Combat 3001 (1981)

COMBAT 3001 D~~~~d.f~~~ PI C[]mba1 3[][][] Supp~emen1 Richard Halliwell

COMBAT 3ULJll AMt-1f:.NDf'lENTS SPECULATIVE FIRE (paqe 11) When firing speculative fire work uut tim percentage chance to hit as nurmal, 19nurillq the old 10% modifier. and then halve the total. MORALE (page 17) 'Confident' troops need not advance from cover if fired on in this or the previous turn. ACTIONS (page 7) The following actions take ONE and not two turns;- DR, SR, SC, SP. BREAKDOWNS & REPAIRS (page 6) Change the first sentence to;Breakdown or jamming occurs when a figure fires and scores a number equal to or MORE than the weapon's breakdown number subtracted from 100 with his 'to hit' dice; for example; a weapon with a breakdown number of 4 will breakdown on throws equal to or more than (100 - 4 which equals 96). If a weapon is firing Area Fire and there are a number of targets in the template then only the first dicr. roll is subject to breakdowns. WOUNDS & KILLS (page 20) Add to the end of this section;Any figure suffering a cumulative total of FIVE wound points is killed. ENCUMBRANCE (page 21) Note that figures with a negative strength rating do not have this doubled to modify the total number of encumbrance points that figure may carry. For example; a figure wHh a -2 strength could carry 3 points and move normally or 4 - 8 with no run allowed.

Al'llN I J !,i I!i Ihem) f'ilClllqe:; arc Illude ei t.her t.1l UCCIJIIUHfj,ll : IJrilJlllUl weap()J1B intI! Lhe advanced J'llIl~u ( f'D",I ,:!1 Sf III 1 ) 01' m ; a rt!:HJ I L or d j Be repw,cir.n I>r.iIHI discovered lhrough lhe I ' f)(!dhw 'k

\~I

pr()( " f~Sn

•

Cude Numhf!r I

2 3

4 ,J 6

7 H 15

14 15 16 17

34 35

50 108

125

Chnnlje Uecrea!3e cost Lo Decrease cost. La Decrease cust to Decrease cosL to Decrease cost to Decrease cost to Decrease cost to Decrease cost to Chancje prefix to increase cost to Change prefix to increase cost to Change prefix to increase cost to Change prefi x to increase cost to Change prefix to increase cost to Decrease cost to Decrease cost to Change prefix to increase cost to Increase cost to Increase cost to

1(,(1 Ill ')

2(,ll 3U()

240 23LJ 140 34ll SR3

&

500

SAil & 525. SA*R & 560. MA*Z & 600. t-1A*Z & 675. 24U 34U MA*Z & 750. 300 3~().

COMBAT 3001 ln1r[]du~1.[]n This booklet does not form a separate set of Wargame rules but is instead the first . supplement to the 'Combat 3000' Sci Fi infantry skirmish rules and cannot be used except by players already familiar ~ith Combat 3000. The rules given in this iupplement are intended to expand the scope and maximise the realism of the Combat 3000 system. ~Ihile. these rules are some~hat involved and require careful reading they ~ill present no difficulty to the experienced Combat 3000 player.

(§)

Copyright Richard

Halli~ell

& Tabletop Games Jan 1981

Illustrations by Nick Bibby and Tony Yates

RICHARD HALLIWELL.

With Combat 3001 you can ••.••••••••••••.••• Live through the bloodiest gunfights of human history. Singlehandedly blast your ~ay through the cities of the police at your back and a price on your head. Steal "Ballpoint Pens" from Woolworths on Ursa Minor

out~orlds

with the

Strike out for the frontiers of space ~ith hope in your heart and a gun in your hand ••.••.•.••••.••.•.•..••••• return~i th your guts in your pocket and a ballpoint pen in your hand. Gun down your enemies and rat on your friends . Grapple ~ith Burgo Monsters in the s~amps of the lost planet of Mug~ash • •••..•.••. but all the time winning through by your individual skill, cheating and down-right base cunning.

2

R.£:hard Pr.esUey

uau'n []eniDn

Part time co-author currently in Lancaster practising Zen and the art of not answering letters.

This man is so clever, he has a Photographic Memory, speaks at the speed of light and paints his figures an awful green colour. Commander of the Sindaran Space Marines and Vroom Beasts. He is so brilliant he can't possibly be human.

AnihDny EpWDnh

Andy Sa£:aepan~'eW'£:a'PANK'

Helped a lot with the actual rule writing. He would just like this oppurtunity to say how Hip and Cool he is •••.•••••

An ego greater even than that of Zaphod Beeblebrox. , Could do well as Galactic Emporer, meanwhile makes do as commander of the Imperial Space Marine s . Not to be argued with, has been known to call down planetary bombardments in a fit of pique.

Sieue T.ff'n Helped with play-testing. So taken with the idea of killing people he's off to join the Marines.

mari'n· Par~er 'PERCE' .HQs read Combat 3000, but hasn't yet let on to the rest of us how to work out firing. Usually commands a force of Orts.

w

Pau' E'sey

Plndrew Ph"Ups

Inventor of the Megadeath Syndrome. Possibly the world's most dangerous man, possibly not.

Peie Harr's Most brilliant(?) wargamer(?) in the known Universe. Commander of the Invincible Arachnids. What more can I say about myself(?).

Another promising wargamer, could have done well for himself if he hadn't met Simon or been born in Eastwood.

A.£:hard HaU'weU Who actually wrote the rules using only his brain, 1 typewriter, 400 sheets of paper (most of it narrow and perforated), 2,400 Marlboro, 34 gallons of tea and 18 gallons of beer. •

THE PERPETRATDRS Brief notes on the contributors

S'rnDn EtUDii Promising young wargamer, works well under supervision, the closer the better. If any kind reader can donate a straight jacket and dummy pleas e contact us urgently. Infamous as the perpetrator of the Droon. Comes fro~ . Eastwood ( Yech, PUke ) .

