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Old 04-14-2018, 07:16 PM   #2
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Default Re: [Spaceships] Missile shield vs. ramming: two questions

Range.

You need a large objective to focus a beam at great distance, which in GURPS Spaceships means a powerful weapon, which requires a large ship. So build go with TL 10 or TL11 and build SM +12 warships with 100 GJ spinal UV or X-ray lasers. Fit each one out with a tertiary battery of thirty 1GJ very-rapid-fire UV lasers for RoF 3000 missile defence.

Then stand off at 100,000 miles and plink with the Big Gun. Any warhead or fire platform will cop hell while closing.
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