[Daryk]

GrandDM pointed out Issue #22 had Light Machine Guns, so here they are.  I assume the cost for the Nachtgewitter is a misprint and will be reporting that as errata (I assume it's supposed to be 1,200, not 120).  For comparison, the bog-standard Light Machine Gun is 5/3 with burst 15 (so it doesn't qualify for the Heavy Burst special), 0.49 TW damage, 400 cost and 7 kg.  The Support MG is 5/5 with burst 20 and weighs 44 kg (crew 2)!  A good third of these also have 3/6/9 range, while only one has the standard 1/2/3.

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Name Aff TL Shots AP BD Burst TW AToW TW Wt(kg) Cost Notes
Dmg Range Range
Type 17 CC C 50 4 4 10 0.44 40 1 7.2 1,000
HUǑ DÚSHÉ CC C 200 6 5 20 1.13 70 2 12.8 1,500 Heavy Burst, Encumbering
Nambu M-12 DC C 40 7 6 10 1.16 60 2 11.1 2,300
AKAI RYŪ DC D 50 6 6 10 0.99 80 3 10.1 3,500
Sarcot MG-19 FWL C 150 5 5 15 0.81 75 3 11.5 2,500 Heavy Burst
Fogue Defender FWL C 60 4 4 10 0.44 50 2 15.5 1,250 Encumbering
HCK M-2MG LC C 60 6 6 15 1.17 80 3 10.2 3,300 Heavy Burst
Nachtgewitter LC C 30 5 5 7 0.56 65 2 9.2 120 Price actually 1,200?
Peacekeeper-LSB FS C 50 5 5 10 0.69 55 2 9.3 1,200
Peacekeeper-SB FS C 50 5 5 10 0.69 65 2 10.05 1,500
Peacekeeper-LLB FS C 200 5 5 20 0.94 75 3 11.2 2,500 Heavy Burst
Peacekeeper-LB FS C 200 5 5 20 0.94 85 3 13.1 2,900 Heavy Burst, Encumbering
Boone MGL 14A TC C 40 5 4 8 0.55 50 2 9.1 2,500
Boone MGL 14D TC C 200 5 4 20 0.75 65 2 12.1 2,700 Heavy Burst
TIE-124 Clan C 200 7 6 20 1.58 70 2 15.1 4,500 Heavy Burst, Encumbering if STR<7


[Lagrange]

Comparing HCK M-2MG with the LMG, the HCK has 50% more range and does 17% more damage with a 30% price discount and 1/49th the weight.

[Daryk]

Indeed... I can only wonder where this is going...

[Lagrange]

Indeed... I can only wonder where this is going...

Yeah, custom infantry can move 5x-25x faster and easily deal ~10x the damage at 2x-7x the range when compared with TW infantry.  Overall, the skew between design, canon, and common sense is looking rather extreme here.

[Grand_dm]

GrandDM pointed out Issue #22 had Light Machine Guns, so here they are.  I assume the cost for the Nachtgewitter is a misprint and will be reporting that as errata (I assume it's supposed to be 1,200, not 120).  For comparison, the bog-standard Light Machine Gun is 5/3 with burst 15 (so it doesn't qualify for the Heavy Burst special), 0.49 TW damage, 400 cost and 7 kg.  The Support MG is 5/5 with burst 20 and weighs 44 kg (crew 2)!  A good third of these also have 3/6/9 range, while only one has the standard 1/2/3.

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Name Aff TL Shots AP BD Burst TW AToW TW Wt(kg) Cost Notes
Dmg Range Range
Type 17 CC C 50 4 4 10 0.44 40 1 7.2 1,000
HUǑ DÚSHÉ CC C 200 6 5 20 1.13 70 2 12.8 1,500 Heavy Burst, Encumbering
Nambu M-12 DC C 40 7 6 10 1.16 60 2 11.1 2,300
AKAI RYŪ DC D 50 6 6 10 0.99 80 3 10.1 3,500
Sarcot MG-19 FWL C 150 5 5 15 0.81 75 3 11.5 2,500 Heavy Burst
Fogue Defender FWL C 60 4 4 10 0.44 50 2 15.5 1,250 Encumbering
HCK M-2MG LC C 60 6 6 15 1.17 80 3 10.2 3,300 Heavy Burst
Nachtgewitter LC C 30 5 5 7 0.56 65 2 9.2 120 Price actually 1,200?
Peacekeeper-LSB FS C 50 5 5 10 0.69 55 2 9.3 1,200
Peacekeeper-SB FS C 50 5 5 10 0.69 65 2 10.05 1,500
Peacekeeper-LLB FS C 200 5 5 20 0.94 75 3 11.2 2,500 Heavy Burst
Peacekeeper-LB FS C 200 5 5 20 0.94 85 3 13.1 2,900 Heavy Burst, Encumbering
Boone MGL 14A TC C 40 5 4 8 0.55 50 2 9.1 2,500
Boone MGL 14D TC C 200 5 4 20 0.75 65 2 12.1 2,700 Heavy Burst
TIE-124 Clan C 200 7 6 20 1.58 70 2 15.1 4,500 Heavy Burst, Encumbering is STR<7


Good stuff. Thank you as always for doing these conversions.

[Daryk]

You're more than welcome!  I see it as part of my campaign to keep AToW connected to the main game.

[DOC_Agren]

Neat

[DevianID]

We are well overdue for a new edition of ATOW that cleans up all the weapon stuff.

Has shrapnel now covered everything?  Or is there a few more weapon classes before they are 'complete' and ready to fix the main book?

[Daryk]

I'm not sure... I may have missed an article or two between Lasers in Issue 9 and LMGs in Issue 22...  Craig would know for sure! :)

[Daryk]

Norma .338 Magnum has entered the chat! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-y5B-g4G78

[DOC_Agren]

Okay...   

[AlphaMirage]

We are well overdue for a new edition of ATOW that cleans up all the weapon stuff.

Has shrapnel now covered everything?  Or is there a few more weapon classes before they are 'complete' and ready to fix the main book?

They actually don't have assault rifles covered, laser rifles and sub-machine guns yes; but not ballistic assault rifles or personal gauss weaponry.

I would also like a new look at Gyrojets and we still need crewed support weapons with updated stats.

[Daryk]

Trbotrtle is guy to ask! :)

[beachhead1985]

We are well overdue for a new edition of ATOW that cleans up all the weapon stuff.

Has shrapnel now covered everything?  Or is there a few more weapon classes before they are 'complete' and ready to fix the main book?

Is that the goal? They aren't just adding ATOW equipment like BattleTechnology used to do for MechWarrior?