11-18-2010, 12:52 PM | #291 |
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11-18-2010, 12:57 PM | #292 |
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Re: Why does UT concealable armor suck?
That would make sense, and make it harder to trace back to the shooter, but GURPS gyrocs all seem to be based on the Gyrojet which had that problem. I suspect the reason is that launching the rocket then having it fire would make it impossible to hit without a guidance system.
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11-18-2010, 01:14 PM | #294 | |
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11-19-2010, 11:47 AM | #295 |
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04-18-2015, 10:01 PM | #296 | |
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04-23-2015, 03:45 PM | #297 | |
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I've gone over manufacturers figures for concealable body armor, areal density, and square feet of coverage, and have determined that I'm satisfied with the realism of the ULTRA TECH figures as representative of a significant advantage over anything now available or likely available in the near future. Besides possibly over-inflated Dragonscale-type armor characteristics - and it's worth noting that this is a case unsettled enough that has seen ongoing legal action and discussion among US lawmakers, among other things - other differences mostly relate to different opinions by GURPS authors on hit location size. Most real concealable armor vests cover a smaller fraction of the torso or even upper torso's surface area than its entire area. There is no set rule in GURPS regarding this, and optional rules for more nuanced partial coverage and so on were often added after UT and HT came out. In general, UT concealable armor likely assumes a larger area of coverage (most of the torso) than HT concealable armor (somewhat less of the torso). In fact, the UT DR numbers are probably _too high_ and the HT numbers _a bit more too high_ for the stated area, but since this likely ALSO true of ALL armor in GURPS, it's not a big thing. 2) The EM guns have certain advantages other than raw penetration. It would be quite possible to build better gauss guns that were optimized for penetration rather than small caliber and low ammo weight. Should my ambitions be realized, and various health crises and other problems stop getting in the way, the ability to build them should eventually be made available, at which point I expect a zillion different gauss weapons with widely varying performances and lethalities should be practical.
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04-23-2015, 08:04 PM | #298 |
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Re: Why does UT concealable armor suck?
Hope you take a turn for the better soon.
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