In my last blog I provided some details about the seldom considered subject of cup grenade launchers. I promised to give a similar treatment to spigot launchers. I had intended to include rod grenades in that post, but instead have chosen to give this subject their own post. Since very few movies have been set […]
The grenade launcher section of GURPS High-Tech 4e p.142 primarily describes the “grenade gun”-type of launcher, such as the M203 or AGS-17. For other types of grenade launcher we need to look under “rifle grenades” on page 193. This makes the rather deceptive statement that “While this [a cup or spigot] is present, the gun […]
“Here are your communication devices for Korea. Unlimited range, also equipped with audio surveillance system.” The quotation from “Black Panther” is typical of how communications are generally treated. The communicator is shirt-button sized object that is stuck in the ear (or occasionally behind it). If it does not have infinite range it is at least […]
Version 1.1 The laser assault cassette is an accessory for laser rifles. A C cell provides a laser rifle with 30 shots, which may be insufficient for many combat engagements. Under combat conditions the small size of a C cell may make replacing it problematic, especially if the user is wearing space-suit or battlesuit gauntlets. […]
From the Itinerarius (Vol.3) of Philip the Pedant: There is much misinformation about the people known as sciopods, skiapodes, monoscelans, monocoli, or, to the vulgar, monopods. They are seldom encountered outside of the hot countries, and appear relatively uncommon within them. Many assume them to be a myth or traveller’s tale. Sometimes attested to be […]
This will be another article that adds more detail for an item only covered briefly in the official publications. This one will be about the hand-grenades encountered in Transhuman Space. Hand-grenades are actually quite a broad subject so this topic will be covered in several parts. This initial part will describe explosive hand-grenades, later posts […]
“And then hippy chick starts on the topic of the military, and I lose it. She has absolutely no idea, and what she thinks she knows is at least sixty years out of date, and probably from a movie! “Your typical military base these days is mainly automation and cybershells. The few humans that are […]
Scout ants (aka “Scants”) are a commonly used reconnaissance system. Less sophisticated than a CATS, they are a fraction of the price. This may result in relatively large numbers being used at once. As might be expected, a scant resembles an ant approximately 30 cm long. Number of legs may vary from four to eight, […]
Version 1.5 “…then in ’59 the Luddites wiped the regional tax records with an EMP.” EMP (electromagnetic pulse) weapons have been used by terrorists, saboteurs, activists and malicious pranksters. Criminals have used them to disable robots for later resale. As a consequence, most modern fifth and fourth-wave electronics are designed with some resistance to EMP […]
GURPs Ultra-tech 4e has a number of interesting foam-based tools, including blast foam, construction foam, survival foam and ablative foam. THS Cities of the Edge describes “Slidefoam”, which is used for both crowd control and leisure activities. There is, however, a real world, less-lethal foam weapon that is not covered in GURPs. Sticky foam came […]