TL-12 PA Spinal Mount

[snrdg121408]

Afternoon PST,

In MgT HG 2e the Azhanti-Class Frontier Cruiser has a TL 12 Particle Accelerator (PA) that is 6,300 tons and is MCr1,100.

Here is how I think the TL 12 PA spinal mount was designed using MgT

Starting with the PA spinal mount available at TL 11 has a base size of 3,500 tons requires Power 1,000, has a damage factor of 1DD, and costs MCr1,000.

For every multiple of the Base size the spinal mount increases Damage, Power consumption, and cost by the amount shown.

A TL 11 7,000 ton PA spinal mount is 7,000/3,500 = 2. The TL 11 7,000 ton PA spinal mount requires Power of 2 x 1000 = 2,000, Damage of 2 x 1DD = 2DD at a cost of 2 x MCr1,000 = MCr2,000.

Using an Improved TL 12 Particle Accelerator Spinal mount the base tons decrease by 10% and the base cost increases by 10%.

At TL 12 the base size of a TL decreases from 3,500 tons to 3,500 x -0.1 = -350 = 3,500 - 350 = 3,150 tons and the cost increases from MCr1,000 to MCr1,000 x 0.1= 100 = MCr1,000 + 100 = MCr1,100.

A TL 12 6,300 ton PA spinal mount is 6,300/3,150 = 2. The TL 12 6,300 ton PA spinal mount requires Power of 2 x 1000 = 2,000, Damage of 2 x 1DD = 2DD at a cost of 2 x MCr1,100 = MCr2,200.

Have I got the instructions right for (1) figuring out the power, damage, and cost requires when increasing a spinal mounts size and (2) using the spinal mount's improvement option?

 

[AnotherDilbert]

Have I got the instructions right for (1) figuring out the power, damage, and cost requires when increasing a spinal mounts size and (2) using the spinal mount's improvement option?

Yes.

 

[snrdg121408]

Hello AnotherDilbert,

Have I got the instructions right for (1) figuring out the power, damage, and cost requires when increasing a spinal mounts size and (2) using the spinal mount's improvement option?

Yes.

Yippee and we won't have another marathon over the topic. :wink: :lol:

Thank you for the confirmation.

 

[Condottiere]

You probably would want to recalculate each canon ship design components before using them, just to be sure.

 

[snrdg121408]

Morning PST Condottiere,

You probably would want to recalculate each canon ship design components before using them, just to be sure.

In my effort to work through MgT HG 2e I am building a table for the weapons assigned to the samples in the book. Unfortunately, the only specifications/characteristics I can confirm at the moment is a weapon's tons and cost.

With the spreadsheet I put together for spinal mounts my first test was the Azhanti Class Frontier Cruiser's TL-12 PA Spinal Mount. My tons worked out to match 6,300 tons, but my was two times the listed cost of MCr1,100.

With the help of AnotherDilbert I was able to confirm the tons and cost the other seven spinal mount samples. The cost of the Frontier Cruiser's TL-12 PA Spinal Mount is MCr2,200 versus the published one of MCr1,100.

Hopefully, once I get my spreadsheet pulled together for the complete design process I will be able to match the power, crew, ammo, range, damage, and traits.