08-04-2022, 03:48 PM | #11 | |
Join Date: Oct 2019
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Re: Hellfire RX 9 missile
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Dam = D * V * A * W D is just diameter, so 180. V is is (speed in yards/second)/800 = 500/800 = 0.625. A is 1 for a solar warhead. W requires some back-tracking. A "normal" sized 180mm warhead weighs ~47 lbs. The 20 lbs stated for this missile's payload would put it closest to "modest" in size, so W = 0.625. Dam = 180 * 0.625 * 1 * 0.625 = 70.3125 Call it 70d. Definitely not in the tens-of-thousands range. |
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08-04-2022, 04:41 PM | #12 | |
Join Date: Sep 2011
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Re: Hellfire RX 9 missile
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DAM= D x V x A. There is no W component, but I did miss the 800 divisor, so the values for the formula are: D is 180 (mm) without the blades extended, or 2180 (mm) with the blades extended; the individual blades adding 1 m or 1000 mm to the warhead's radius. V = (Mach 1.3 = 995 mph or) 486/800 yards/sec = 0.5625 A = 1, or 0.25 if Beehive. Damage is 101.25 dice with blades unextended or 1226.25 dice with the blades extended, approximated as 6d x 17 and 6d x 204 respectively. If it behaves as a beehive round, then the damage becomes 25.3125 or 306.5625 respectively, or approximately 6d x 4 and 6d x 51. |
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08-04-2022, 05:27 PM | #13 |
Join Date: Oct 2019
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Re: Hellfire RX 9 missile
I'm reading straight from my PDF, which has a W variable for warhead size.
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08-04-2022, 05:41 PM | #14 | |
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Wellington, NZ
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Re: Hellfire RX 9 missile
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Also, using VE2 damage formulas for 4e is pretty questionable. The 4e collision formula would be more reasonable (though I'd not be halving damage for it being cutting - that seems a poor rule to me).
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08-05-2022, 03:09 AM | #15 |
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Ventura CA
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Re: Hellfire RX 9 missile
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08-07-2022, 09:14 PM | #16 |
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Re: Hellfire RX 9 missile
I have an article in the latest Pyramid Scheme for drones and drone strikes, with laser-guided bombs and Hellfires, including the Hellfire in ninja mode.
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