			    TRAVELLER Digest 149

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  1) 	by gdw.support@genie.geis.com

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Date: Mon,  2 Jan 95 00:56:00 UTC
From: gdw.support@genie.geis.com
To: traveller@MPGN.COM
Message-ID: <199501020117.AA202519437@relay2.geis.com>

 
 Fire, Fusion, & Steel Errata 7 December 1994
 
 This document compiles all changes, corrections, and
 clarifications to the 2nd printing of Fire, Fusion, & Steel
 (a.k.a. "Mk I, Mod 1"). Note that this includes the high-energy
 weapon upgrade presented as "Putting the Heat Back into Plasma"
 in Challenge #76. This also includes those portions of the
 Striker II design sequence upgrades that function as
 clarifications, but does not include the design sequence
 expansions from the Reformation Coalition Equipment Guide and
 Striker II.
 
 Owners of 1st printing FF&S (distinguished by the absence of
 "Mk I, Mod 1" on the credits page, and missing text on page 75)
 will first want to consult the "Fire, Fusion, & Steel First
 Printing to Second Printing Upgrade," available in Challenge #75.
 
 Modifications are laid out by page number in 2nd printing FF&S
 (Mk I, Mod 1), with a characterization of the type of change
 (Correction, Clarification, etc.). Changed material is set off
 _like this_ to make it easy to spot, and references to existing
 or previous material is often included within quotation marks
 "like this" to make it easier to spot the material that needs to
 be modified or replaced.
 
 Page 12
 
 (Correction): On the Hull Form and Configuration table, the LM
 for Open Frame should be 4, not "3.5."
 
 (Correction): On the notes beneath that same table, the second
 paragraph of MVM should read:
 
 "Perform the same calculation, _then divide by hull material
 toughness_ to get the volume of that hull's internal structure
 stressed to 1G."
 
 Page 15
 
 (Expansion): Change section "4. Place Surface Fixtures" as
 follows:
 
 "Surface fixtures include all antennae, radiators, external
 grapples, and hatches. Surface area devoted to slower-than-light
 maneuver drive (aft), jump drive (aft), _fuel scoops (anywhere),_
 and lifters (ventral surfaces) should also be allocated. These
 systems do not have surface hit locations listed on the ship's
 damage table (these have their damage handled by internal damage
 in the same hit locations), but are allocated in this step to
 ensure that other systems are not improperly placed where these
 engineering systems should be. Divide the total hull surface area
 by 20 to determine the surface area of each hit location and
 allocate surface fixtures accordingly.
 
 _When allocating antenna surface area, use the full unfolded
 surface area for folding EMS antennae. If the available surface
 area is too small for this, allocate surface area for all non-
 antenna surface area consuming systems, and then allocate all
 remaining surface area to "Antenna." However, this remaining area
 must be at least equal to 10% of the unfolded surface area of the
 folding antenna, plus the surface area required by the other
 antennae installed aboard the craft. If this requirement cannot
 be met, the systems cannot be accommodated aboard the vessel."_
 
 (Clarification): Change the sentence in section "5. Evaluate
 System Damage" as follows:
 
 "Systems can take 1 minor hit per 5 metric tonnes of mass
 _(round to the nearest whole number of minor hits,_ to a maximum
 of 4)@"
 
 Page 17
 
 (Correction): On the armor volume increase per thickened face
 table at the bottom of the right column, the entry for Sides
 (both) should be _30%_, not "15%."
 
 Pages 17 and 23
 
 (Clarification): In some cases, designating a turret as a small
 turret (and therefore requiring its components to take up 10
 times their volume) results in the turret being larger than the
 maximum 10% of vehicle volume allowed for a small turret.
 However, when recalculating the turret's volume as a main turret
 (requiring its components to take up between 2 and 6 times their
 volume, depending on tech level), the turret then falls back
 below the 10% threshold and becomes classified as a small turret
 again. In such cases, treat the turret as a main turret (using
 the main turret volume multiplier), but this turret must be the
 only turret on that vehicle, and the vehicle is then classified
 as having a small turret for purposes of target type in the
 vehicle damage sequence.
 
 Page 18
 
 (Clarification): In the second paragraph, modify the last two
 sentences as follows:
 
 "A moderate slope _multiplies_ the effective armor value of a
 face by _1.5._ A radical slope _multiplies_ the effective armor
 value of a face by 2."
 
 (Correction): In the notes beneath the Suspension table, the
 note headed "Kl" should instead be headed _Vol._
 
 Pages 18 and 24
 
 (Clarification): Large direct energy input lasers with
 trainable focal arrays may be designed for turret mounting in
 ground vehicles. When fitting these weapons to the vehicles, the
 laser's homopolar generator need not be placed in the turret, nor
 have its mass accounted for in the weapon stabilization
 calculations.
 
