[DL] Deadlands Damage Formulae

[Michael Robert Blair <pellinoire@yahoo.com>]

I found the Deadlands damage formulae while looking
for evidence for an argument on the Weirdwars list.
Apologies if this is a little maths heavy but it was
set up to take values from a database of ammunition
information and generate useable values.
Hell with a calculator, with a spreadsheet easy-peasy.

Damage = sqrt(TKO ÷ 3)

Taylor Knock-Out
TKO = D × V × W ÷ 7000
D = Bullet Diameter (inches)
V = Muzzle Velocity (feet per second)
W = Bullet Weight (Grains)

Die Type depends on Hogg’s Penetration formulae:
Penetration Value   Die Type  Mean
<2                    d4       2.5
2 – 4                 d6       3.5
4 – 9.75              d8       4.5
9.75 to 50           d10       5.5
>50                  d12       6.5

Divide the damage by the mean for each die type to
find how many dice of damage inflicted by the
cartridge.

Penetration = ME ÷ (Area × Shape Factor × 1000)
Area    square inches
ME      feet per second

Shape Factors
   Round Nose                             1
   Hollow Point, wadcutter or manstopper  1.25
   Full-Metal Jacket                      0.8
   Armour-Piercing                        0.8
   Soft-Point                             1
   Jacketed Hollow Point                  1.1
   Jacketed Ogival                        0.9
   Flat-Nosed                             1.1


Michael


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