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AlexanderHowl · 04-08-2019, 06:51 AM

A turret should probably be capable of holding a weapon of mass equal to one-tenth of the equivalent cargo mass (to account for the ammunition, articulation, computers, power cells, stabilization, etc.). In the case of a SM+5 shuttle, a medium turret would probably be able to hold a 100 lb weapon, so an ETC Heavy Chaingun would probably not be unreasonable. Its Spaceships RoF would probably be Ultratech RoF×5, to account for 3+ seconds of aiming between bursts, so 60 rounds per space combat turn. If we assume 50% of the mass of the turret is ammunition, the turret could hold around 2000 rounds, so around 33 space combat turns of firing.

04-08-2019, 06:51 AM	#4
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: [SPACESHIP] UT Weapons on a Small Spaceship. A turret should probably be capable of holding a weapon of mass equal to one-tenth of the equivalent cargo mass (to account for the ammunition, articulation, computers, power cells, stabilization, etc.). In the case of a SM+5 shuttle, a medium turret would probably be able to hold a 100 lb weapon, so an ETC Heavy Chaingun would probably not be unreasonable. Its Spaceships RoF would probably be Ultratech RoF×5, to account for 3+ seconds of aiming between bursts, so 60 rounds per space combat turn. If we assume 50% of the mass of the turret is ammunition, the turret could hold around 2000 rounds, so around 33 space combat turns of firing.