ADUAnCED RULES Note: that the letters and numbers which appear in brackets ie. (pp2,3) alongside the headings, refer to the page number in the basic Combat 3000 rules.

Weap[]n pr[]f.~e

(pp2,3)

TYPE PREFIX

Z

The weapon may The weapon may sub -phases the A* The u/eapon may P/S,S/M etc The weapon has as the lighter CE The weapon may CE* The weapon may R,R2,R3

fire sustained fire. fire rapid fire. A number, if any, indicates the number of weapon must miss between each shot. fire area fire and has a Single Shot facility. a dual rating and may be used as either type given. Counts of the two for encumbrance purposes. only fire Cone Effect. fire either Cone Effect or Normal Fire .

RELOADING TYPE Dis

The weapon is disposable and will be thrown away once it has fired a certain number of shots. The number of shots that may be fired by 'Dis' weapons are given as the following number where Ammunition Supply will normally appear. For example a 'Dis.2.' weapon may be fired twice and is then useless.

Ppa

The weapon uses a power pack. Ppa weapons are an entirely new loading type. The basic principle is that the weapon carries no magaz~ne or power source as such but is instead linked by a power cable to a separate power pack either carried by the figure or in some remote location. The following definitions are used:CHARGE POINTS CP's are a numerical representation of power and are used to express both the pre presence and the consumption of power. POWER PACK Any power storage device. POWER SERIES A power storage device consisting of one or more power packs linked together. POWER SUPPLY· The origonal or remaining quota of CP's held by a power series. POWER CONSUMPTION The amount of CP's drawn from a power series by a 'Ppa' weapon each time it fires. The power consumption of each 'Ppa' weapon appears on its profile immediately after the 'Ppa' symbol.

The following rules are used to govern the use of 'Ppa' weapons:1) 2)

Players may link as many power packs together to form power series as they wish (limitted of course by encumrance limits or points totals). Each time a weapon fires, and thus draws CP's from the power series, deduct its Power Consumption number from the series' power supply.

3)

Any number of weapons may be linked to a single power series.

4)

At anyone time a weapon may only be linked to a single power series. 4

Examplej-

A figure is carrying a power series consisting of three Dual la24's and 2 weapons, a Dual LsrSk lIB and a Cpl. His power series supply is 72, every time he fires the lIB, 12 CP's are deducted from this total, every time he fires the Cpl, 2B points are deducted.

~~()5e ~()rnba1 (pp7,B) STRIKE PHASE The figure phasing should make the following modifications to his Strike Phase dice roll:+1 +2

Carrying or wearing 4 to 6 encumbrance points. Carrying or wearing 7 or more encumbrance points.

The encumrance points given are for average human figures. They should be modified by the figure's strength as detailed on . page 21 of Combat 3000. (ppB,9) TURNING A creature wishing to turn, that is change its direction of facing, more than 9po must deduct 1 cm. from the basic walk rate (and hence 3 from the run rate) for each such turn made in a particular move. Turns of less than 90 0 may be made without penalty but there must be a lcm. gap if walking or three cm' s if running between each such 1lI0V.~. Wheeled, half Track, Fully Tracked and Hover vehicles turn by arcs, the radius of which may be no smaller than the vehicles current speed in cm's. Moreover, a vehicle may not turn on an arc smaller than the length of the actual vehicle model. Hover and fully tracked vehicles may turn as above or may pivot on the spot. They may not do this if moving faster than 15cm. this turn. It takes a quarter of a move to pivot through 900 or less. NIGHT MOVEMENT Light conditions will obviously affect ' movement rates - it is, for example, pyschologically almost impossible to run full tilt in. pitch darkness. The following rules are therefore adopted. . In Night/Darkness conditions creatures may walk or crawl at normal rate but may only run at up to twice their walk rate or two-thirds their normal run rate (normally the same). Vehicles without lights, other than hovering vehicles or flying vehicles, may move no 5.

faster than 15cm. per turn. Vehicles with 12 or more armour may however move at up to 30cm. per turn. Vehicles with lights may move as many cm's as the lights illuminate. In 'Blackness' creatures may only move at up to half their walk rate. Vehicles are subject to the same limitations as Night/Darkness. None of these restrictions apply i f the figure's know the ground is safe, for example, movement on good roads or through fields.

uisibiUly -BWareness

(p9)

The following definitions are used:Object Any figure, vehicle, building etc, etc, etc on the table. Firer Any figure or robotic on the table with eyes or equiped with sense organs capable of detecting objects in the visual light spectra. Background Silhouette Camouflage'"

Any object's background is the area which the line of sight between it and the firer, if continued beyond the object, would meet. An object is silhouetted if its background is a light source; for example the sky, .the 'blast' area of a flare etc. An ~ject is camouflaged when its outline has been deliberately broken by a coverage of foliage etc., where its colour is the same as its background, and Where it is stationary, or moving less than lcm. per turn.

VISIBILU'{": CHART ., f The chart given is modified by the addition of a further Light category - 'Poor' which comes between Normal and Bad. Objects may be seen at up to the following distances:Target Size -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3

Poor 10

25 50 350 750 3500 7500

A further category 'Blackness', is also introduced. Here no object, regardless of size, may be seen.

6

VISIBILITY DISTANCE MODIFJCATIONS 1)

2) 3)

Silhouetted objects may be seen at twice the distance given for the Light Conditions of their background. Note, skies are normally one category brighter than the battlefield that they illuminate. For example, in Poor conditions the sky will be 'Normal', in Night/Darkness the sky will be 'Poor'. Camouflaged objects may only be seen at up to one-third the normal distance. Objects moving at more than 2 cm. may be seen at up to twice the normal distance •

.llit!!

