Questions about UT smoke, lasers, and plasma. - Page 5

sethbrayman · 11-04-2015, 01:05 PM

Under Plasma Guns on UT127 it says "When fired in atmosphere, the plasma bolt will ride a laser beam, which is used to create an evacuated channel, ensuring the plasma does not explode immediately upon contact with air."

Does this mean that smoke will stop or cause early detonation of a plasma bolt?
If so what laser is it likely using?
Does the armor divisor of the plasma weapon count against smoke if the laser portion of the attack is affected?

I am asking this because of UT114 which says "Rain, fog, smoke, snow, and similar weather or atmospheric conditions interfere with all high-energy lasers, adding extra DR to the target equal to the vision penalty (per yard). Thus, if a yard of smoke would be -10 to vision, then each yard gives DR 10; if every 100 yards of haze gives -1 to vision, then 1,000 yards provides DR 10."

Thanks much!

11-04-2015, 01:05 PM	#1
sethbrayman Join Date: Mar 2015	Questions about UT smoke, lasers, and plasma. Under Plasma Guns on UT127 it says "When fired in atmosphere, the plasma bolt will ride a laser beam, which is used to create an evacuated channel, ensuring the plasma does not explode immediately upon contact with air." Does this mean that smoke will stop or cause early detonation of a plasma bolt? If so what laser is it likely using? Does the armor divisor of the plasma weapon count against smoke if the laser portion of the attack is affected? I am asking this because of UT114 which says "Rain, fog, smoke, snow, and similar weather or atmospheric conditions interfere with all high-energy lasers, adding extra DR to the target equal to the vision penalty (per yard). Thus, if a yard of smoke would be -10 to vision, then each yard gives DR 10; if every 100 yards of haze gives -1 to vision, then 1,000 yards provides DR 10." Thanks much!