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-====== Armament Limitations ====== +====== Weapon Limitations ====== 
-| :!: **This rules addendum is currently //not// approved for implementation.** :!: | +These rules govern the quantity and quality of firepower available to the numerous [[guide:mecha_and_power_armors#mecha|mecha]], [[guide:aerospace_craft|small craft]], [[:starships|starships]], [[guide:ground_vehicles|vehicles]], and so forth within the Star Army setting.
- +
-//The following is an addendum that, if approved, would be an additional requirement of the [[guide:submission_rules|Submission Rules]].// +
- +
-These rules govern the quantity and quality of firepower available to the numerous [[guide:mecha_and_power_armors#mecha|mecha]], [[guide:aerospace_craft|small craft]], [[guide:starship_classes|starships]], vehicles, and so forth within the [[:about|Star Army]] setting. +
- +
-=== Disclaimer === +
-These rules **do not** address the following topics, due to the fact that we believe it is the job of the [[guide:submission_review|submission reviewers]] to determine whether or not a submission is overpowered, not the job of yet more rules whose presence would only make it even more difficult for content creators to contribute to the setting.  +
- +
-  * Area of Effect((For missile systems with a single launch tube and gun-based weapon systems.)) +
-  * Ammunition Capacity  +
-  * Missile Velocity +
-  * Missile Sizes +
-  * Muzzle Velocity+
  
 ===== How much weaponry? ===== ===== How much weaponry? =====
-Usually, for infantrymen and power armor, this is self-explanatory... or at least easily ruled on. No one expects an infantryman or a power armor to dual-wield bazookas while carrying four spares on their back. For mecha and starships, however, it becomes more nebulous. The rule we offer is: a maximum of 8 same-[[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|tier]] weapons as the unit carrying them.+Usually, for infantrymen and [[guide:mecha_and_power_armors#power_armors|power armor]], this is self-explanatory... or at least easily ruled on. No one expects an infantryman or a power armor to dual-wield bazookas while carrying four spares on their back. For larger platforms such as [[guide:mecha_and_power_armors#mecha|mecha]] and [[:starships|starships]], however, it becomes more nebulous. The rule we offer is: __a maximum of 8 On-[[guide:damage_rating_v3#tiers|Tier]] Weapons (OTWs) and a max of 2 Tier-Equivalent Weapon Groups (TEWGs).__
  
-  * Getting a higher-[[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|tier]] weapon costs 2 weapons of the [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|tier]] below.+  * Getting a higher-tier weapon costs 2 weapons of the tier below.
  
-  * Getting a lower-[[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|tier]] weapon costs 1/2 of a weapon from the [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|tier]] above.+  * Getting a lower-tier weapon costs 1/2 of a weapon from the tier above.
  
-For weapons such as missiles/rockets/torpedos/etc., there's actually //two// rules we offer:+  * OTWs can be converted normally into lower-tier weapons and higher-tier weapons.
  
-  * The first applies to missile systems with a single "launch tube" and a loading system for internal ammo storage, similar to the torpedo tubes found on modern-day submarines: each "launch tube" counts as a single weapon system and is calculated just like the above. Reloads do **not** count towards the maximum number of weapons mentioned above.+  * TEWGs can only be converted into lower-tier weapons and can only contain weapons below the tier of the weapon's host platform - more on this in the section below.
  
-  * The second applies to missile systems with multiple single-shot "launch tubes," like the modern-day VLS (vertical launch systems) found on guided missile destroyers or the hardpoint-mounted missile racks and rocket pods found on modern-day military aircraft: an equal-tier weapon is worth 8 single-shot uses at that same tier. Reloads **do** count towards the maximum number of weapons mentioned above, unless they (the reloads) take ten or more minutes to be "loaded." 
  
