Re: [HoE] Anti-Vehicular Weapons

["Steve Crow" <crow_steve@hotmail.com>]

>Steve Crow wrote:
>
> > Small Arms constitutes any damage up to 4d10
> > Light Weapons:  5d10 - 4d12
> > Heavy Weapons:  5d12 - ??? (4d20, see next line)
> > Anti-Vehicle Weapons:  There don't seem to be a lot, but if you follow a
> > (sort of) logical progression, it would be anything from 5d10 up.
>
>That sounds good. Honestly I haven't heard any way of dealing with it 
>better.
>Only thing I would change is cut off Small arms at D8s.
>

I'd have to go back over the weapon charts.  However, I believe I came up 
with the 4d10 figure for Small Arms just because there were a couple of 
Small Arm-ish type weapons that did 4d10.

>The Powell M-26 has front armor of 16, that is a tanks hardest armor
>traditionally. The other armor ratings are 12 although no armor is listed 
>for
>its Top location. Hmm must be a typo. A place that is usually sought out by 
>hop
>missiles and aircraft.  ?
>

Got my books with me today.  Yes, the M-26 was the tank in question.  I 
believe that "Turret" armor is considered to be Top armor.

The 125mm SABOT weapon was the weapon in question, which does 6d20, AP8.

Our concern was less with this particular weapon, then the fact that most 
other weapons listed as "anti-vehicular" (such as in the Cyborg book) are 
even _less_ effective.

From what I see in the Road Warrior book you would have 3D4 remaining after 
>a
>front hit by a similarly equipped tank. If I did the math right.  And about 
>6D6
>on a side or rear hit. That's not to shabby although most Tank rounds are
>designed for a one shot one kill. The average damage from a side or rear 
>hit
>(which you want to go for) is 21 points. Not counting the Ace effect. So 
>say 30
>Points.

Yeah, that's about what we figured.  But didn't seem like much, thus the 
original question.

>             Hmm just noticed the Powells durability is 10/ 100..
>             Shouldn't that be 20 / 100? If its 20 you only popped one
>durability level. And got a big ball of meanness interested in you.
>

Yes, we sent a post to John Hopler a few weeks ago noting this typo.

(snippage of lots of useful real-life info on tanks and anti-tank weaponry)

>woof! Anyway sorry about the huge post. Hope it helps.
>

Thanks greatly.

Steve

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>David Heth
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