 Page 19
 
 (Correction): In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the
 reference should be to Step _9,_ Crew, not "Step 8."
 
 Page 20
 
 (Correction): The Cargo section should be labelled Step _10_,
 not "Step 11."
 
 Page 23
 
 See "Pages 17 and 23," above.
 
 Page 24
 
 See "Pages 18 and 24," above.
 
 Page 26
 
 (Enhancement): Before calculating the G rating of a lift
 vehicle, first determine its density by dividing its loaded mass
 by its volume in displacement tons. If the result is less than
 15.5, use the procedure as printed (i.e., divide thrust in tonnes
 by 10xhull displacement). If the result is 15.5 or greater,
 determine G rating by dividing the vehicle's thrust in tonnes by
 its loaded mass in tonnes.
 
 (Correction): The "Combat Move" section in the right hand
 column should be modified to read as follows:
 
 "Combat Move: The safe NOE combat movement of a grav vehicle
 (in 10-meter grid squares per combat turn) is equal to the
 vehicle's _safe_ NOE speed (in kilometers per hour) multiplied by
 0.139@"
 
 Page 32
 
 (Clarification): Under the Rotor Assemblies table, the "Wt"
 note should have the following addition:
 
 "Wt: Weight, in tonnes, per tonne of power plant _devoted to
 lift._"
 
 Page 33
 
 (Addition): Under "Step 6: Crew and Passengers," helicopters
 which are equipped with ejection seats may only be equipped with
 advanced ejection seats.
 
 (Addition): Under "Step 6: Crew and Passengers," each
 crewmember or passenger carried has a mass of 0.1 tonnes.
 
 (Addition): Under "Step 7: Life Support," add the following
 clarification:
 
 _Although aircraft systems are calculated by mass, not volume,
 certain life support systems have their characteristics based on
 volume rather than weight alone. When calculating these systems,
 the volume basis is the total volume of all crew positions and
 passenger seats. Volume for these components is listed on the
 tables on pages 47 and 62._
 
 Page 34
 
 (Addition): Under the "Weight" subsection of "Rating Your
 Design", the total weight of all components should also include
 crew and passengers (0.1 tonne each) in addition to the other
 components listed.
 
 Page 35
 
 (Correction): At the end of the second paragraph of the right
 column, delete the sentence, "Aircraft flying NOE have their
 agilities doubled."
 
 (Correction): In the size table at the bottom of the page, the
 range of displacement tonnage for a Small target should read
 _100_-999, not "199-999."
 
 Page 49
 
 (Correction): On the Maser Communicators table, the volume of a
 tech level 15 30km maser should be _.001_, not ".002."
 
 Page 50
 
 (Addition): Add the following note beneath the Radar tables:
 _Antenna Price (in MCr): Antenna area * 0.05_
 
 Page 53
 
 (Addition): Add the following note beneath the Area Jammers
 table:
 
 Antenna Size: Antenna size in square meters is equal to
 required power in megawatts divided by 50.
 
 Page 56
 
 (Change): The mass of ERA should be _0.2_ tonnes per cubic
 meter, not "4." The price of ERA should be volume times _0.0007_,
 not "0.007."
 
 Page 57
 
 (Addition): Modify the Nuclear Damper Design table to include
 Minimum MW and Minimum Volume columns as follows:
 
 TL  MW       Min MW  Vol  Min Vol MCr
 12  0.0005   1.5     5    7.5     0.13
 13  0.0003   0.9     8    7.2     0.3
 14  0.0002   0.6    10    6       0.67
 15  0.0001   0.3    11    3.3     1.5
 16  0.00008  0.24   13    3.12    2
 18  0.00006  0.18   16    2.88    4
 20  0.00003  0.09   18    1.62    6
 
 Add the following notes beneath the table:
 
 Min MW: Minimum power requirement for a damper at this tech
 level, in MW
 
 Min Vol: Minimum allowable volume of a damper at this tech
 level, in cubic meters
 
 Page 62
 
 (Addition): At the end of the first (incomplete) paragraph,
 replace the last sentence, "Docking rings allow no maintenance or
 repair." with the following passage:
 
 _A docking ring may only accommodate craft of one specific
 displacement (in tons) and one specific hull form and
 configuration (e.g., a 10-ton streamlined cylinder or a 30-ton
 unstreamlined wedge), designated during the design sequence.
 Airframe configurations may not be accommodated in docking rings.
 Docking rings allow not maintenance or repair tasks, but do not
 prevent maintenance hours from being spent._
 