-Keep in mind that it doesn't matter whether you call the "missile" a torpedo, missile, rocket, rocket-propelled grenade, or something else entirely. What ultimately matters is its tier - nothing more, nothing less.+==== What is a Tier-Equivalent Weapon Group? ==== 
 +A [[guide:damage_rating_v3#tiers|Tier]]-Equivalent Weapon Group (TEWG) is a group of lower-tier weapons whose combined "purpose" (read: damage output) is equal to their host platform's tier. Consider, for instance, a Tier 10 (Light Starship) vessel like the [[stararmy:starship_classes:yui_7_scout|Yui 7-class Scout]]. The following are just a handful of the combinations that would count as a single TEWG for the Yui 7:
  
-Here are a few final things to keep in mind:+  * 2 Tier 9 (Heavy Anti-Mecha) [[stararmy:weapons:type_31_secondary_anti-starship_turret|Type 31 Secondary Anti-Starship Turrets]] 
 +  * 1 Tier 9 (Heavy Anti-Mecha) Type 31 Secondary Anti-Starship Turret + 4 Tier 7 (Light Anti-Mecha) [[stararmy:weapons:anti-fighter_turret_type_31|Type 31 Anti-Fighter Turrets]] 
 +  * 8 Tier 7 (Light Anti-Mecha) Type 31 Anti-Fighter Turrets 
 +  * 6 Tier 7 (Light Anti-Mecha) Type 31 Anti-Fighter Turrets]] + 8 Tier 5 (Medium Anti-Armor) [[stararmy:weapons:type_32_medium_anti-armor_turret|Type 32 Light Anti-Armor Turrets]]
  
-  * For weapon systems that use ammunition with different [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|tiers]]: the ammunition with the highest [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|tier]] determines the overall [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|tier]] of the weapon system.+A gun capable of firing Tier 10 (Light Anti-Starship) [[stararmy:weapons:ke-d7-w3200_mass_driver_gun#rounds_and_their_damage|300mm solid mass driver rounds]], however, would //not// be considered a TEWG for the Yui 7-class Scout. It would instead be considered an OTW, due to the gun's ammunition being the same tier as the Yui 7.
  
-  * For a weapon system with multiple "components" (like the [[nepleslia:fortress_point_defense_system#charged_particle_beam|Charged Particle Beam Projectors]] and the two [[nepleslia:fortress_point_defense_system#missile_system|Missile Systems]] of the [[nepleslia:fortress_point_defense_system|Fortress Point Defense System]]): each individual component counts towards the maximum of 8 same-[[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|tier]] weapons.+==== Notes ==== 
 +//The following are additional notes and errata for the rules described above.//
  
-  * For gun-based weapon systems located in turrets (like the [[stararmy:type_31_secondary_anti-starship_turret|Type 31 Dual-Cannon Turret]], the [[nepleslia:twin_plasma_turrets|Twin Plasma Turret]], or the //[[nepleslia:primus_battleship|Primus]]//[[nepleslia:primus_battleship|-Class Battleship's]] [[nepleslia:primus_battleship#primary|Quadruple Plasma Lance Cannon Turret]]): each individual turret can only contain only one kind of weapon system and can have at most four "barrels." Any additional weapon systems located on or in the turret are considered to be "components" and are counted using the above rule.+  * **[[guide:mecha_and_power_armors#mecha|Mecha]], [[guide:aerospace_craft|small craft]], [[:starships|starships]], and [[guide:ground_vehicles|vehicles]] with more weapons than the recommended maximum of weapons may not be approved due to being too overpowered.**
  
-  * For weapon systems located internally in and/or externally mounted on [[guide:damage_rating_v3#armor|shields]]: these weapon systems count towards the maximum of 8 same-[[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|tier]] weapons and are subject to the rules listed above.+  * For weapon systems that use ammunition with different [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|tiers]]: the ammunition with the highest tier determines the overall tier of the weapon system.
  
-  * For missile systems that fire "host" missiles containing submunitions, such as [[WP>Multiple_independently_targetable_reentry_vehicle|MIRVs]]:((Multiple Independently-Targetable Re-Entry Vehicles)) these are considered to be missile systems with multiple single-shot "launch tubes" and are counted as such, regardless of how the "host" missile" is launched.+  * For weapon systems located in turrets (like the [[stararmy:weapons:type_31_secondary_anti-starship_turret|Type 31 Secondary Anti-Starship Turret]] or the [[stararmy:weapons:type_32_medium_anti-armor_turret|Type 32 Light Anti-Armor Turret]]): each individual turret is counted as a single weapon system, regardless of how many barrels or weapon systems the turret itself contains. The turret's tier is determined by the highest-tiered weapon system equipped on or within the turret itself.
  
