Skill for the TX-6 and other other cartridge weapons

[rc_brooks]

So what is the right skill to use with the TX-6 and TX-5? Are they considered grenade launchers, handguns or other?

[The Galactus Kid]

I use Energy Pistol for M.D. weapons too. I could also see a GM only allowing W.P. Revolver, but I use Energy Weapons for simplicity's sake.

[ShadowLogan]

The TX-16 is described as "The pump rifle is a ne concept in mega-damage assault rifles that uses projectiles rather than energy blasts. Some have called the TX-16 a glorified grenade launcher or shotgun..." The TX-5 is basically a pistol version.

It appears that these weapons are supposed to fall under the conventional Pistol and Rifle WP selections, or possibly WP Heavy depending on how you look at it.

[The Galactus Kid]

TX-6 is in Triax 2 and is a Revolver. TX-16 is the rifle in WB:5. They are different weapons. There is also a TX-17 pump round assault rifle in Triax 2.

[Dustin Fireblade]

According to RUE, WP Energy Pistol and WP Energy Rifle also covers MD projectile weapons. (pg 360)

[Mack]

According to RUE, WP Energy Pistol and WP Energy Rifle also covers MD projectile weapons. (pg 360)

There you go again with your "facts"...

[The Galactus Kid]

According to RUE, WP Energy Pistol and WP Energy Rifle also covers MD projectile weapons. (pg 360)

There you go again with your "facts"...

hahaha. stupid rules.

[Svartalf]

illogical, maybe... but "stupid"?
It's not like we were not already used to the former, and hadn't seen worse cases of the latter

[The Galactus Kid]

illogical, maybe... but "stupid"?
It's not like we were not already used to the former, and hadn't seen worse cases of the latter

Yeah. Just kidding around, Svarty. For ease of use, it kind of makes sense.

[Dead Boy]

According to RUE, WP Energy Pistol and WP Energy Rifle also covers MD projectile weapons. (pg 360)

Good find! I was focusing on the skill descriptions themselves that only speak towards energy-beam weapons.

[jedi078]

So what is the right skill to use with the TX-6 and TX-5? Are they considered grenade launchers, handguns or other?

Despite what RUE says on page 360, I'd rule that you need WP Handguns to properly utilize the TX-5 and TX-6.

[jaymz]

So what is the right skill to use with the TX-6 and TX-5? Are they considered grenade launchers, handguns or other?

Despite what RUE says on page 360, I'd rule that you need WP Handguns to properly utilize the TX-5 and TX-6.

Also I'd say WP Shotgun for the TX-16 and WP Rifle for TX-17.

WP Energy wouldn't train to account for recoild/kickback of the weapon where the above WP's would.

[ShadowLogan]

So what is the right skill to use with the TX-6 and TX-5? Are they considered grenade launchers, handguns or other?

Despite what RUE says on page 360, I'd rule that you need WP Handguns to properly utilize the TX-5 and TX-6.

Also I'd say WP Shotgun for the TX-16 and WP Rifle for TX-17.

WP Energy wouldn't train to account for recoild/kickback of the weapon where the above WP's would.

Which is pretty much my take considering that MDC projectiles have been around since the Rifts MB (cybernetic finger gun) and even earlier if one considers Robotech. The Rifts MB discription does not suggest that projectiles like this are covered, and modern WP for Robotech (1E) are non-existant for the most part.

[The Beast]

Honestly? I just use "WP Energy Weapon" for anything MDC.

There are too many weapon proficiencies skills. A handgun is a handgun. A rifle is a rifle. *shrug*

I find it ludicrous that learning "Medical Doctor" and "Advanced Mathematics" takes up the same single skill selection that "WP Knife" consumes. I can't tell you how much more time people put into learning advanced mathematics than you can possibly spend learning fancy ways to stab things.

I found him! I found the guy that watches Numb3rs!

[Armorlord]

So what is the right skill to use with the TX-6 and TX-5? Are they considered grenade launchers, handguns or other?

WP Handguns, or WP Revolver if using old rules.
Fun fact, in the old rules there was no listing for semi-automatic handguns, only revolvers and fully automatic handguns had a WP in RMB. Though considering that the Pump Pistol was the only non-revolver single-trigger-pull-single-round-fired non-energy pistol back then, and might still be, we just lumped it in with the revolver WP as it specifically handled that category at the time.