Visibility distances may be further modified by the quality of the eyesight of the firerthe better the eyesight the further the firer will be able to see. The following table gives the categories of sight; by what proportion normal visibility distances are increased; and then fits existing alien types into these categories. Category Terrible Bad Poor Below Average Average Above Average Very Good Acute Excellent Perfect

Modi fication -90% -75%

Examples

Zarquin

-50~';

-25% None

Human, Trimote

+25~.

+50% +100% +200% +3009.

Mandiblax

For example; A human with 'average' eyesight can see a size '0' target in 'poor' light conditions at up to 350cm. A Mandiblax with its '~cute' eyesight could see the same target at up to 700cm.

The flash from a Mag or Bar weapon or the beam from a laser will be sufficiently bright in Night/Darkness or Blackness conditions to allow anyone in line-of-sight to be aware of the firer's location. But note that such figures may only be fired on by normal or aimed fire if they fired in the previous turn and have declared that they will fire again in the current fire phase. (See Target Elligability clauses a) and b) on page 10 of Combat 3000). In the case of the aimed fire then the target must have fired and the firer must have been aware of the target in the turn before the previous turn (see Aimed Fire page 11, and Target Elligability). SOUND AND DETECTION 1) The position of enemy troops may never, ' normally, be determined as precisely by sound as it ,may be by sight, therefore troops may only by sight, therefore troops ma:y only DETECT others by sound. 2) Detected troops may be fired on using either SPECULATIVE FIRE (see page 11) or by DIRECTIONAL FIRE (see New Fire Modes following). 3) The distance at which troops ' may detect sound sources will be determined by five separate factors, these are LOUDNESS, OBSTRUCTIONS, BACKGROUND, NOISE, and HEARING . LOUDNESS All noises are grouped into one of six categories detailed below. Each category is accompanied by examples. These examples are, of course, far from exhaustive so other noises must be grouped by comparison to the examples given.

7

Category Number

lO\Jdness

One

'very quiet·

Two

'Quiet'

Three

'Loud'

four

'Very Loud'

Five

'Earspli tting'

Example Breathing. Walking or crawling if done deliberately quietly - that is with a deduction of 1 cm. from the normal 'walk' rate. Weapons being drawn or sheathed. Talking in whispers. Reloading weapons. Walking. Crawling. Door opening. Silenced 'PI weapons firing other than 'machine pistols'. Conversation. Sand P type 'Post weapons being fired. Doors closing. Hover vehicles moving. Walking througb undergrowth or dense scrub ~ Running. S type 'Mag' weapons firing with silencer. Shouts. M or H type 'Post weapons being fired. Other silenced 'Mag' types firing. Engines idling. Light vehicles moving. 'Mag' type weapons firing unsilenced. Explosions. Heavy vehicles moving. Heavy machinery operating. AirFraft or Spaceship take off or landing. Breaking glass.

{]8STRUCTIONS The effect of obstructions is to shift noise down by one category or more. Thus, for example, a figure wearing a helmet could hear category 2 noises at category one distances while he could not hear at all a category one noise. The effect of the various obstructions will be as follows:Obstruction Effect Helemt, light Door. Down one category. light wall Down two categories. Heavy or armoured wall three categories. or door. Inside vehicle Down BACKGROUND NOISE As fighting warms up it will become increasingly difficult to hear things. Therefore noises are shifted down one category whenever the Umpire/Gamemaster declares 'Battlefield Conditions'. This is largely subjective matte,r but as a guide two or three 'Earsplitting' noise sources on a table constitute battlefield conditions. Battlefield conditions should persist a couple of moves after the weapons or whatever have ceased firing. HEARING The efficiency .of a creatures hearing will obviously have an effect upon the distance at which it hears things. As with Sight (above) various creatures' hearing should be graded into categories and these will either increase or decrease the distance at which that figure may hear. Examples Category Modi fication Bad -75~. Poor -5m. Below Average Trimote, Zarquin. -25~. None Human Average Above Average +25~. Very Good +50% Mandiblax Acute +100% Excellent

+30m.

8

DETECTION BY SOUND - DISTANCES The unmodified distances .at which the various noises can be heard are given in the following table;Noise Category Maximum Distance (em's) 2 1. Very Quiet 8 2. Quiet 16 3. Loud 48 4. Very Loud 3 to 9000, roll die for actual. 5. Earsplitting Note that for Sound and Detection purposes most 'Inf'. 'Pak' and " Ppa' weapons are treated as 'Pos' type. Most 'Bar' weapons are treated as 'Mag'. Weapons 32, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44 and 55 are totally silent. A figu~e is firing a laser rifle. This is an '5' type 'Pos' weapon and when Example. firing makes a 'Loud' or 'Category 3' noise. It can therefore be heard by any human within 16cm., and Trimote within lZcm. and any Mandiblax within 32 cm.

(pH)

DIRECTIONAL FIRE Directional Fire is fire at troops detected by sound. To fire directional fire troops must have detected their target during the previous turn. If the firer was also able to detect the target during the current turn's Actions, Close Combat or Movement Phases, then he may fire on the targets current position. Otherwise the firer must fire on the target's position .as it was at the beginning of the current turn. Thus for example if a firer detected a target in the previous turn, for example because of it's firing, but the target moved during the current movement turn and the firer was unable to detect this movement then he will in effect be shooting at empty air. If, however, he was able to detect this movement then he will be able to fire at the target's new position. When firing directional fire work out the percentage chance to hit as normal IGNORING ANY LIGHT CONDITION MODIFIERS, divide the total percentage chance to hit by the number given in the following table according to the firer's hearing cate or Bad 10 Average 5 Very Good Excellent 1 Poor 7\ .4 Acute 2

