[TML] Expanding the turret selection.

[Grimmund]

Wow.  Memory test.  Haven't read High Guard in ages.

I thought of this as a fairly straight forward evolution of current
technology.  There are a number of standard connectors for a turret,
and a standard set of dimensions (both the internal volume and outside
envelope) and the ability to support a certain amount of mass (to
pivot the turret) and recoil (from the mounted weapons).

To some extent, you can extend the weapon mount outside the hull, but
you still have to deal with the limits of volume, mass, recoil, and
power supply.  In addition, if your weapon  mount extends outside the
hull beyond the standard envelope, you start having potential issues
with interference between the weapon and other hull mounts, sensors,
etc.

I don't see where adding a new turret size is going to happen; too
much already relies on the standard turret configuration to make
re-engineering profitable.

I had always expected bay mounts to work the same way.

I'm not sure that smaller bay mounts would be practical.  I also
suspect that designs with smaller bay mounts would tend to overpower
older designs.

(The other hand, of course, is the GEV rule:  Other things held equal,
two smaller 1-hit weapons are better than one large 2 hit weapon,  if
one hit on the weapon kills any of them just as dead.  Loose one big
gun, you're out; lose one small gun, the other keeps firing. Two
smaller weapons can target the same target, or two different ones; one
big weapon can only target one thing.  Two smaller weapons have two
chances to hit; the single only has one.)


Dan



On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Evyn MacDude <infojunky at ceecom.net> wrote:
> Ok, heres the deal in book 2 we have;
>
> Beam lasers (up to 3)
> Pulse lasers (up to 3)
> Missiles (up to 3)
> Sandcasters (up to 3)
>
> Book 5 adds
>
> Plasma (up to 2)
> Fusion (up to 2)
> Particle Accelerators (One)
>
> We have a basic list here, all fit into the same basic footprint of
> the standard turret mount, which is fine.
>
> But, consider this there is no real step between these and Bay
> weapons in most rules sets. (Ok FF&S did, but that falls into a
> category all of it's own)
>
> What I have been considering is two fold, One is adding a new turret
> size or two, the second is with smaller bay choices.
>
> With larger turrets, there comes a need to define either larger
> weapons and/or number of standard weapons will fit. Couple this with
> a larger tonnage requirement beyond the one ton required for Fire
> Control.
>
> So any body got any ideas?
>
> Evyn MacDude
> infojunky at ceecom.net
>




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