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Maelwys

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(Answered) Wars of Reaving and Improved ATMs
« on: 10 January 2012, 19:20:05 »
The fluff for the iATM system suggest that the rounds used for the iATM system are simply the standard ATM rounds (not counting the IMP and IIW rounds). However, they've got a different BV, and they're listed differently on the Osteon variant that mounts them.

So...are those rounds (Standard, ER, HE) for the iATM exactly the same as the ATM rounds? Do they have the same cost in terms of c-bills? Are they still Tournament Legal rounds, or are they considered Experimental like the Launcher?

What exactly are the differences?

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And how do you handle BV for the IIW rounds? A multiplier of 1.3 leads to alot of non-integers.
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Re: Wars of Reaving and Improved ATMs
« Reply #1 on: 12 January 2012, 14:27:17 »
are those rounds (Standard, ER, HE) for the iATM exactly the same as the ATM rounds?

No. They need different seeker heads to work with the iATM, similar to how there's differences between SRMs and Streak SRMs.


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Do they have the same cost in terms of c-bills?

No.


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Are they still Tournament Legal rounds, or are they considered Experimental like the Launcher?

Experimental.


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What exactly are the differences?

Indicated above. They use different systems to find their way to the target.


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And how do you handle BV for the IIW rounds? A multiplier of 1.3 leads to alot of non-integers.

Normal BV rounding rules.

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Re: Wars of Reaving and Improved ATMs
« Reply #2 on: 13 January 2012, 01:37:43 »
No. They need different seeker heads to work with the iATM, similar to how there's differences between SRMs and Streak SRMs.

Presumably they have the same Intro Year and Faction as their launcher.

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No.

What's the cost then? Despite the column header saying "Item/Ammo Costs" there's no ammo cost. Does it simply follow the same 2xcost as the Streak SRMs?

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Experimental.

Good to know :)

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Normal BV rounding rules.

So..no rounding at all? That makes it quite unusual for a non-physical weapon system.

 

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