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The sandcaster table in High Guard (2nd ed.) shows the data in only one format. Some people can understand concepts better in a different format, so here is the data in several tables.
Some characteristics of weapons change with Tech Level, and some don't. The characteristics that change with Tech Level are: USP, tonnage, Tech Level, cost, energy points, crew, hardpoints, number of weapons. The characteristics that don't change with Tech Level are: damage table, damage table modifier, range DM.
| USP | # weap |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 20 |
| 7 | 30 |
| 8 | - |
| 9 | - |
| . | . |
| TL avail. | 7 |
| EP | 0 |
| TL mod +1 | 8 |
| TL mod +2 | 10 |
| Tons | 1 |
| Cost | 0.25 |
This is the way it appears in High Guard (2nd ed.), when extracted from the larger table which lists other weapons. This should be familiar to those who design High Guard ships.
| TL | |||||
| # weap | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+ | |
| USP | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
| 6 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
| 7 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 10 | |
| 8 | - | 30 | 30 | 20 | |
| 9 | - | - | - | 30 |
This table shows the number of weapons required for a particular USP at each Tech Level.
| TL | |||||
| Tons | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+ | |
| USP | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | - | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
| 9 | - | - | - | 10 |
This table shows the number of tons, hardpoints, or crew members for a particular USP at each Tech Level.
| TL | |||||
| Cost | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+ | |
| USP | 1 | 0.25 | - | - | - |
| 2 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 0.25 | - | |
| 3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.25 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | |
| 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | |
| 7 | 7.5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | |
| 8 | - | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5 | |
| 9 | - | - | - | 7.5 |
This table shows the cost for a particular USP at each Tech Level.
| Tons/Hardpoints/Crew | |||||||||||
| TL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| USP | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2 | 7,8,9 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 8,9,10 | 7 | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 | 8,9 | 7 | ||||||||
| 5 | 10 | 8,9 | 7 | ||||||||
| 6 | 10 | 8,9 | 7 | ||||||||
| 7 | 10 | 8,9 | 7 | ||||||||
| 8 | 10 | 8,9 | |||||||||
| 9 | 10 |
This table shows the Tech Level(s) for a particular USP at specified tonnages (or hardpoints, or crew).
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