 Page 63
 
 (Addition): The first two sentences of the Chemical Power
 Plants section were accidentally deleted. Add them before the
 first existing sentence:
 
 _"The first steam power plants burned wood to heat water in an
 enclosed boiler. As the water boiled, the steam was contained
 under pressure and used to turn reciprocating pistons that turn a
 drive shaft."_
 
 Page 67
 
 (Change): Under the Explosive Power Generation table, the
 "Mass" note should be changed to read, "The mass of the
 cartridge, in tonnes, is equal to its volume in cubic meters
 multiplied by _4_," not "8."
 
 Page 70
 
 (Change): On the Self-Contained Thrusters table, the FC value
 for EAPlaC should be changed to _0.3_ from "0.225."
 
 Page 88
 
 (Clarification): The last sentence above the Sights and
 Rangefinders table should be modified to read:
 
 "When a weapon equipped with a point-defense computer fires at
 _a_ ballistic projectile, the projectile's _target movement
 difficulty modifier (from the table of the same name on TNE page
 294)_ is halved@"
 
 (Correction): Under "Indirect Fire Control," delete the
 sentence:
 
 "Indirect fire sights on mortars have half the weight and cost
 of those for CPR guns."
 
 In fact, simple indirect fire sights are already automatically
 included on mortars (see page 109).
 
 Page 94
 
 (Clarification): In the right hand column, all references to
 "penetration" should, of course, be to "penetration _rating."_
 
 Page 97
 
 (Clarification): The last sentence of the "Cassette" section
 should be modified as follows:
 
 "The price of an empty cassette is equal to the price of a
 single round of _ball_ ammunition for the weapon multiplied by
 500."
 
 Page 103
 
 (Clarification): In the right-hand column, the second sentence
 of section "3. Receiver Price" should be modified as follows:
 
 "If capable of selective _or multi-selective_ fire (one _or
 more_ automatic rate), multiply price by 1.2."
 
 Page 110
 
 (Correction): The formula for computing the direct fire range
 of a mass driver is wrong. Replace the second paragraph of the
 "1. Direct Fire Range" subsection with the following:
 
 "Short direct fire range in meters for a mass drive gun firing
 a kinetic penetrator round is equal to _five times the sum of its
 bore size in centimeters plus one-twentieth its muzzle velocity
 in meters per second plus 20. SR = 5 [B + (Vö20) + 20]"_
 
 Page 121
 
 (Change): Under section "D. Range," change the last two
 paragraphs to read as follows:
 
 "Short direct fire range in meters for a plasma gun is _100
 times the square root of its pulse energy in megajoules._
 
 Short direct fire range in meters for a fusion gun is _150
 times the square root of its pulse energy in megajoules."_
 
 (Change): Under section "E. Damage Value," change the formula
 to read _30_ times the square root of E, rather than "11.5."
 
 Page 122
 
 (Change): Replace the second and third paragraphs (both single
 sentences) on the page with the following single paragraph:
 
 "Plasma and fusion weapons have a penetration rating of 1-2-10."
 (Change): Change the first five lines of the Price Multiplier
 table to read as follows:
 Component              Plasma  Fusion
 Firing Unit            600*    1000*
 Support Hardware       600*    1000*
 Gyro-Compensator*      600     600
 Inertial Compensator*  1000    1000
 Recoil Cradle          25      25
 
 (Correction): "Empty magazines cost _Cr10_ per kilogram,
 rounding fractions up," not "Cr1".
 
 (Clarification): Under "K. Recoil," make the following addition
 to the "Ww" note:
 
 "Ww: Weight, in kilograms, of weapon (loaded). _When a recoil
 compensator is fitted, Ww includes the weight of the backpack.
 When no recoil compensator is fitted, Ww does not include the
 backpack."_
 
 Page 144
 
 (Correction): The volume of a tech level 11-12 500-kiloton
 warhead should be _.388,_ not ".4."
 
