10-Round Indirect Fire Hale Rocket Battery

Description

The Hale Rocket is an improvement over the old Congreve rocket, with much better accuracy and higher reliability. The Hale Rocket Battery is a bundle of ten tubes (3-4-3) with an iron sight.

Controlling Skill

Grenade Launcher

Associated Games/Campaigns

Space 1889 (L) £50 (—/S)
Space 1889 (R) £5 (—/S)
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Originally Published:  2010-07-29
Last Updated:  2010-07-29
Original Concept:  Historical
Final Design: Gerry Harris

 

Weapon Statistics

Name:  10-Round Indirect Fire Hale Rocket Battery
Type:  Vehicle-mounted reloadable indirect-fire rocket launcher
TL:  4
Year:  c. 1885
Nation:  Great Britain
Ammo: 8 cm HE Rocket
Mass:  1.33 tonnes empty/1.42 tonnes loaded (9kg per rocket)
Price:  §17,320 [§16,800 (weapon & sight)/§52 (per rocket)]
Crew:  8
Features: Indirect-Fire Sight; Carriage (Optional: 1.42 tonnes; 14,200)
Rounds: 10-individual rounds

Add Ons

None.

House Rules Performance

Round Dam Pen AGL IFR
HE-4 C:5 B:25 5C 4 22,550

Striker II Performance

Round Short Medium Long Extreme Notes
HE-4 2255: 4 (5+) EP4; BR3; AGL4

Planetfall Performance

Round ROF Ammo Dam Range (cm) Range (inches) Pen Burst Dice
HE-4 10 10i C:5 B:25 22550 11275 5C N/A