[gurps] Starship Troopers, Ch. 10-12

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Onno Meyer wrote:
> Chapter 10 tells of Operation Bughouse, i.e. the early war 
> before mankind comes to grip with the bugs. Chapters 11-12
> bring more propaganda, this time the claim that H&MP is a 
> science. Hmm, makes you think of Commies and Neo-Cons :-)
> 
> * Rico talks about "shoot or flame", "ammo or juice", so there
>   were weapons besides flamers. 
> * They run low on "ammo and jump juice and even power to keep 
>   the suits moving". Note the different use of "juice". Could 
>   it simply mean stored energy from different batteries?

It could be a charge threshold, below a certain percentage jump no 
longer works, below another percentage the flamer stops working. So if 
you skimp on the flamer the jets will last longer while if you walk 
every were you could burn down a city.

A new 9V battery for instance can actually measure above 11 volts, while 
that same battery can still power some devices when near dead but can 
only push 5 volts.

> * Suits have medical telemetry.

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