9

SUSTAINED FIRE Sustained fire simply amounts to keeping one's finger pressed down on the trigger of an automatic weapon and thus firing in more than one fire sub-phase. It is subject to the following limitations:a) The firing weapon must be deployed on a bipod, tripod or heavy weapon's mount. b) Sustained fire must be directed at the same target or target area in all the subphases of a particular fire phase. c) The weapon's breakdown number is therefore doubled and at least increased to 2 even for weapons normally not subject to breakdown. d) Moving weapons may not fire sustained fire. Sustained fire and the number of fire sub-phases to be fired must be ordered at the beginning of the fire phase. Throw for sub-phasing as normal. The weapon will fire in that subphase and then in each consecutive fire sub-phase up to the number specified. ' Where possible the firer must always fire the number of sub-phases specified - even if his target or targets are already all dead. The ability to fire sustained fire is denoted by the letter 'l' as a type prefix in the weapon's profile. Examples. 1) The firer orders four sub-phases of sustained fire. His fire sub-phase throw is 1 the figure therefore fires in sub-phases 1, 2, 3 and 4 - even if his target was killed in sub-phase 1. Ammunition is deducted for firing four times. 2) The firer orders five sub-phases of sustained fire. His fire sub-phase throw is 5 the figure therefore fires in sub-phases 5 and 6. Ammunition is deducted for firing hice only. RAPID FIRE This is possible only to weapons with a 'l' or 'R' weapons profile prefix. Rapid fire is similar to sustained fire with the following exceptions. a) Sustained fire limitation 'a' does not apply. b) Rapid fire may not be fired in consecutive fire sub-phases. Instead 'l' and 'R' weapons must miss one fire sub-phase between each shot or burst. Certain weapons fire even slower - the exact number of sub-phases they must miss between each firing is given after the 'R' prefix. Thus for example an 'R2' weapon must miss two fire subphases and, in effect, may only fire in every third sub-phase. Examples:A firer with an 'R' weapon specifies four rounds of rapid fire. His fire sub-phase throw is 2 so the weapon fires in sub-phases 2, 4 and 6. Ammunition is deducted for firing three times. A firer specifies three rounds of rapid fire with an 'R2' weapon. His fire sub-phase throw is 2 so he may fire in sub-phase 2 and 5. If he had thrown a 1 he could have fired in sub-phases 1, 3 and 6. SINGLE SHOT 'Singie Shot' amounts to firing only one shot or a very short burst with weapons that normally fire at a much greater rate. A single shot facility is denoted by an '*' after the 'A' prefix of automatic weapons. Only these weapons may fire 'Single Shot'. When firing single shot,weapons loose 25% accuracy and suffer a -2 effect modification. Only 0.25 is deducted from the weapon's ammunition supply.

10

CONE EFFECT FIRE This is possible only to weapons with a 'CE' type prefix. Cone effect weapons affect a triangular area,the dimensions of which are given in the weapon's listing. The following rules are used. 1) When firing the figure places the template in any desired position within his arc of vision with the template's apex touching the figure's base. 2)

Throw dice 'to hit' as normal but ignor the Range, Target Movement, Target Situation, Target Size, Speculative Fire and Area Fire Modifications.

3)

If a'Hit' is scored then the template is left in its position and all figures within the template are automatically hit, provided that a line-of-sight may be traced between target and firer (thus, even though the firer himself may not be able to see the target under the visibility and awerness rules the target will still be hit ) . For each hit,dice for kills as normal.

4)

If the firer fails to hit this means the wettPon is pointed in the wrong direction sothe

actual area of effect must be determined. Throw a 1-6 dice counting odd numbers as deviation to the left and even numbers as deviation to the right. Now for the extent of deviation find the point lScm. away from the firer along the centre line of the template. Throw a 1-10 die and move the template (keeping the apex in the original position) this number of cm's to the left or right of the lScm. point. All figures within this new template position are assumed hit as per the rules given in 3) above. 5)

Note that under the rules giveQ in 3) above conditions which affect visibility such as light or bafflers do not block CE fire whereas solid objects, such as buildings, trees or vehicles, do.

LAUNCHER FIRE

(ppll-12)

When throwing for the deviation of inaccurate 'L' fire use the following 'spider' for the direction of deviation. 5&

•

7

1------:~---3

I

o1

2

firer

For the extent of deviation throw dice as follows:Type o'f Fire peviation Dice Grenades being thrown at under hal f the' maximum distance allowed. Launcher fire at point blank range or short range 1 - 6 Grenades being thrown at over half the maximum allowed Two times 1-6 distance. Launcher fire at medium range. (ie. 2 dice) All other direct fire 1-10 + 1-6 Indirect fire Add a further 1 - 6 (pll, 12, &: 13)

grenades

RANGES Figure's may throw grenades of larger calibres than given in Combat 3000. They may throw grenades of one calibre larger than the previous limit, but their range is halved. They may also throw one of two calibres larger than previous but here the range is reduced to one third.

illill The blast template of any grenade or 'another explosive round should ' be split into two zones. The inner third is called the 'Proximity Blast' and the outer two-thirds the 'Remote Blast'. The effect of the grenade recieves a +2 bonus for effect in the proximity blast, a

11

-1 penalty in the remote blast. Thus, for example, a shell or grenade 101 has a +2 effect within 1.7cm. of the point of impact, -1 between 1.7 and Scm. This rule does not apply to explosions in confined areas (pp14). MACHINE GUNS AND AREA FIRE

(ppll)

A machine gun is any 'A' weapon with 'Mag' reloading, unless otherwise specified. Machine guns which are not on a deployed bipod, tripod or heavy weapons mount must fire area fire at ranges of above 30cm. Those which are on such mounts must fire area fire at ranges of above 8Scm. In other circumstances and with all other 'A' type weapons the weapon is free to fire either at an area or normal, direct fire at a single target: Note:- machine guns in some cases may be able to avoid this limitation by firing 'single shot'.

grau.1y Thls section attempts to simulate the effects that varying strengths of gravitational fields will have on actions fought on various planets, planetoids etc. Remember also that these rules can be used when actions take place aboard accelerating or deccelerating space ships. Gravitational pull is graded into 10 categories from one-fifth standard to standard five. These categories do not follow a directly linear progression but are instead arranged for convenience. The effects of gravity are represented chiefly by modifications to the all-important creature profiles. While this method will not reflect all of the possible gravity related effects it goes far further than other more complex methods involving altering actions, close combat, movement and firing rules. . METHOD Simply discover the strength of gravitational field (which should either be specified by the umpire / game master in a campaign/ role-playing game or can be randomly decided before one-off games) then cross reference this on the table below and make alterations to the figure profile of all participants. 'Strength A' 'Strength 8'

Applies to the figure's strength when usinq close combat weapons. AppJies only to the figure's strength for throwing and it~ ability to carry things as represented by the encumbrance rules.

