an alternative to the Nova Cannon

Hiya Beth and everyone,

While typing out my antimatter salvo post, I considered the implications of an
MT missile idea. If the nations of the future could have antimatter ordnance
for their smaller missiles, then why not for the larger ones?

These larger missiles would follow all the regular rules for MT missiles

except when the owner detonates the missile (or it connects with a valid

target) it affects a four-inch radius.  The explosion in the inner
one-inch
radius inflicts 4D6 damage to all objects inside it. For every inch the

explosion spreads, the force of the blast loses one die.

Although arguably not as potent as a Nova Cannon, these weapons are highly
powerful in their own right. Shields don't have to be dropped, and the owning
ship can still fire the rest of its armament during the turn of launch. The
owning ship need not charge the missile prior to launch. And the owner of this
missile directs its movement.

I am not sure exactly how much these should cost. I see that the several
other load-outs of missiles in the MT book all cost the same and have
the same mass. Perhaps this particular form of ordnance requires more mass for
safety concerns, or it may be that an antimatter MT missile is physically
larger than the standard missile. I know I wouldn't want one of these to
accidentally go off in the launch tube! What do you all think?