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- From: rday@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Robert E Day)
- Subject: Re: Which weapon is best? (Was: Re: btech lrm)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.134424.28799@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 13:44:24 GMT
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- In article <1h83kpINNre8@golem.wcc.govt.nz> taia_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:
- >In article <BzMw60.Lt4@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, dv52151@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (RedSwordT
- arga) writes:
- >>taia_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz (Second Genyosha) writes:
- >>> For best energy, the old medium laser for old tek (3025).
-
- Bingo
-
- >>> The choice of all munchkins in the Universe. The obvious Clan energy would
- >>>be the Medium Pulse Laser.
-
- Right again.
-
- >BTW did anyone notice that the Clan ER Large Laser didn't improve
- >significantly. The Clan ER PPC went up to 15 Damage from 10 Damage from the
- >Star League ER PPC. Equalling the heat output of the ER PPC for damage, but
- >with the ER Large Laser, the damage only went up to 10 and the heat remained
- >at 12, why? Imagine if the ER Large Laser (Clan) had equal heat and damage.
- >12 heat and 12 damage! Exactly what you need for a heat shot! Talk about
- >efficient, an energy weapon that destroys heads with no waste. Glad to see
- >that FA$A didn't do this one :)
-
- I think that the advantage the CLAN ER L.LASER gains is in its range.
- It gains an extra +1 hex at short & medium ranges & +6 at long. It has
- the third longest range of the "normal" weapons.(behind the LB2X @ 30 &
- the Ultra 2 @ 27.) I think that this makes up for the 2 points "lost" damage.
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