12

Characteristic Accuracy Strenqth A Strength B Dexterity Reflex Walk Rate (cm)

1/5 +8 +Z +4

+1 +1 +4

1/ 4 +6 +1 +3 +1 +1 +3

Strength of Field (Earth Standard) Z 1/ 3 l / Z Standard 1 3 +4 0 0 -Z -4 -8 0 0 0 0 -2 -1 +Z +1 0 0 -L -1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 +1 +Z 0 -1 -1 -2

4 -lZ -3

-zo

-)

-4

-1 -2 -2

5

-3 -L

-3 -3

In 1/ 5 Standard no 'walk' as such is possible at the increased rate. Figures may either walk at the normal rate or move by a series of bounds each of which may be as long as the increased walk rate and half as high at their mid-point. Three such bounds can be made in any movement phase. If one is made the figure is classed for 'Actions' purposes as Walking, if two or three such bounds are made the figure is classed as Running. ALIENS AND HOMEWORLD GRAVITY When fighting in their 'natural' homeworld gravity all creatures receive an accuracy bonus of +3% and a dexterity bonus of +1. Homeworld gravities for the various creatures so far introduced are ;Human Mandiblax Trimote Zarquin

Standard ' 1/2 Standard Standard two Standard one.

GRAVITY UNFAMILIARITY When creatures first start acting in a strange gravity their abilities .will be somewhat reduced by their unfamiliarity with the strength of the field. Therefore when creatures are taking part in their first action on a particular planet they will suffer a -5 accuracy penalty and a -1 dexterity penalty. This rule does not apply to creatures operating on a planet with the sane gravitational field as their Homeworld . EXAMPLE A frimote Freighter has just crashed on a Standard Two World. Hot on its heels is the pirate ship of the (human) Scarface Eriksson band. When the humans attack the crashed freighter their profile is modified from the average 0.0.0.0.5 to -4.-1.0.-1.4 because of the gravity and id further reduced to -9.-1. - 1.-1.4 because of its unfamiliarity. The Trimote's profile is reduced to +1.+1.0.-2.3 because of the strength of the field but increased to a total of +4 . +1.+1.-2.3 because this is their Homeworld gravity - they do not suffer any penalty for gravity unfamiliarity.

13

[:~[]se [:[]rnba11ra,n,ng A creatures fighting ability, and hence its profile, may be effected as much by its training as by its latent physical and mental capacities which hitherto formed the basis of that profile. This section is the first to take this fact into account and deals with the field of hand-to-hand fighting dealt with in the rules under the general heading 'Close Combat'. The rules used are as follows:Various forms of close combat training exist, their various effects are represented by bonuses to the figure's strength, dexterity, and reflex characteristics. These bonuses apply only to close combat,&specifically, to the die rolls for 'Strike Phase' and 'Effect'. Furthermo.e any strength bonus is not applied to an opponents die roll for 'Effect'. There are two fields of close combat training, 'unarmed combat' and 'swordsmanship'. Unarmed combat bonuses are received only when the figure is fighting with his bare hands and not using any kind of weapon. Swordsmanship bonuses are received whenever the figure is using any kind of close combat weapon (which in the weapon lists have numbers beginning with a '2'). The various types of close combat training , their costs , and their effects are:Points Type Hemarks Swordsmanship Unarmed Combat Cost Str . Dex. Ref. Str. Dex. Ref. Saptan Katal

Morz'ta

Moran Karate

Sindarr

Basic training for all Imperial troops Abilities both taught to and aquired by the Katal. Only available to Katal or those who have spent a year with them. Training given to all disciples of the Ruyn Allah religio-military movement. Sophisticated martial art combining ancient method with rigorous muscular and mental condi tioning. Training received by all Imperial Elite Troops

+1

+1

+1

+3

+2

+1

+2

+2

+1

120

+1

+1

+1

+1

+1

+1

60

+2

+2

+2

+2

+2

+3

14

35

80

+1

+2

+3

100

VEHICLE'S POINTS COST This section gives a simple method of assigning points costs for vehicles you have designed, purchased or invented. first classify vehicles according to their size. To do this add the number of crewmen, passengers and heavy weapons the vehicle may carry (counting 'H' weapons as 1, 'M' as ~ and disregarding '5' and 'P' weapons). Using this total consult the following tablejNumber of Passengers/ Crew/Weapons 3 or less B or .less

16 or less 32 or less 50 or less

Size Category Small Medium Large

Basic Points Cost 300 500

Extra-Large Leviathon

1000 1500 3500

Now add to the basic points cost the points values of all weapons, ammunition, sights, weapon mounts, equipment and turrets installed in the vehicle. Add to this total for the vehicie's Size Category Small Medium Large Extra-Large Leviathon

armourj~

Cost per Point of Armour

Max. Hull Armour Alioll/ed

75

7

100 200 400

10

14 16

750

no limit

Now multiply this total by the means of propulsion of the vehicle as given on the following table. Note that these tables also give the fastest speeds at which the vehicle can accelerate and move.

