The New Twilight Sourcebook

[krb243]

Well, unlike most posters here, we have been anxiously awaiting the T20 version of T2K since it was announced. We have played T2k v1.0 and v2.2 for a decade or more, so we aren't new to the genre. If the game mechanics are applied as well as they were for Traveller, then we won't be disappointed. To the people at QLI, thanks much!

 

[deadlock]

Greetings and salutations,

Since the logistics of finding usuable ammo for their weapons was becoming a problem for the group I used to run, they got smart after generating a second or third character that using bows and arrows, swords, clubs, shotguns, and the martial arts was not a bad idea (especially after their encounter with some American/Polish/Soviet marauders that tore through them using just those items). Sometimes having the latest and greatest does not work towards one's advantage when everything around you has broken down. It would be great if the group could secure an ammo factory and supplies to produce the ammo they need, but that would be a huge hassle when other people learn that you can do such a thing. Some will set up a trade agreement, others will try to take it or whatever they can by force.

Besides, by the time the characters start campaigning, most units will have adopted a policy of firing their weapons only if they have too. The group had a few encouters where they turned their weapons on approaching groups but did not fire a shot or fired a shot burst from a machine gun. Amazing how people scatter and/or want to negotiate.

 

[Vargas]

F-22's? When have high performance combat aircraft ever been a factor in T2K?

I think they were still flying in the Persian Gulf region becuase fuel was available. Although this says nothing about the difficulty of keeping a modern jet flying.

And an F/A-22? Fughetaboutit!

 

[ecalupig]

Perhaps the relative scarcity of large caliber rounds such as artillery or cannon rounds might provide an explanation. IIRC, the powder used in the initial lots of M16 ammo were recycled from WWII artillery rounds mixed in with chalk as a stabilizer (hence the fouling problems). Cannibalizing older ammunition may be able to provide an alternate source for propellant. Doesn't solve the problem of where to get jacketed slugs though.

 

[SpyOne]

Just a note that reloaded ammo does not have to use black powder.
The nitrocellulose powder or whatever modern guns use is commercially available, and can be made with tech many decades behind the present. More importantly, it can be made far more easilly than metal casings can in the near total absence of industial infrastructure.

So getting a "refil" for your spent M-16 rounds is far more likely than getting all-new ammo.

 

[Krakow]

I agree. Clearly, the Wojo factory system in Krakow would be churning out mountains of smokeless powder (...they'd better have their factories at a safe distance...). The fabrication of smokeless powder is not especially complex, and has been around since the late 19th century.

That said, some of the later rifles (like the M16A2) depend on a specific propellant formulation for maximum performance.

Wayne