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Old 07-11-2013, 08:18 AM   #6
Sunrunners_Fire
 
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Default Re: Spaceship Hit Points"

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Originally Posted by night-hunter View Post
I think I followed that up to the point where you arrived at the 4dx5(5) and 68dHP average damage. Where did the "(5)" derive from?
(GURPS Vorkosigan Saga, pg 231)

A 1 GJ plasma cannon does 4dx5(5) burn sur dDam.

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And where did the 68 derive from?
Not sure. 4 dice * 3.5 average result on 1d6 * 5 = 70 burn sur dDam.

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The Plasma Mirror can deal with 400-600K DICE of decade damage - something is seriously wrong somewhere with the mechanic.
Dunno. Are plasma weapons considered useful against ships equipped with a plasma mirror in the books? The above 1 GJ plasma cannon counts as 20 dice per shot.

The Military Courier (pg 206) has a 300-dice plasma mirror (over 20 second turns).

(pg 94) indicates that plasma weapons are being discarded in favor of the gravitic imploder lance.
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