Smaller Weapons?

[AnotherDilbert]

If we take a vehicle sized fusion gun (4000 kg) and place it into a large turret on a vehicle it is 4 * 4 + 4 = 20 Spaces ≈ 5000 kg. If we place it in a spacecraft it is 4 dT ≈ 56 m3.

If we take a spacecraft fusion gun and place it in a vehicle in a single turret it is 10 +10 = 20 Spaces ≈ 5000 kg. If we place it in a spacecraft it is 1 dT ≈ 14 m3.

In the vehicle scale they do roughly the same damage, 3DD+AP20 vs 4DD, and they are about the same weight. But place them on a spacecraft and one of then is suddenly 4 times as big? Makes no sense.

When we use a spacecraft system in a vehicle 1 dT ≈ 14 m3 is assumed to be 10 Spaces ≈ 2500 kg. [1 dT ≈ 2500 kg]
When we use a vehicle system on a spacecraft 10 Spaces ≈ 2500 kg is assumed to be 2.5 dT. [1 dT ≈ 1000 kg]
Makes no sense to me.

 

[ShawnDriscoll]

A lot of players do that same mistake. Games don't fall apart because of it though.

 

[Annatar Giftbringer]

Well, one reason might be that a ship-mounted weapon can draw power from the reactor, whereas a vehicle-mounted weapon needs to have everything builtin?

 

[phavoc]

In theory the starship class weapon systems are larger and more powerful. But the reality is neither system is structured to deal with this issue very well. They both simplify the issues related to construction.

One could argue that a spacecraft has more redundancy, more everything built into it over a vehicle, hence the size differential. But for the most part I think you'll just frustrate yourself trying to reconcile the two.

 

[arcador]

One could argue that a spacecraft has more redundancy, more everything built into it over a vehicle, hence the size differential...

This actually makes solid sense.