-===== Tier Conversion Tables ===== +  * For missile launchers (like the [[stararmy:small_craft:kuma_t8_multi-role_shuttle:ke-t8-w3101|Mini-Missile Launcher Pod]]): each "launcher" is counted as a single weapon system, regardless of how many missiles it can carry or launch simultaneously. 
-The following tables are included for usage as a quick reference when creating and/or reviewing new or pre-existing setting elements. +
  
-==== Usage ==== +  * Bombs and torpedoes deployed from a small craft’s hardpoints (like the [[stararmy:weapons:ammunition:ke-z1_series_anti-starship_torpedoes|Anti-Starship Torpedoes]] launched from a [[stararmy:small_craft:ke-v9_nodachi_assault_fighter|"Nodachi" Assault Fighter's]] hardpoints or the [[stararmy:weapons:ammunition:ke-z2|Strategic Aether Bombs]] dropped from a [[stararmy:small_craft:ke_v10_mamushi_multirole_fighter|"Mamushi" Multirole Starfighter's]] hardpoints) do not count towards the weapon limits described in the previous sections.
-//Note: "Host platform" refers to the [[guide:mecha_and_power_armors#mecha|mecha]]/[[guide:aerospace_craft|small craft]]/[[guide:starship_classes|starship]]/vehicle/etc. a weapon system is mounted on.//+
  
-  * **//[[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] Difference://** The numerical difference between the [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|tier]] of a weapon system and the [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|tier]] of its "host platform".+===== Loadout Example: Giant Robot Dinosaur ===== 
 +Let's say that I'm an evil [[species:mishhuvurthyar:advanced-type|Mishhuvurthyar]] villain recently freed from imprisonment on [[planet:yamatai#orbital|Luna Bianca]] who has decided to create an 80-meter-tall Giant Robot Dinosaur so that I can wreak chaos, havoc, destruction, and despair upon the unsuspecting residents of [[places:kyoto|Kyoto City]].
  
-  * **//Capacity Utilized://** Specifies how much a single weapon system (of a certain [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] Difference) counts towards its "host platform's" maximum weapon capacity. This applies to gun-based weapon systems missile systems with a single “launch tube” and a loading system for internal ammo storage, similar to the torpedo tubes found on modern-day submarines.+Given that 80-meter-tall units fit under the "Light Starship" ([[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10) category according to [[guide:damage_rating_v3#what_size_do_i_fit_in|this chart]], I can have:
  
-  * **//Missiles Available://** Specifies how many missiles (of a certain [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] Difference) are equivalent to 1/8 of a "host platform's" maximum weapon capacity. This applies to missile systems with multiple single-shot “launch tubes,” like the modern-day VLS (vertical launch systems) found on guided missile destroyers or the hardpoint-mounted missile racks and rocket pods found on modern-day military aircraft.+  * 8 Tier 10 (Light Anti-Starship) Weapons
  
-\\+  * 2 Tier-Equivalent Weapon Groups
  
-<WRAP center> +Since I want to have two Laser Eyes of Destruction™, I take those 8 Tier 10 (Light Anti-Starship) weapons and convert them into...
-^  Maximum Weapon Capacity  ^  =  ^  8 Same-[[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] Weapons  ^ +
-^  1 Same-[[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] Weapon  ^  =  ^  8 Same-[[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] Single-Shot Missiles  ^   +
-</WRAP>+
  