15

WHEELED ; For

~heeled

Size Smail Medium Large Extra-Large Levi athan

vehicles mUltiply by 1, maximum performance as t1aximum Maximum Speed Acceleration 40

200

35

150

30

100

25

75

20

60

TRACKED For tracked maximum

1%,

Size Small Medium Large Extra-Large eviathon

Maximum Sped 15

75

10

60

8

40

7

35

5

35

HOVER For hover vehicles multiply by l~,maximum performace as Maximum Maximum Speed Size Acceleration Sma ll MediLm Large Extra-Large Levi at.han

follo~s;-

40

200

35

150

30

100

25

75

20

follo~s;-

60

AIRCRAFT For aircraft multiply by 2, maximum performace as follows;Acceleration/ Pitch Variation Maximum Speed Size Deceleration 50 Medium 3000 100 2000 90 40 Large 30 1500 90 Extra-Large 10 Le viathan 1500 75 60 150 Small 4000

Minimum Speed 250 300 350 400 200

For VToL aircraft and helicopters multiply by 3, performance maximums are the same as for other aircraft but the minimum speed is zero ( ie. hover). This gives the total points cost of the vehicle. Any necessary crew, drivers, commanders etc. are purchased seperately.

16

TURRETS Turrets st"!ould be treated like any other weapons mount. They may hold up to tll/O weapons iXlYnting 'H' types as 1, 'M' types as ~ and '5' types as \". f"or convenience we give the specification and points cost for some sample turrets;Total Traverse Tl Standard 360 0 T2 Hydraulic 360 0 T3* Hydraulic fitted 360 0 with Infra-red

Code

Name

T4* MM 78 Standard

360 0

Traverse per turn 120 0

Accuracy Modifier

Night Time Accuracy Mofifier

Reflex Modifier

Points Cost 100

360 0

0 +5

0 0

-1 0

250

360 0

+5

+10

0

500

120 0

+10

+10

+1

700

The asterisks denote 'lUide Spectra' so where indicated it means that the turret is fitted with wide spectra equipment and counts all light as

This section provides extra creatures, lUeapons, ammunition etc. etc. to expand upon those .given in Combat 3000. Some new sources are introduced these are; 'Katal'

'Imperial Arsenal'

A human race of stellar nomads. They tend to inhabit those worlds too inhospitable for others. This and the fact they are constantly attacked by and attacking civilised cultures has caused them to be very good fighters and survivors indeed. Katal weaponry is only available in large quantities to the Katal. The arsenal providing weapons for the crack troops of the Imperium. These weapons will cost non-Imperial Elite troops two or three times the prices actually given in the lists.

'Dual'

Dual (pronounced Dew-al) weapons are produced on the Human Trimote codominium lUorld of Erzatz. They are widely available. Dual are the first of the new Ppa weapons featured in these rules.

'Xwarma'

Weapons manufactured and used by the Vroom Beasts. Widely available.

NOTES ON THE POINTS USE The actual number of points alloted to the various players lUill cle2rly have a great effect upon the nature of the game · being played. While this is entirely up to the group concerned the following guidelines are suggested;Squad Level Games .

Players should be given 4000 points per squad to buy figures and equipment. The players must use at least five figur e;s for human squads

17

and at least four for aliens. At least half of the squad normally must be identically armed and equiped. Role Playing Games -

Players start with 2,3,3,4,4,5 die roll times one hundred points plus their figure. If they wish to be alien they must pay the full difference between the alien's cost and that'of a human.

'One Off' or Competition Games

Players are allowed 550 points with which to buy everything including their figure. The actual figure, however, may be bought at only half the price given in the lists.

~rea1ures ARBR'OM

~

The 'Tree People'

Profile Eyesight Arc of Vision Hearing Morale Test Special Rules Points Cost Source

-8. +5. -2. -1. 9. Below average. 60 0 either side of ?irection faced. Above average. Combat 3000 page 18. Run rate only twice walk rate. 850 Use Asgard Owl Bear. Convert by cutting off arms at the shoulder and replacing in a position to hold weapons. Use Milliput or similar to rebuild shoulders and fit helmet if desired.

ARACHNID Profile Eyesight Arc of Vision Hearing Morale Test Special Rules

Points Cost Source

O. +1. -1. -1. 8. Very good. 120 0 either side of direction faced. None. Use Generalised Reaction Test - Combat 3000 page 18. May climb near vertical surfaces, providing there are at least some irregularities, at walk rate. When using Wounds rules treat a throw of 4-8 as a leg hit then throw to see which. Each wound point on a leg renders it lost. Each leg lost reduces the creatures walk rate by lcm. When 4 are lost the creature may not move. 325 Use Citadel Spider converted by the addition of Asgard or Citadel weapons and equipment.

18

VROOM BEAST Profile Eyesight Arc of Vision Hearing Morale Test Sprecial Rules

Points Cost Source

-18. -1. -1. +1

'Poor' but is also IR and UV sensitive so the creature treats all light conditions as 'Poor'. 90 0 either side of direction faced. Very Good. Use Generalised Reaction Test but throw a decimal dice and use the same chart and factors. Creatures may either walk at the rate given or may move by a series of hops. Each of these hops may be twice as long as the walk rate given and its mid-point half as high. The creature may make three such hops in a move. I f it hops once then it may fire and carry .o ut actions as if it is walking, if it hops two or three times then it is treated as running. 225 Asgard.

19

· mDre WeapDnS CODE

NAME

NO

PROFILE

COST

60

Katal 16mm. Rifle Semi-automatic, large bore, low velocity weapon. Its effect against armour is only -2. Katal Am17

61

Katal Am21

62

Katal Aml72

63

Dual LsrSk Z04

P/ S.+7.+2.Ppa.4.-.2.

250

64

Dual LsrSk Z05

P/ S.+6.+3.Ppa.6.-.2.

310

65

Dual LsrSk Zl8

S/ MR3.+7.+S.Ppa.12.-.2.

