I allow spinals to use regular tech advantages, e.g. Long Range.

 

[Old School]

I consider it errata, but have never tried to confirm.

 

[baithammer]

Kinda like the Fusion Bays don't have the radiation trait, yet the barbette version does.

 

[Old School]

fusion bay radiation is listed as unofficial errata. Should we add the spinal mount range to the document?

 

[Anonymous]

fusion bay radiation is listed as unofficial errata. Should we add the spinal mount range to the document?

Either that, or reduce particle bays and barbettes (baybettes?) to long.

Is the meson beam range OK?

 

[phavoc]

Is there some reason the particle spinal range is shorter range than the barbettes and bays?

I could see the effective range of a spinal being shorter because you have to aim the ship itself. Barbettes and bays would have an easier time of aiming at a target.

Thought this reasoning isn't as strong when you are targetting a large relatively immovable object such as a space station or asteroid.

 

[Old School]

I could see the effective range of a spinal being shorter because you have to aim the ship itself. Barbettes and bays would have an easier time of aiming at a target.

Thought this reasoning isn't as strong when you are targetting a large relatively immovable object such as a space station or asteroid.

That’s already covered adequately in the severe accuracy penalty assigned to spinal mounts. And I also note that the range of spinal railguns increases rather than decreases vs. the bay version.