[TML] Expanding the turret selection.

[Greg Nokes]

Did not book 5 add barbettes with more powerful PA's?

Why not stuff a bunch of guns into a barbette?

(Is that a barbette full of missile launchers, our are you just happy  
to see me?)


On Jul 2, 2008, at 11:29 AM, Evyn MacDude 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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