-\\ +  * 4 Tier 11 (Medium Anti-Starship) weapons
- +
-<WRAP group> +
-<WRAP half column> +
-^  [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] Difference  ^  Capacity Utilized  ^ +
-|  +3  |  8  |  +
-|  +2  |  4  |  +
-|  +1  |  2  | +
-^  0  ^  1  ^ +
-|  -1  |  1/2  | +
-|  -2  |  1/4  | +
-|  -3  |  1/8  | +
-|  -4  |  1/16  | +
-|  -5  |  1/32  | +
-|  -6  |  1/64  | +
-|  -7  |  1/128  | +
-|  -8  |  1/256  | +
-|  -9   |  1/512  | +
-|  -10  |  1/1,024  | +
-|  -11  |  1/2,048  | +
-|  -12  |  1/4,096  | +
-|  -13  |  1/8,192  | +
-|  -14  |  1/16,384  | +
-</WRAP> +
-<WRAP half column> +
-^  [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] Difference  ^  Missiles Available  ^ +
-|  +3  |  1  |  +
-|  +2  |  2  |  +
-|  +1  |  4  | +
-^  0  ^  8  ^ +
-|  -1  |  16  | +
-|  -2  |  32  | +
-|  -3  |  64  | +
-|  -4  |  128  | +
-|  -5  |  256  | +
-|  -6  |  512  | +
-|  -7  |  1,024  | +
-|  -8  |  2,048  | +
-|  -9   |  4,096  | +
-|  -10  |  8,192  | +
-|  -11  |  16,384  | +
-|  -12  |  32,768  | +
-|  -13  |  65,536  | +
-|  -14  |  131,072  | +
-</WRAP> +
-</WRAP> +
- +
-===== Loadout Examples ===== +
-The following sections are meant to serve as examples of how the system is meant to be used. +
- +
-==== Loadout Example: Giant Robot Dinosaur ==== +
-Let's say that I'm an evil [[faction:mishhuvurthyar:advanced|Mishhuvurthyar]] villain recently freed from imprisonment on [[planet:yamatai#orbital|Luna Bianca]] whose decided to create an 80-meter-tall Giant Robot Dinosaur so that I can wreak chaos, havoc, destruction, and despair upon the unsuspecting residents of [[location:kyoto|Kyoto City]]. +
- +
-Given that 80-meter-tall units fit under the "Light Starship" ([[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10) category according to [[guide:damage_rating_v3#what_size_do_i_fit_in|this chart]], I can have: +
- +
-  * 8 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10 (Light Anti-Starship) weapons +
- +
-So, if I want to have two Laser Eyes of Destruction™, I'd convert those 8 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10 (Light Anti-Starship) weapons into... +
- +
-  * 4 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 11 (Medium Anti-Starship) weapons+
  
 ...and then convert those four weapons into: ...and then convert those four weapons into:
  
-  * 2 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 12 (Heavy Anti-Starship) weapons+  * 2 Tier 12 (Heavy Anti-Starship) weapons
  
 So, in the case of my giant robot dinosaur with laser eyes, it //can// kill with a glare. So, in the case of my giant robot dinosaur with laser eyes, it //can// kill with a glare.
  
