-- The Humanx Space Opera Combat Stats--

( Let's try to convert all those KK ships ! )

SOCS is  a system that allows roleplaying during space combat.  The emphasis is on space opera instead of realism -- maneuvers which make sense in real life might not be allowed, while unrealistic actions that are seen in space opera shows are encouraged. SOCS was first published in GURPS Lensman and then in Gurps Compendium II.

I've tried to translate in SOCS terms every type of humanx starship I know.

In SOCS There are three main ship types:

FIGHTERS (small spacecraft with fixed-mounted weapons),  [ U.C.Stingships, Corvettes, Aann Attack-ships ]
CUTTERS (medium-sized spacecraft with limited weaponry), [ Frigates, Destroyers and Scouts ]
SHIPS OF THE LINE (large, heavily-armed spacecraft). [ Light Cruisers, Heavy Cruisers and Dreadnoughts ]

Unarmed ships are called:

Shuttles   [ light shuttles, medium shuttles and heavy shuttles ], without KK-Drive
Yachts     [ Rental Yachts and Private Yachts ]
Freighters [ Tramp Freighters, Passenger Freighters and Heavy Freighters ]

HUMANX Weapons in SOCS

Disruption beam cannons

•      light         range: LONG   damage: LIGHT
•      medium   range:  LONG   damage: HEAVY
•      heavy      range: LONG    damage: GREAT

Interstice laser cannons

•     light         range: LONG   damage: LIGHT
•     medium   range: LONG     damage: LIGHT   ( at SHORT range the damage is HEAVY)
•     heavy      range: LONG    damage: HEAVY

Missile tubes

•      light        range: SHORT   damage: LIGHT
•      medium   range: SHORT   damage: HEAVY
•      heavy     range: SHORT    damage:  GREAT

Paralysis beam cannons ( effective only vs unarmed ships )

•      light         range: SHORT   damage: LIGHT
•      medium    range: SHORT   damage: HEAVY

Particle beam cannons

•      light         range:  SHORT   damage: LIGHT
•      medium    range:  SHORT   damage: HEAVY
•      heavy       range:  SHORT   damage: GREAT

SCCAM missile (only U.C. Stingships and U.C. Corvettes )

•    range: SHORT   damage: STARK

As Defensive shields absorb incoming firepower, they gain Damage Levels (DLs).  They start at "none", and work their way up from  to , then go to "off" or non-functional.  Civilian KK ships use Standard shields completely effective only against space debris but useless against weapons ( Defence Factor = None).

WEAPONS  VS. DEFENSIVE SHIELD:

 

Defense Factor

Firepower	None	Cosmetic	Light	Heavy	Great	Stark
None/Not Hit	Recharge	Recharge	Recharge	Recharge	Recharge	Recharge
Cosmetic	Cosmetic	Down	0	Recharge	Recharge	Recharge
Light	Light	Down/Cosmetic	-1	0	Recharge	Recharge
Heavy	Heavy	Down/Light	-1/Light	-1	0	Recharge
Great	Great	Down/Heavy	Down/Heavy	-1/Heavy	-1	0
Stark	Stark	Down/Stark	Down/Great	Down/Great	-1/Great	-1

N.B.
Recharge: the shield will recharge normally at the end of the turn
Down: means the screen  instantly collapsed  and/or the armor is penetrated
0 :  No change in shield/armor status
-1 :  shield/armor strength is shifted down by 1 level
 
 

HUMANX STARSHIPS SOCS STATS
 

HUMANX WARSHIPS

class	Firepower ( Short range )	Firepower ( Long range )	Defense Factor	NOTES
Stingship	STARK	-	COSMETIC
Corvette	STARK	-	COSMETIC
Frigate (*)	HEAVY	LIGHT	LIGHT
Scout	LIGHT	LIGHT	LIGHT
Destroyer	HEAVY	HEAVY	LIGHT
Light Cruiser (*)	HEAVY	HEAVY	HEAVY
Heavy Cruiser	GREAT	HEAVY	GREAT	carries 10 stingships
Dreadnought	GREAT	GREAT	GREAT	carries 25 stingships

AANN WARSHIPS

class	Firepower ( Short range )	Firepower ( Long range )	Defense Factor
Attack Ship	HEAVY	HEAVY	COSMETIC
Frigate (*)	GREAT	LIGHT	LIGHT
Scout	LIGHT	LIGHT	LIGHT
Destroyer	HEAVY	HEAVY	LIGHT
Light Cruiser (*)	HEAVY	HEAVY	HEAVY
Heavy Cruiser	HEAVY	GREAT	GREAT
Dreadnought	GREAT	GREAT	GREAT

(*) these are my creations, so they are "non official" types.

N.B. In this system the  civilian starship Gloryhole  ( no Defence Factor ) is equipped with a MEDIUM laser cannon . The Gloryhole was very lucky when confronted two Aann Destroyers , Aanns underestimated the little yacht and didn't raise their Defensive shields and at short distance the Gloryhole crew fired with their hidden las cannon probably scoring a critical success :
  One Destroyer suffered a GREAT damage and exploded, the other Aann ship quickly raised his shields but suffered the effects of surprise. ( based on events described in Alan Dean Foster's novel "The Tar Ayim Krang" ) .  

last updated december  2000

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