Bob_Richter
10/02/01 01:45 PM
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...there are a number of possibilities we're overlooking as to why BT autocannons might work the way they do. It might be the case (as suggested by Michael A. Stackpole's descriptions in the Warrior Trilogy) that the /# with an autocannon describes its rate of fire. An AC/2 fires 2 shots to the pull of the trigger, the AC/5 5 shots, and so on. This would indicate (to me at least) that all of the varieties of caliber they come in have equivalent power, and that the shortened ranges indicates a shorter barrel length (to provide for more barrels, or whatever), which would explain the relative lightness of the heavier autocannons.
It would also explain the almost-exact ratio of the ammo weights.
Just something to think about. I'm hardly an expert, after all.
-Bob Richter
A dead primate is nobody's ancestor.
-Bob (The Magnificent) Richter
Assertions made in this post are the humble opinion of Bob.
They are not necessarily statements of fact or decrees from God Himself, unless explicitly and seriously stated to be so.
:)
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Cray
10/02/01 01:55 PM
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I considered "that the /# with an autocannon describes its rate of fire", but that lasted until reading the fluff in Technical Readouts and BMR. Autocannons range from 30-90mm and more. The Demolisher's Chemjet AC/20s are definitely 185mm; I can't think of any 185mm AC/2s.
I suppose it's a question of which fluff you want to believe. Personally, I like to think "bigger AC, bigger bore diameter." An AC/20 that's 30mm like an AC/2 is just so...so...unsatisfying. :)
>It would also explain the almost-exact ratio of the ammo weights
It would, though you get the same effect by varying caliber and, within an AC class, rates of fire.
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.
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Bob_Richter
10/02/01 04:38 PM
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AC/20s are listed in a variety of calibers...120, 185, 203, what-have-you. The Hetzer's 120mm gun even seems to be a single-shot model...!
Of course, for any number of AC/20s and AC/2 the caliber is unlisted.
-Bob Richter
A dead primate is nobody's ancestor.
-Bob (The Magnificent) Richter
Assertions made in this post are the humble opinion of Bob.
They are not necessarily statements of fact or decrees from God Himself, unless explicitly and seriously stated to be so.
:)
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Acolyte
10/31/01 09:48 AM
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The Hetzer fires "10 hyper-velocity 150mm slugs" 
Light a fire for a man, and you keep him warm for one night,
Light a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Acolyte
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Cray
10/31/01 11:00 AM
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The Demolisher's AC/20s are "185mm Chemjets," IIRC.
The Mechbuster has something impressive. IIRC, it only fires 5 slugs.
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.
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Bob_Richter
10/31/01 02:41 PM
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'scuse me.
Sorry.
Bob = guy without a tech readout working with a faulty memory.
-Bob Richter
A dead primate is nobody's ancestor.
-Bob (The Magnificent) Richter
Assertions made in this post are the humble opinion of Bob.
They are not necessarily statements of fact or decrees from God Himself, unless explicitly and seriously stated to be so.
:)
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