-But wait, I wanted it to breathe fire too! And I want my fire breath to cause more damage than my laser eyes. Back to the drawing board: I divide 1 of those [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 12 (Heavy Anti-Starship) weapons back into 2 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 11 (Medium Anti-Starship) weapons. Those two will actually be my laser eyes. The bigger one is my fire breath. So, now, my loadout looks like: +But wait, I wanted it to breathe fire too! And I want my fire breath to cause more damage than my laser eyes. Back to the drawing board: I divide 1 of those Tier 12 (Heavy Anti-Starship) weapons back into 2 Tier 11 (Medium Anti-Starship) weapons. Those two will actually be my laser eyes. The bigger one is my fire breath. So, now, my loadout looks like:
- +
-  * 1 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 12 (Heavy Anti-Starship) Plasma Flamethrower of Doom™ +
-  * 2 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 11 (Medium Anti-Starship) Laser Eyes of Destruction™ +
- +
-And there we go. My Godzilla impersonator is armed and ready to smash, stomp, burn, rip, and tear [[location:kyoto|Kyoto City]] into rubble! +
- +
-==== Loadout Example: Fighter Jet ==== +
-Let's say that I'm the general responsible for defending [[location:kyoto|Kyoto City]] against the 80-meter-tall Giant Robot Dinosaur mentioned above and that I'm trying to figure out what kinds of missiles should be loaded onto the jets. +
- +
-I know from the engineers that each fighter jets measure 14 meters by 9 meters by 2 meters, which (according to some [[guide:damage_rating_v3#what_size_do_i_fit_in|chart]] they keep referring to) makes them a "[[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 7 Light Mecha." They've also informed me each fighter jet can be equipped with... +
- +
-  * 8 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 7 (Light Anti-Mecha) weapons +
- +
-...and that 4 of those 8 weapons are already "taken up" by the two autocannons mounted on each side of the forward fuselage, meaning that each fighter jet has... +
- +
-  * 4 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 7 (Light Anti-Mecha) weapons +
- +
-...already equipped, and... +
- +
-  * 4 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 7 (Light Anti-Mecha) weapons +
- +
-...available for missiles. Simple observation tells me that each fighter jet has two under-wing hardpoints per wing for a total of four, which means that each hardpoint can carry a single "weapon system's" worth of missiles (or, if you ask the engineers, 1/8 of the fighter's total weapon capacity or 8 same-[[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|tier]] missiles). It also means that each of the four hardpoints could potentially carry one of the following payload options: +
- +
-  * 1 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10 (Light Anti-Starship) missile +
-  * 2 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 9 (Heavy Anti-Mecha) missiles +
-  * 4 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 8 (Medium Anti-Mecha) missiles +
-  * 8 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 7 (Light Anti-Mecha) missiles +
-  * 16 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 6 (Heavy Anti-Armor) missiles +
-  * 32 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 5 (Medium Anti-Armor) missiles +
-  * 64 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 4 (Light Anti-Armor) missiles +
-  * 128 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 3 (Heavy Anti-Personnel) missiles +
-  * 256 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 2 (Medium Anti-Personnel) missiles +
-  * 512 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 1 (Light Anti-Personnel) missiles  +
- +
-Now, in an ideal universe without any of those pesky politicians/engineers/eggheads/budget cuts/weapon reduction treaties, this means that I could load each fighter jet with 4 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10 (Light Anti-Starship) missiles and bury that robotic lizard freak in a nuclear avalanche of pure radioactive awesomeness. +
- +
-Problem is, this isn't an ideal universe; because the civilians spent too much time chewing their thumbs and debating over what to do, I unfortunately, have no choice but to send out the fighter jets with their current anti-fighter loadout of... +
- +
-  * 4 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 7 (Light Anti-Mecha) weapons +
-  * 64 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 6 (Heavy Anti-Armor) missiles +
- +
-...(which, for you tech-obsessed eggheads out there, means there is sixteen [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 6 missiles equipped per hardpoint) and pray to the [[yamatai:emperor_and_empress|Goddess]] that it's enough. +
- +
-==== Loadout Example: Giant Mecha ==== +
-Let's say I'm the long-dead [[faction:yamatai_star_empire|Yamataian]] who 10,000 [[calendar:yamatai#years|years]] ago designed the gigantic 95-meter-tall mecha that's conveniently about to appear out of nowhere and defeat the Giant Robot Dinosaur on the outskirts of [[location:kyoto|Kyoto City]]. +
- +
-At 95 meters tall, the aforementioned Giant Mecha fits squarely in the "Light Starship" ([[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10) category according to [[guide:damage_rating_v3#what_size_do_i_fit_in|this millenia-old chart]], which means I have enough room for: +
- +
-  * 8 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10 (Light Anti-Starship) weapons +
- +
-To start, I decided to take 2 of those 8 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10 (Light Anti-Starship) weapons and divide them into... +
- +
-  * 1 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 11 (Medium Anti-Starship) weapon +
- +
-...for the extendable [[material:zesuaium|Zesuaium]] sword built into the Giant Mecha's right forearm. Next, I took 2 of the remaining 6 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10 (Light Anti-Starship) weapons and converted them into... +
- +
-  * 4 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 9 (Heavy Anti-Mecha) weapons +
- +
-...then divided those four weapons into... +
- +
-  * 8 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 8 (Medium Anti-Mecha) weapons +
- +
-...and divided //those// eight weapons into... +
- +
-  * 16 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 7 (Light Anti-Mecha) weapons +
- +
-...for the retractable point-defense turrets located at various points on the Giant Mecha's body, arms, and legs. After that, the rest is pretty simple: Of the remaining 4 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10 (Light Anti-Starship) weapons leftover... +
- +
-  * 1 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10 (Light Anti-Starship) weapon +
- +
-...is utilized for the [[:aether|Aether]] Beam Cannon located in each of the Giant Mecha's arms (which adds up to a total of 2 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10 (Light Anti-Starship) weapons), while the single-tube missile launchers located on each shoulder together equal... +
- +
-  * 2 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10 (Light Anti-Starship) weapons +
- +
-...which thereby brings the Giant Mecha right up to the maximum limit of 8 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10 (Light Anti-Starship) weapons. Granted, each missile launcher can only fire a single missile every 10 seconds - but when up against opponents the size of //buildings// (or larger!), some pretty big missiles are required. Plus, it looks cooler. +
  
