[gurps] Sub Trek

Onno Meyer Onno.Meyer at gmx.de
Sat Dec 13 12:58:08 CST 2008


My "Multirole Submarine" needs offensive (anti-ship/anti-sub) and defensive
(anti-torpedo) torpedoes. Both will have wire guidance, for flexible control, 
plus passive homing for the point defense torps and both active and passive
homing for the offensive torpedoes. The launchers are heavy automatic, for 
a high rate of fire. The speed is as high as possible at this TL, under the 
assumption that even the offensive fish are for self-defense and need to 
take the enemy out fast in close quarters, not in a set-piece battle.

The big hitters are MIRVed SLBMs with four 1-megaton warheads. Technically 
they're in reloadable muzzle-loaders, practically reloading needs a homeport 
or tender.

Weapon              Weight Volume Cost     Power WPS    VPS CPS       TL
200mm Torpedo Tube   1,600  32     $45,000   -      400   8    $47,000 8
500mm Torpedo Tube   8,000 160    $205,000   -    2,000  40   $230,000 8
500mm SLBM Launcher 10,000 200    $255,000   -   10,000 200 $1,300,000 8

Weapon        Guid       Malf. Type Damage              SS Speed Max/IFR   End RoF  Skill
200mm Torpedo PSH/WG     crit. exp. 6d*250              25    80     4,800  60 2    16/OG
500mm Torpedo PSH/ASH/WG crit. exp. 6d*133(10)          30    80    16,320 204 1    20/16/OG
500mm SLBM    IG         crit. exp. 4 at 6d*12,000,000,000 30 3,200 4,800,000 300 1/25   -

According to Wikipedia, I still need ABM and lasers, but the rules for blue-green
lasers on VXi17 are probably too optimistic. 


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