420

66

Dual LsrSk Z20 Dual C:pZ When firing unaimed fire add 2 to the fire phase throw to represent the extra time taken for the weapon to draw and store the power. Dual LsrAsp

S/ MR2.+7.+S.Ppa.lO.-.l. P/ SX.+4.+8.Ppa.28.-.3.

560

67

P/ SAR.+4.0.Ppa.lO.-.2.

380

P/ SX.0.+IO.Ppa.20.-.7.

180

59

68 69

Dual LsrPnzJagr Subject to the same fire-phase limitations as 67. Also the weapon is in effect a'Dis.l' reloading type. Its' one shot burns out the laser tube and the weapon can no longer be used.

SRX.-12.+4Mag.6.3.2.

400

SAR.+2.Mag.lO.3.2.

200

SAR.+12.+1.Mag.5.4.4. MAR2.+12.+3.Mag.8.6.3.

380 525

350

... , ~ .

>

.

71

MM2 Self Loading Rifle

SR.+7.+4.Mag.20.3.1.

800

72

f1M3 Assault Rifle

SR.+5.+3.Mag.12.4.

650

73

MM4 Recoiless Rifle

HL4.-3.X.Bar.l.3.

74

Cartridge Gun The Bun may be loaded with up to 6 of the cartridges listed in the ammo. section. Each cartridge is put in a separate chamber. When firing, the gun may fire any of the six chambers, according to its setting. The setting may be chamged during a turn in which the weapon is in the figure's hand - needing only 1 hand and not interfering with actions or movement (but preventing the use of the weapon.). Alternatively the setting may be changed in the turn in which the weapon is fired - this adds 3 to the firers fire phase roll. Unless otherwise specified; cartridges 1-6 are carried, each in its respectively numbered chamber. The weapon may only fire the specially designed cartridges.

PX.-6. X.Bar.6.2.1.

700 400

20

CODE

75

PROFILE

NAME

NO

MM88 This is in fact a customized weapon not sold by Military Mercantile stores. It was invented and first used by a certain Mz W. Shagg and consists of two MM8's linked together and fitted with special magazines. It has 2 mags. and the firer s hould keep records of the weapon as though it were in fact 2 separate guns. It may be fired using only 1 barrel ( and hen ce 1 mag) with these characteristi cs , or it may be fired using both barrels ( and hence both mags.) with a profile of +45.+1. Breakdowns effect only those barrels actually fired. Encumerance - 3

SA*RX.+25.-1. Mag . ( each ) 5.5.2.

COST

1550

76

Armour Assault Laser

P.-8.+9.Dis.l.-.3.

115

77

Tube Launcher

P!SL2.-18.X.Dis.l.

78

Tube Launcher

SL3.-20.X.Dis.l.

17 23

79

Pirran Clip Pistol May only fire a small explosive shot which has an 8cm. di. blast circle and +3 effect. Cost of a clip of 8 given in ammo. section.

PLX.-3.X.Mag.8 . 3.

320

80

Hand Flamer Affects cone area 15 by 5 cm.

PCE.-6.+4.Pos.2.4.4 .

175

81

Flamer Affects cone area 20 by 7 cm.

SCE.-4.+5.Pos.3.5.4.

250

82

Orm.and Blaster Fires a relatively slow-moving plasmalike ball. Double tactical factore modifications for target movement.

SR2X.+4.+2.Mag.8.2.1.

280

83

Ormand Projector Rifle SLIX.+2.X.Bar.l.l. The shot is placed in a cradle and projected along a carrier beam. May fire any calibre 'I' ammo. and anything else of similar size, including 1 cal. grenades.

250

84

Ormand Meson Gun HX.0.X.Pos.5.4.2. Projects a stream of mesons in a focused magneto-gravitic beam. The breakdown of mesons within matter releases enormous amounts of energy but the ef.fect will be indeterminate according to factors of range, target size and density of local electromagnetic fields. Therefore for each hit throw a decimal dice modified by the target's full size for th~ effect . Eg. Target size +3, effect throw 6 gives a total effect of +9.

750

85

FL Laser Rifle Has a 'flashlight' facility ie. the trigger has buo positions. When firing using the first it fires with the profile shown. When the trigger is squeezed fully, it fires with 2 higher effect, in this case a total of +3 effect - such fire however deducts 2 from the ammunition supply.

300

21

SRX3.+5.+1.Pos.8.3.

NAME

PROFILE

86

FL Assa~lt Laser Flashlight facility as for 85.

87

Imperial Arsenals IPW300 SA*RX.+18.+5.Mag.6.4. 10mm. high velocity, automatic rifle tiring explosive ramjet bullets. Standard issue to all Imperial Household troops. When firing single shot this II/eapon's profile is only reduced to +7 accuracy, +4 effect. Imperial Arsenals IPW300-2 MA*R.+25.+6.Mag.8.4. Gyrojet Pistol PX.-35.+6.Mag.3.4. The recoil on this II/eapon is so bad that no sight or II/eapon mount other than a mount designed for 'H' II/eapons II/ill have any effect on its accuracy. Firer must be stationary. The accuracy should also be modified by 3 times the firer's strength. Multi-Beam Disrupter SCE*X.-8.X.Mag.12.4. The II/eapon has three fire settings, these are;1) CE, effect -1, affects cone 30 x 10cm. 2) CE, effect +1, affects cone 20 x 7cm. 3) Narroll/ beam, fire as normal II/ith a basic effect of +3. Settings are changed as for II/eapon 74 Also has Flashlight Facility as 85. XII/arma Laser SZ.0.0.Pos.8.3.2. XII/arma Assault Laser SZ.0.+3.Pos.8.3.2. XII/arma Laser Carbine SZ.+8.+1.Pos.6.3.2. XII/arma Heavy Laser MZ.-5.+5.Pos.12.4.1. XII/arma Laser Cannon HZ.-IO.+8.Pos.12.5.1.