 Page 145
 
 (Addition): Add the following note beneath the Homing guidance
 table:
 
 _Range: Maximum short range of the guidance system. This can be
 reduced if the missile's propellant limits it to a lower range._
 (Addition): Add information to the Smart Warheads Sensor table
 as follows:
 
 TL Type           Mass  Cr      Memory Range  Seeker Range
 7  Visual         1     200     _8_           _40_
 7  Infrared       1     2000    _4_           _20_
 8  Imaging Radar  1     10,000  _8_           _40_
 _Memory Range: The maximum short range of a target memory
 missile equipped with this sensor. This can be reduced if the
 missile's propellant limits it to a lower range._
 
 _Seeker Range: The maximum short range of a target seeker
 missile equipped with this sensor. This can be reduced if the
 missile's propellant limits it to a lower range._
 
 Page 146
 
 (Correction): Under section "B. Atmospheric Rockets and
 Missiles," make the following change to the last sentence in
 subsection "9. Range":
 
 "For homing, _target memory, and target seeker_ missiles, short
 range is _equal to this maximum range or the listed short range
 of the guidance system, whichever is lower."_
 
 (Addition): Under section "C. Space Missiles," add the
 following sentence to the end of subsection "9. Determine Max Gs
 per Turn":
 
 _Round all fractions down for final G rating._
 (Addition): For both atmospheric and space rockets and
 missiles, the armor value of the missile's airframe skin is
 dependent upon fuel type and tech level.
 
 Fuel Type    TL 5-6  TL 7  TL 8+
 Liquid Fuel  0.5     1     2
 Solid Fuel   1       2     3
 
 Page 147
 
 (Addition): On the Receiver Length table, the LV Semiautomatic
 is also used for RAM Semiautomatic and the LV Automatic is also
 used for RAM Automatic.
 
 Page 149
 
 (Addition): Under Tac Missile Launchers, the volume of a tube
 launcher is equal to 4 times missile volume. The volume of the
 magazine of a magazine launcher is equal to the volume of the
 missiles contained in it. Note that tac missiles have a volume in
 liters equal to their mass in kilograms.
 
 Page 150
 
 (Correction): At the end of the first paragraph, delete the
 reference to the designator's effective range being equal to its
 medium (twice short) range. Designator tasks are rolled using the
 designator's listed short, medium, long, and extreme ranges, as
 discussed on TNE page 278.
 
 Therefore, in the second paragraph, the TL-7 laser designator
 simply has a short range of 3 kilometers, and no "useful range."
 (Addition): Under "Direct Fire Rocket Launchers" add the
 following passage to the end of subsection "E. Range":
 
 _Unguided rockets are inherently inaccurate at long ranges. The
 short and medium range bands for direct fire rockets are
 calculated normally. However, direct fire rockets have no long or
 extreme range bands, so may not be fired in direct fire mode at
 longer than medium range._
 
 Page 151
 
 (Addition): Under "Space Missile Launchers," add the following
 sentence to the end of the fifth paragraph:
 
 _"The mass of a mechanical reloader in tonnes is equal to its
 volume in cubic meters times 0.5."_
 
 Page 152
 
 (Clarification): The Capacity of the wingtip launch rail
 should be understood to be "100kg _worth of_ missiles or
 rockets."
 
 Page 153
 
 (Correction and Addition): On the Sandcasters table, the Beam
 Reduction of the TL-8 sandcaster should be 1D6*5, not "1D6*6."
 Beneath the table, add the note that all listed sandcasters mass
 50 tonnes and draw 1 MW of power.
 
 (Corrections): The masses and prices on the Nuclear Dampers
 table should be changed as follows:
 
 TL  Description        Mass    Price   Power
 12  Damper Barbette    _76.2_  _2.05_  15
 13  Damper Barbette    _73.2_  _2.8_   9
 14  Damper Barbette    _60.8_  _4.06_  6
 15  Damper Turret      _33.5_  _4.53_  3
 
 (Corrections and Addition): On the Space Missiles table, delete
 the line for the TL-8 missile; there is no such weapon. The G-
 Turns for the TL-12 semi-independent missile should be _9/9_, not
 "8/8," and for the TL-14 semi-independent missile should be
 _7/7_, not "8/8."
 
 All missiles on the table have an armor value of 3. The semi-
 independent missiles have an endurance of 10 hours; after this
 time they behave as normal controlled missiles.
 
 Pages 155-156
 
 (Correction): All references to "7x46mm" ammunition should read
 _7x30mm._
 
 Page 156
 
 (Change): Because of the high energy weapons upgrade, the
 details of the TL-13 plasma cradle gun have changed as follows:
 Under Specifications:
 
 Cartridge Mass: (.0036*_4_=) _.0144_ tonnes (_14.4_ kg)
 Under Weapon Design, Mass:
 
 Autoloader: (30*_14.4_=) _432_ kg
 
 TOTAL: _832_ kg
 
 Under Weapon Design, Range:
 
 Short Range: (_3.46_*_100_=) _346, round to 350_
 Medium Range: (_350_*2=) 700
 Long Range: (_350_*4=) 1400
 Extreme Range: (_350_*8=) 2800
 
