Striker Book 1 Rule 23 A. Burst Size and HEAP

[snrdg082102]

Evening all,

I am creating an outline for Design Sequence 2: CPR gun design that links the vague references to the rules in Book 1 and Book 2.

Book 1 Rule 23 A states "HEAP rounds use the burst size to determine their firing sheaf, even though they have no actual burst."

Where or how do I get or figure out the burst size for a HEAP round?

 

[Carlobrand]

Treat the HEAP as if it were an HE round of the same bore size. That gives you the firing sheaf - it's just that in the case of the HEAP, you get the contact penetration only, no frag hits.

Think of it this way: the gun fires the same pattern whether it's firing HEAP or HE rounds, but the HE generates contact and frag hits, while the HEAP generates only contact hits.

 

[snrdg082102]

Thanks Carlobrand, I wasn't sure if that was the case or not and for confirming that the rule is correct that HEAP rounds only have contact penetration values.

Treat the HEAP as if it were an HE round of the same bore size. That gives you the firing sheaf - it's just that in the case of the HEAP, you get the contact penetration only, no frag hits.

Think of it this way: the gun fires the same pattern whether it's firing HEAP or HE rounds, but the HE generates contact and frag hits, while the HEAP generates only contact hits.