-With the weapons taken care of, all that remained was to add a shield to the Giant Mecha's left forearm. Seeing as how I wasn't able to fit any more weaponry onto the Giant Mecha, I chose to leave the shield devoid of weaponry; a quick glance [[guide:damage_rating_v3#armor|here]] tells me that since the Giant Mecha is considered to be a [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10 (Light Starship), the aforementioned shield should be classified as a [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 11 (Medium Starship) - and with its final loadout of...+  * 1 Tier 12 (Heavy Anti-Starship) Plasma Flamethrower of Doom™ 
 +  * 2 Tier 11 (Medium Anti-Starship) Eyes of Destruction™
  
-  * 1 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 11 (Medium Anti-Starship) [[material:zesuaium|Zesuaium]] Sword +Then I remember that I’ve forgotten about the 2 Tier-Equivalent Weapon Groups. Back to the drawing board one more time: I take those 2 Tier-Equivalent Weapon Groups and - since they're each "worth" a Tier 10 (Light Anti-Starship) weapon - split them into:
-  * 2 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10 (Light Anti-Starship) [[:aether|Aether]] Beam Cannons +
-  * 2 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 10 (Light Anti-Starship) Missile Launchers +
-  * 16 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 7 (Light Anti-Mecha) Point-Defense Turrets+
  
-...plus a...+  * 4 Tier 9 (Heavy Anti-Mecha) Spike Launchers of Devastation™
  
-  * 1 [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]] 11 (Medium Anti-Starship) Shield+These launchers, located on the flanks of my Giant Robot Dinosaur, will be my point-defense against any pesky fighter jets the inhabitants of Kyoto City send to fight me. So, now my loadout looks like this...
  
-...the Giant Mecha is ready to go save the day!+  * On-Tier Weapons: 
 +    * 1 Tier 12 (Heavy Anti-Starship) Plasma Flamethrower of Doom™ 
 +    * 2 Tier 11 (Medium Anti-Starship) Eyes of Destruction™
  
-===== Damage Rating (Version 3) Tier Chart ===== +  * Tier-Equivalent Weapon Groups 
-//The following table was copied directly from the [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|DRv3 Quick Reference]] article (apart from a few minor formatting changes) and is also included for reference purposes.//+    * 4 Tier 9 (Heavy Anti-Mecha) Spike Launchers of Devastation™
  
