High tech guns, and an ultratech gun theoretical question

[mlangsdorf]

See Ultra-Tech, p 146, for the standard GURPS rules for homing projectiles from small-arms. They basically let you spend 4 times as much per shot to have a bullet that uses the Homing Enhancement (Characters pp 105-106).

Figuring out explosive damage is fairly complicated. You need to know the weight of explosive in the shell (typically 5%-20% of the weight of the projectile; see High-Tech p 169-170 for examples) and REF of the explosive filler being used. Then damage is 6d x square root(explosive weight in lbs * 4 * REF) (see Campaigns p 415).

Fragmentation damage is strictly based on shell diameter; see the weapon tables for examples.

Hope that helps!

[Jaware]

Originally Posted by mlangsdorf

See Ultra-Tech, p 146, for the standard GURPS rules for homing projectiles from small-arms. They basically let you spend 4 times as much per shot to have a bullet that uses the Homing Enhancement (Characters pp 105-106).

Figuring out explosive damage is fairly complicated. You need to know the weight of explosive in the shell (typically 5%-20% of the weight of the projectile; see High-Tech p 169-170 for examples) and REF of the explosive filler being used. Then damage is 6d x square root(explosive weight in lbs * 4 * REF) (see Campaigns p 415).

Fragmentation damage is strictly based on shell diameter; see the weapon tables for examples.

Hope that helps!

That's the equation I was referring to. So that clears up that issue. I was fairly sure it used that equation but I wasn't positive. Thanks

[Jaware]

Thanks people, one of my questions have been answered. It is looking like I won't be able to recreate the effect of the second part to my liking so I guess I'll scrap that idea.

Thanks for the input you guys.

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by Jaware

Thanks people, one of my questions have been answered. It is looking like I won't be able to recreate the effect of the second part to my liking so I guess I'll scrap that idea.

Thanks for the input you guys.

What is it that you want, exactly? Especially in equipment there's no reason you can't model this thing in GURPS if you can decide what it actually is.

[Dustin]

Just from the description, it sounds like it might reduce Cover penalties by 2, and perhaps give a -1 Dodge penalty as well (like a Deceptive Attack).

[Jaware]

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

What is it that you want, exactly? Especially in equipment there's no reason you can't model this thing in GURPS if you can decide what it actually is.

What I wanted was a way to make semi tracking ammunition or gun/ammunition combo that could help to hit what was being aimed at. None of us really knew how to play gurps very much when everyone built their characters and I didn't quite know enough about the game to make sure their characters were up to snuff so to speak. So. Thanks to that they all bought their guns skills to around 12 to 14. And they have figured out that range penalties suck. And target penalties suck. It took me 20 minutes to explain that shooting something in the head from 2 feet away is much harder to do if shooting the same spot 30 yards away.

And I was looking for a bit of pocket mirical they can whip out and use if their lives depended on it. At the cost of their collective bank accounts. Or something like that. But to be honest I don't know what kind of effect I was looking for.

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by Jaware

What I wanted was a way to make semi tracking ammunition or gun/ammunition combo that could help to hit what was being aimed at. None of us really knew how to play gurps very much when everyone built their characters and I didn't quite know enough about the game to make sure their characters were up to snuff so to speak. So. Thanks to that they all bought their guns skills to around 12 to 14. And they have figured out that range penalties suck. And target penalties suck. It took me 20 minutes to explain that shooting something in the head from 2 feet away is much harder to do if shooting the same spot 30 yards away.

And I was looking for a bit of pocket mirical they can whip out and use if their lives depended on it. At the cost of their collective bank accounts. Or something like that. But to be honest I don't know what kind of effect I was looking for.

Well, there are any number of different things you could do about that, but Guided might actually be just the thing if range penalties are getting you down. You still use the shooter's skill to make the attack, but range doesn't apply a penalty...

Ammo that increases Acc is also established (match-grade ammo), though the bonus is small for the real stuff. Making UT super-ammo that increases Acc by more wouldn't be too out there. Ammo that flat-out increases skill, as Toptomcat suggests, might be a little silly but certainly isn't a problem to do.

Pricing is really up to you. Nobody can possibly tell you how much you want to sting their pocketbooks for the bonus.

[Jaware]

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

Well, there are any number of different things you could do about that, but Guided might actually be just the thing if range penalties are getting you down. You still use the shooter's skill to make the attack, but range doesn't apply a penalty...

Ammo that increases Acc is also established (match-grade ammo), though the bonus is small for the real stuff. Making UT super-ammo that increases Acc by more wouldn't be too out there. Ammo that flat-out increases skill, as Toptomcat suggests, might be a little silly but certainly isn't a problem to do.

Pricing is really up to you. Nobody can possibly tell you how much you want to sting their pocketbooks for the bonus.

I believe the guy above you has solved my problem. It seems to be an elegant solution. That I could use that takes a bit of work on the pcs part to keep them from just getting some easy source of money and buying their skill instead of just getting better via points and improvement.