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Here is a form I print and give to each player in my marine character campaign based on Aurore.
It is a "cafeteria plan" for weapons and equipment. They just circle their desired weapon loadouts.
Some weights ( mass) are extrapolated from Twilight:2000, with a fudge factor for better tech ( lighter, stronger): kit, GL rounds, [can't remember what else].
The first mass column is for the sum of items on just that line ( 2 full one-liter canteens mass 2kg).
The second mass column is a subtotal for that group ( at the bottom of each group).
So I select: armor and kit = 20.0kg m4 and ammo = 6.7kg ammo for GL = 2.7kg ------- I am carrying = 29.4kg
Note: if they activate their emergency beacon, their total sig is +2 sig ( the armors -2 sig doesn't make it sum to zero).
AMERICAN MARINE EQUIPMENT FORM BODY ARMOR MASS Full Body Inertial Armor 5.5 -2 Sig -1 Init Inertial Vest 3.0 Standard Helmet 0.5 Throat Communicator 0.1 +0 Sig Pull-Down Night Vision 0.2 EQUIPMENT Web Gear/Utility Belt 0.5 w/ 4 Ammo Pouches ( Two Clip Each) 1 First Aid Kit 1.0 2 Canteen ( One Liter Each) 2.0 1 Emergency Beacon 0.2 +2 Sig ( when on) 1 Protective Chem Mask 1.0 1 Combat Knife 0.5 Rucksack 0.5 1 Days Rations 3.0 1 Sleeping Gear 1.0 1 Spare Clothes 1.0 ------------------ SUBTOTAL 20.0 WEAPON KITS SUBTOTAL MASS M-4 A1 Gauss AsRfl w/ GL 4.0 9 Box mag 60 rnd w/ cell 2.7 6.7 M-5 Binary AsRfl w/ GL 4.2 9 Box mag 50 rnd 4.5 1 Gas Bottle for 12 clips 0.1 8.8 Propelled Grenades for GL 3 HE High Explosive 0.9 3 HEAP Armor Piercing 0.9 1 Fletchette 0.3 2 Concealment 0.6 2.7 M-57 Automatic Pistol 0.7 5 Box mag 10 rnd 0.5 1.2 Hand Grenades THROWN 3 HE Frag 0.9 1 Concussion 0.2 2 Concealment 0.6 1.7 Traylor Model 10 Shotgun 3.0 5 Loads of 8 loose shells 2.0 5.0 DunArmCo Close Assault Gun 4.0 5 Box mag 10 rnds 2.5 6.5 M-10 Sniper Rifle 12.5 9 Box mag 10 rnd 1.8 3 Power cell for 3 clips 0.6 14.9 M-103 Team Machinegun 5.0 0 Box mag 50 rnd 0.0 9 Cassette 100 rnd 6.3 11.3 Model 720 Machinegun 8.0 0 Box mag 50 rnd 0.0 6 Cassette 150 rnd 12.0 20.0 M-2290 A2 PGMP 12.0 2 Loads of 10 loose cells 16.0 28.0 M-384 A1 Javelin AV missile 14.0 4 Missiles 12.0 26.0 M-722 Stiletto AD missile 8.0 2 Missiles 6.0 14.0