Re: Fixed mounts (Was: Agility and other $%&#! :-)

Adrian Hurt writes:
> This is something I never liked.  All weapons are in turrets.  A ship ought
> to be able to have fixed weapons.  Either the same weapons, but taking much
> less space; or bigger weapons in the same space.  In particular, a fighter
> ought to be able to take a big missile on a fixed mount, instead of those
> small 50kg things in its turret.  That way, it might be able to do some harm
> to a decent sized ship.

Sure you can, It is mentioned in the Solomani Alien Module that they often
use fixed mounts. I would think that a fixed mount would take the same
power, but require less room (maybe as low as 1/3), meigh appropriately less
and perhaps be 25% cheaper.
The limits as detailed in the module was that any craft may only have as many
hardpoints occupied by fixed mounts as it has computernumber.
They also gave each weapon a -2 to hit. (Mayday system)
Looking at the way spinal mounts is treated in MegaT a fixed mount would
have to be pointed at the target in order to be fired.
(And they would be practically useless for defensive fire)

An other method is to intstall a big bomb-bay (just cargo with a hatch in the
floor). This would have room for about one 1000kg bomb per 0.75 kl or something.
Just fly over the target and open the hatch...
Even a little ship could take a B52 sized cargo.
For really effective ground-attack, put laserguidance kits on the bombs...

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