88 89

90

91 92

93 94 95 96 97

Mag 59 Mag 59 Mag 60 Mag 61 Mag 62 63-69 Mag 71 Mag 72 Mag 75 Mag 77 Pos 78 Pos 79 Pos 80 Pos 81

SR3X.+3.+2Pos.6.3.

XII/arma Laser Pistol Web Pistol Same effect as II/eb grenade (115). Effects cone 15cm. by 5cm.

60

IS 60

50 !:lee Equipment Section 120 80 80 each 150 60 75 40

Pos 83 Pos 84 Pos 85 Mag 86 Mag 87 Mag 88 Pos 89 Pos 90 Pos 91 Pos 92 Pos 93 Pos 94 Pos 95 Maq 96

200 60 75 180 220 30 30 100 140 140 220 280 60 30

22

PZ.-3.-1.Pos.6.3.3. PCEX.-5.X.Mag.4.2.

COST 340 1300

1600 105

400

260 460 750 14Q 225

CARTRIDGES FOR USE ONLY WITH WEAPON NUMBER 74 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Gyrojet +7 effect. Heat seeking Ramjet effect +4, accuracy bonus +2m. Stun, +3 effect. Wounds or kill results stun for 20 turns. Grappler, as per shell. 16. Baffler, same effect as Z calibre Baffler. High Explosive, affects 30cm. circle II/ith +2 effect.

SheUs e urenades NO

126 127 12B 129 130 131

132

PROFILE

ITEM

COST

Explosive Armour Piercing Self-Guiding Explosive Self-Guiding Armour Piercing

4.30.+3. 4.0 . +B. 4.30.+3.+30. 4.0.+B.+30

Baffler (same effect as 113) Screamer Area of effect counts as 'Battlefield Conditions' for sound and detection. Ramjet

4.45.X. 1.30.X.

60 50 120 100 100 20

1.0 . +3. 2.0.+6. 3.0.+9. 4.0.+12

20 40 60 100

COST

E24

One metre of flexi-powercord with connectors. Used to connect Dual weapons with power pack or a power series.

E25

Ten metres of flexi-powercord as above. May be linked together to form longer cords. Dual Power Pack Za12. Power supply 12 points. Note that each Dual Power Pack comes complete with a power expended meter. Dual Power Pack ZalB. Power supply IB points. Dual Power Pack Za24. Power supply 24 points ;

E26 E27 E28 E29

DO Dl

E32

E33 E34 E35

E36

10

,

1

30

~

•

25

~

75 50

•

~

•

Dual Handtorch. Must be linked to power packs in the same way 1/ 3 as Dual weaponry. Uses 1 point of power per three turns of use. Illuminates a cone 45cm. deep and 15cm. wide at the head. Count this area as 'Bright'. Air Filter. Filters out harmful bacteria or gases in the atmosphere. May be worn on its own or fitted into a helmet.

5

Nose Filters. As above but are plugged into the wearer's nostrils and thus cannot normally be seen. Note that to be effective the wearer must keep his mouth . firmly shut ,- something not possible when talking ~r stunned.: Respirator. Provides supply of breathable atmosphere. May be 1 fitted into a helmet or worn on its own. Takes two turns with two hands to fit. Each cartridge provides air for 15 minutes. Spare Cartridge for E32. Takes three turns with two hands to 1 replace. IFF Badge. Small disc which identifies friendly troops to computerised weepons, robotics and proximity fuses. Trip Beam Nodes. Nodes may be set up up to ·20cm. apart but 3 but must be able to trace a line of sight to each other. Project a completely invisible microwave beam which if broken will triggeran alarm (local or remote). The Nodes are small and present only a -3 targ~t. Operate only in pairs. Translator. May be programmed for two languages which must 1/ 3 be specified. Can translate from one to the other. May be fitted into a 'helmet or any communications device. Can only transla,te if within 'eight centimetres' of the speaking party or parties. In appearance it is a small black box about the size of a paperback book. Con be programmed with extra languages at a ' cost of , 30 per language.

50

23

30

80

25

50 50

175

COST E37

Radio Fuse. Detonates on receipt of a coded radio message.

-

10

E3B

Radio Fuse Detonator. May detonate radio fuses either singly or in groups. Wire Cutters. Requires two hands to operate. Takes one turn to cut through a strand of any wire. Demolition Charge. May be fitted with any kind of fuse. On detonation it explodes with a burst circle of 15cm. diameter and +3 effect. Any construction adjacent to the point of impact suffers a 0,0,1,2,3,4, Die roll number of destructive hits. Silencer. For 'P' or'S' type non area firing 'Mag' or 'Bar' weapons. Makes weapon 2 noise categories quieter when firing.

-

20

~

5

1

60

-

70

E39 E40

E41

E42

Silencer. For 'M', 'H' or area firing 'Mag' or 'Bar' type weapons. Makes weapon 2 noise categories quieter when firing.

-

200

E43

Stabilizer. May be fitted to any kind of flight pack to enable 2 the flyer to fire without any kind of accuracy deduction. Gravitic Neutraliser. Similar to flight pack. Totally silent and does not emit any infr-red. Profile. 40/10/16/0. Power pack has enough fuel for 30 minutes flight. Recharge costs 200 crds. Landing Pod. May contain a single figure for re-entry from space or very high altitude. Deceleration from 1 to BG. Its tactical use is to burst open and deliver the creature on the battlefield at any altitude and at a horizontal speed of 0-30cm. per turn. Figure carried may not be able to fire in the bursting turn. Enemy will only be able to fire in the bursting turn or turn before - at bursting altitude +lOOcm. Armour class 7, target size that of occupant plus one. Assault Lander. Exactly as above but on bursting turn pod detonates as per E45 and an explosive as per 103. The figure in the pod is not effected by t.his explosion. May also optionally explode as "Z Calibre Baffler".

350

E44

E45

E46

24

1100

7500

750

A Product of TABLETOP GAMES