Door Breaching rounds

[Daeglan]

So I was looking at Shotgun rounds in High tech and they list stats for Door breaching rounds. but they do not list how to run them when they are used for door breaching. Are the rules somewhere?

[Kale]

Assuming Frangible slugs, you get regular slug damage, at Pi++, applied to the hinge or lock mechanism. If your rolled damage exceeds the lock or hinge's HP+DR it fails and the door can be kicked open. With typical 12G slugs giving 4d+4 Pi++ damage most locks will fail.

[lexington]

Originally Posted by Daeglan

So I was looking at Shotgun rounds in High tech and they list stats for Door breaching rounds. but they do not list how to run them when they are used for door breaching. Are the rules somewhere?

HT 167, you fire at the hinges of the doors. Assume a typical hinge has DR3 and HP6 while a door designed specifically not to be breached has DR9 and HP16 (based on Dungeon Fantasy 2, p18).

[Daeglan]

Thank you :)

[gmillerd]

I am not sure about HT's entry on the ammunition, but these rounds aren't very efficient / usable in certain shotguns. They are designed / best in pump or pump/auto shotguns as their design makes the action of the weapon fail and need to be cleared manually.

[blacksmith]

Originally Posted by gmillerd

I am not sure about HT's entry on the ammunition, but these rounds aren't very efficient / usable in certain shotguns. They are designed / best in pump or pump/auto shotguns as their design makes the action of the weapon fail and need to be cleared manually.

But that is true of lots of rounds, auto shotguns are particular, one reason they are not more common in police and military use.

[Kale]

Originally Posted by blacksmith

But that is true of lots of rounds, auto shotguns are particular, one reason they are not more common in police and military use.

The best compromise is something like the SPAS 12 that can be operated as a pump or a semi-auto with a button press.