VRF gauss gun
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> Peter B. Juzyk wrote:
>
> I also have found some more suspicious items in the T:TNE rules. In the
> Autoguns weapon listings for the VRF Gauss guns I have the following stats
> which seem to be slightly transposed:
>
> -----Weight----
> Caliber Empty Loaded Ammo Magazine
> - ------------------------------------------------------
> VRF Gauss gun (veh) 26.68 41.68 15 30000C/2
> VRF Gauss gun (mp) 162.68 162.43 0.25 500C/137
>
>
> Somehow it just seems counter-intuitive that the vehicular weapon weighs
> less. It seems that most of the above numbers for the veh model with the
> exception of ammo wt. and magazine cap. should be switched with the mp
> model and vice-versa.
To get a DV of 6 with dart ammo requires a muzzle energy of 8100 J.
Required energy at TL 10 is 3 times that, so for 500 rounds you need a
magazine battery of 122 kg (8100*3*500*0.00001). For 30000 rds, you'd need a
mag bat of 73 _tonnes_.
The mp (man-portable) version includes the mass of the battery powering
the weapon. The vehicle one is assumed to be plugged into the vehicle's
power system or other separate power supply. Unfortunately, there is no
mention of what power input is needed. At its maximum rate of fire (5 bursts
of 50 shots per 5 seconds) the gun should require 1.215 MW (8100*3*5*50/5).
A 2-tonne TL 10 storage battery would power it for 120 000 rds at full ROF.
> Another item: what is the mass of a sand cannister and what is its volume?
> I assume the improvement in beam reduction by sand casters is a result of
> the electro-magnetic field generated and not because of different types of
> sand.
Sand canisters mass 0.5 tonnes in a volume of 0.5 kL. The improvement is
from both reasons. Higher tech levels use gravitic as well as/instead of
magnetic fields, which allows the use of more effective sand.
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