Just noticed something that seems to be an omission. Central Supply Catalogue, page 8, left column, first paragraph states "...the defensive sandcaster reaches its probable pinnacle at TL 16 with a 'sand' cloud which can..deflect charged particle beams."
As far as I could see, this effect is mentioned nowhere in Core Rulebook, Book 2: High Guard, nor in Adventure 3: Trillion Credit Squadron. Not that there are many TL 16 ships floating around outside the Darrian-controlled areas but it should at least be mentioned in High Guard, which describes weapon improvement effects received at higher TLs.