 Under Weapon Design, Damage Value:
 
 Damage: (_30_*3.46=) _103.92 (104)_
 
 Under Weapon Design, Penetration:
 Value: _104-104-52-10_
 
 Under Weapon Design, Price:
 Firing Unit: (48*_600_=) Cr_28,800_
 Support Hardware: (72*_600_=) Cr _43,200_
 Autoloader: (_432_*10=) Cr_4320_
 TOTAL: Cr_200,320_
 
 Under Weapon Design, Volume:
 Autoloader: (.432_*_1=) _.432_
 TOTAL: _.772_ cubic meters
 
 Page 157
 
 (Changes): These changes are also necessary because of the high
 energy weapon upgrade. Under "Step 6 -- Weaponry," the 12-Mj Plasma
 Cradle Gun has a volume of _1.544,_ a mass of _0.832_, and a
 price of _200,320_, and 400xPPC have a mass of _5.76_.
 
 Under "Step 9 -- Cargo," volume should be _16.576_ and mass should
 be _4.144_.
 
 Page 158
 
 (Changes): On the Design Recapitulation table, the changes
 noted above for page 157 must be made, resulting in the following
 changes to the total:
 
 Mass is _25.5356_ tonnes unloaded and _36.6236_ tonnes loaded,
 and Price is _1,713,739.7._
 
 The charts below will allow owners of Traveller: The New Era
 Smash & Grab, and the Reformation Coalition Equipment Guide to
 update the values for previously published high energy weapons
 
 
                                          -Weight--           --Price----
 Weapon              TL  Pulse Ammo     Empty Ldd    BP   Mag Wpn     Ammo
 4.3cm Plasma Rifle  12  0.6   4.3 PPC  2.4   15.65  4.8  10  4320    15/211
 4.7cm Plasma Rifle  13  0.8   4.7 PPC  3.22  36.2   4.8  20  4800    20/539
 4.7cm fusion rifle  14  1.2   4.7 PFC  4.8   37.8   4.8  20  9600    9.6/331
 4.1cm Fus Rif/comp  14  0.8   4.1 PFC  3.2   12.9   6.4  8   10,880  6.4/98
 4.7cm Fus Rif/comp  14  1.2   4.7 PFC  4.8   19.4   9.6  8   24,000  9.6/147
 5.1cm Fus Rif/comp  14  1.5   5.1 PFC  3     21.2   6    8   15,000  12/183
 10cm plasma bazooka 10  2.88  10 PFC   34.6  45     --   1i  20,736  518.4
 4cm Fus Rif (Droy)  15  0.75  4.0 PFC  1.7   12.74  3    10  9500    6/111
 
 
 Weapon         ROF DAM C-B    Pen Rtg Pen Val        Blk  Mag Recoil Range
 4.3cm Plas 12  SA1 23  ---    1-2-10  23-23-12-2     5    10  11     80
 4.7cm Plas 13  SA1 27  1-5    1-2-10  27-27-14-3     5    20  8      90
 4.7cm Fus 14   SA1 33  1-5    1-2-10  33-33-17-3     5    20  8      160
 4.1cm Fus 14c  SA1 27  1-5    1-2-10  27-27-14-3     4    8   5      90
 4.7cm Fus 14c  SA1 33  1-5    1-2-10  33-33-17-3     5    8   5      160
 5.1cm Fus 15c  SA1 37  1-5    1-2-10  37-37-19-4     3    8   4      180
 10cm Pla baz   SS  51  3-5    1-2-10  51-51-26-5     5    1i  ---    170
 4cm Fus (D)    SA1 26  1-5    1-2-10  26-26-13-3     2    100 5      130
 125-Mj Fusion  SA2 335 112-35 1-2-10  335-335-168-34 ---  300 ---    1680
 4.75-Mj Plasma SA1 65  4-5    1-2-10  65-65-33-7     ---  300 ---    220
 14-Mj Plasma   1/2 112 13-15  1-2-10  112-112-56-11  ---  300 ---    370
 12-Mj Plasma   SA1 104 11-15  1-2-10  104-104-52-10  ---  400 ---    350
 76-Mj Plasma   SA5 262 69-25  1-2-10  262-262-131-26 ---  100 ---    1310
 2-Mj Plasma    SA1 42  2-5    1-2-10  42-42-21-4     ---  200 ---    140
 
 125-Mj Fusion   Intrepid
 4.75-Mj Plasma  Mongoose
 14-Mj Plasma    Ferret
 12-Mj Plasma    Pyrrhus
 76-Mj Plasma    Victrix
 2-Mj Plasma     G-Carrier
 

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