-<WRAP center> +...and there we go. My Godzilla impersonator is armed and ready to smash, stomp, burn, rip, and tear Kyoto City into rubble! MUAHAHAHAHA!
-^  [[guide:damage_rating_v3_quick_reference#tiers|Tier]]  ^  Purpose  ^  Defensive Example  ^  Offensive Example  ^ +
-^  Personnel  ^^^^ +
-|  1  |  Light Anti-Personnel  | Flak jacket, riot armor | Smallarms such as pistols | +
-|  2  |  Medium Anti-Personnel  | Ballistic Vest, bodyarmor | [[stararmy:weapons:gp-1_assault_rifle|GP-1 Assault Rifle]], [[stararmy:weapons:nekovalkyrja_service_pistol_type_33|Nekovalkyrja Service Pistol (standard)]] | +
-|  3  |  Heavy Anti-Personnel  | Hardsuits | [[ stararmy:weapons:nekovalkyrja_service_pistol_type_33|NSP (Heavy)]], [[stararmy:weapons:ke-m4-w2901_lasr|LASR]], [[stararmy:weapons:ke-m4-w2901_lasr-slag|SLAG grenades]] | +
-^  Power Armor  ^^^^ +
-|  4  |  Light Anti-Armor  | [[stararmy:mindy_power_armor|M2 Mindy IV]], [[stararmy:equipment:ke-m6-2a_daisy_power_armor|M6 Daisy II]]  | [[[[stararmy:weapons:ke-m2-w2901_aether_beam_saber-rifle|Aether Saber-Rifle (Rapid-Fire)]], [[stararmy:weapons:ke-m6-w2921_atmospheric_space_plasma_rifle|Atmospheric/Space Plasma Rifle]]  | +
-|  5  |  Medium Anti-Armor  |   | [[stararmy:weapons:ke-m2-w2901_aether_beam_saber-rifle|Aether Saber-Rifle (Beam)]], [[stararmy:type_32_light_anti-armor_turret|Type 32 Dual-Gun Turret]] | +
-|  6  |  Heavy Anti-Armor  | [[nepleslia:hostile|Hostile]], [[faction:mishhuvurthyar:ripper|Ripper]]  | [[stararmy:weapons:ke-m2-w2901_aether_beam_saber-rifle|Aether Saber-Rifle (Saber)]], [[stararmy:weapons:ke-m2-w2908_offensive_augmentation_pods|Offensive Mini-missile]] | +
-^  Mecha  ^^^^ +
-|  7  |  Light Anti-Mecha  | [[stararmy:tasha_m9_team_autonomous_support_heavy_armor|M9 TASHA]], [[nepleslia:aggressor|Aggressor]], small shuttlepods  | [[stararmy:weapons:ke-m6-w3000_50mm_gauss_bazooka|50mm Gauss Bazooka]], [[stararmy:weapons:anti-fighter_turret_type_31|Type 31 Quad-Gun Turret]] | +
-|  8  |  Medium Anti-Mecha  | [[stararmy:small_craft:ke-v9_nodachi_assault_fighter|V9 Nodachi]], [[faction:mishhuvurthyar:nmx_ravager|Ravager]], most shuttlecraft  | [[stararmy:small_craft:v8_kawarime:ke-v8-w3100|Kawarime]]/[[stararmy:weapons:ke-v9-w3300|Nodachi Turbo-Aether cannon]] | +
-|  9  |  Heavy Anti-Mecha  | Larger shuttles  | [[stararmy:type_31_secondary_anti-starship_turret|Type 31 Dual-Cannon Turret]]  | +
-^  Starship  ^^^^ +
-|  10  |  Light Anti-Starship   | Corvettes, [[stararmy:starships:yui_7_scout|Yui-7 Scout]], [[stararmy:starships:chiaki_escort_destroyer|Chiaki Escort]] | [[stararmy:ke-d7-w3200_mass_driver_gun|Chiaki Mass Driver Gun (Solid round)]]  | +
-|  11  |  Medium Anti-Starship  | Destroyers, [[stararmy:starships:plumeria_gunship|Plumeria Gunship]] | [[stararmy:ke-d7-w3200_mass_driver_gun|Chiaki Mass Driver Gun (Antimatter round)]], [[stararmy:weapons:ke-s3-w2901_positron_accelerator_cannons|Plumeria Positron Railgun]]  | +
-|  12  |  Heavy Anti-Starship   | Cruisers, [[corp:geshrinari_shipyards:light_cruiser_2a|Ookami Light Cruiser]] | [[stararmy:weapons:ke-d2-w3200_shock_cannon|Yui-type Aether Array]], [[stararmy:weapons:ke-b3-w3100_superheavy_turret|Sharie Aether Turret]], [[stararmy:weapons:ke-z1_series_anti-starship_torpedoes|Z1 Torpedoes]]  | +
-|  13  |  Light Anti-Capital Ship   | [[stararmy:starships:super_eikan|Super Eikan Heavy Cruiser]] | [[stararmy:weapons:ke-s3-w3020_main_weapon_array|Plumeria-type dual-bladed Aether Array]], [[stararmy:weapons:ke-s3-w3020_main_weapon_array|Eikan Positron Cannon]]  | +
-|  14  |  Medium Anti-Capital Ship  | [[stararmy:sharie-class_battleship|Sharie Battleship]] | [[stararmy:starships:super_eikan#weapon_systems|Eikan-type Aether Array]], [[stararmy:weapons:as-7|AS-7 Torpedoes]] | +
-|  15  |  Heavy Anti-Capital Ship  | 3km+ Structures, Dreadnoughts | [[stararmy:weapons:ke-b3-w3000_main_weapon_array|Sharie-type Dual-Pronged Aether Array]]  | +
-</WRAP>+
  
-===== OOC Notes ===== +===== Resources ===== 
-[[user:frostjaeger]] created this article on 2017/04/22 12:28.+[[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Gi9XbUuWBXso6kHrNoR9G9gr2EsYAdxz8gdDebFYF4Y/edit|Here]] is a link to an unofficial Weapon Limitations calculator made by Frostjaeger.

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