Ultra-Tech Dose size

Henchman99942 · 01-24-2015, 02:43 PM

How large is a dose (in mL) in Ultra-tech. I refer specifically to the "Biochemical Liquid Table" and "Biochemical Aerosol Table".

I took a cylinder 4 times as long as the diameter of the projectile. For a 10mm projectile, I used a cylinder of liquid 10mm in diameter and 40 mm long and I got 3.14 mL. (Pi*Radius^2*Height) This is one dose for Biochemical Aerosols, which is most you can fit into a 10mm round.

From a web site: "Hypodermic syringes come in a variety of sizes ranging from 0.5 ml (calibrated 0.01 increments) to 60 ml (calibrated in 2 ml increments)"

So 3.14 mL is well within the limits of modern day drug dose sizes. However, experimentation has shown that this much liquid cannot coat an area of the indicated size. 'Brushing' this much water onto a counter top will not cover a circle with a radius of 1 yard (3.14 sq yards). It isn't even close. It maybe coats a circle with a radius of one foot or at most 18 inches. It may be possible that the liquid munitions don't totally cover the surface, covering it only in widely spaced droplets, or that they do so with a VERY thin film resulting from a specially shaped explosive charge. I suppose that is possible. Yes, I realize water has a high surface tension and that it's film thickness is grater than liquids that 'wet' a surface more easily. But 3.14 mL is less than a teaspoon. You end up with a thickness measured in millionths of a millimeter trying to cover a circle with a radius of 1 yard.

Whatever. I realize it's just a game and these rules are guidelines and approximations. I just want things to make sense.

01-24-2015, 02:43 PM	#1
Henchman99942 Join Date: Oct 2012	Ultra-Tech Dose size How large is a dose (in mL) in Ultra-tech. I refer specifically to the "Biochemical Liquid Table" and "Biochemical Aerosol Table". I took a cylinder 4 times as long as the diameter of the projectile. For a 10mm projectile, I used a cylinder of liquid 10mm in diameter and 40 mm long and I got 3.14 mL. (PiRadius^2Height) This is one dose for Biochemical Aerosols, which is most you can fit into a 10mm round. From a web site: "Hypodermic syringes come in a variety of sizes ranging from 0.5 ml (calibrated 0.01 increments) to 60 ml (calibrated in 2 ml increments)" So 3.14 mL is well within the limits of modern day drug dose sizes. However, experimentation has shown that this much liquid cannot coat an area of the indicated size. 'Brushing' this much water onto a counter top will not cover a circle with a radius of 1 yard (3.14 sq yards). It isn't even close. It maybe coats a circle with a radius of one foot or at most 18 inches. It may be possible that the liquid munitions don't totally cover the surface, covering it only in widely spaced droplets, or that they do so with a VERY thin film resulting from a specially shaped explosive charge. I suppose that is possible. Yes, I realize water has a high surface tension and that it's film thickness is grater than liquids that 'wet' a surface more easily. But 3.14 mL is less than a teaspoon. You end up with a thickness measured in millionths of a millimeter trying to cover a circle with a radius of 1 yard. Whatever. I realize it's just a game and these rules are guidelines and approximations. I just want things to make sense.