| This skill requires specialization |
Default: DX-4
Gunner/TL (DX/Easy) is the skill to use a heavy weapon, usually one mounted on a tripod or a vehicle, to make a direct-fire attack. Indirect fire attacks uses Artillery.[1]
Requires specialization.
Specializations[]
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Beam | Any kind of heavy directed-energy weapon--laser, particle beam, etc. |
| Cannon | Heavy projectile weapons--be they a tank gun or railgun--that fires single shots.
Most TL3 and TL4 cannons--such as ship guns and field cannons--are this type. |
| Catapult | Large, direct-fire, mechanical bolt-thrower, such as a ballista.
Note that this skill covers most siege weapons except trebuchets and arc-fire weapons, which use Artillery. |
| Machine Gun | Heavy projectile weapons capable of firing bursts. This specialization generally appears in TL5, with the development of mechanical machine guns, such as the 1874 Gatling.
It's also used for rapid-firing autocannon, including cycling grenade launchers around TL7! |
| Rockets | Any kind of free-flight rocket fired from a mount. Includes stick-mounted and box-mounted rockets.
Developed fairly early, in TL3, but later tech levels are far more accurate and powerful, and are often used on vehicles, such as helicopters. |
References[]
- ↑ Basic Set: Characters, p.198