From: j a c <journeyman2000@j...>
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 10:57:40 -0500
Subject: [DS2] MDCs Nukes and Ogres
Ok, heres a first shot at the railgun weapons used in Ogre/GEV. Rockwell CAP-Nuke anti BPC rail weapon Early in 2010, Rockwell devised a new weapon to counter the development of the new BPC armor. Using a powerful mass driver, the weapon propels a tiny, sub critical nuclear charge at extremely high velocity. On impact with a hard target (BPC armor plate, concrete wall, etc.) the CAP (Collapsing Armor Piercing) round uses the force of the impact to compress the fissionable material and create a fast nuclear reaction (ie. BOOM). CAP-Ns in DS2 Essentially, the CAP-Nuke is a tiny (and I do mean tiny) nuclear charge that relies on its impact with a target to set it off. It is NOT a tac nuke. Therefore, in order to model it in DS2 terms, I've combined the MDC with the DFFG. The CAP-Nuke has the range of the MDC, with the damage capacity of the DFFG. There are also several types of weapon, with ranges that are not dependent on weapon class. Here they are: CAP-N Type Class Close Med Long Cost Ogre/GEV unit I 1 15 30 --- LGEV II 2 15 30 --- GEV III 3 15 30 --- SHVY IV 4 15 30 --- HVY V 5 15 30 --- none noted in Ogre Minis The missiles tanks used a GMS styled weapon, which used a terminal boost to get the warheads up to speed just before impact. CAP-Nm Type Class Close Med Long Cost Ogre/GEV unit