After the Battle of M6H-987, Katana Labrea's ship used the energy weapon to easily raze Janus' research outpost and the Attero device. There was always something special about the articles one would find within. Ive been a fan of The Journal of the Travellers Aid Society since I first found the Traveller Starter Set in the 80s. A Traveller using a Bulky weapon must have STR 9 or higher to use it without penalty. The Journal of the Travellers Aid Society is back, with more volumes of new material in a collectors slipcase. They appear capable of destroying Vanir spaceships fairly easily and damaging the hulls of Asuran Aurora-class battleships, but seem to be less effective against the shields of the latter. On page 75 of my 'Traveller2eCoreRulebook.pdf', I have: Bulky: A Bulky weapon has a powerful recoil or is simply extremely heavy this makes it difficult to use effectively in combat by someone of a weak physical stature. These weapons fire bright red bolts at a high rate the discharge resembles the blasts of the Travelers' particle magnum handgun. Early in my gaming career, when I finally got the grasp of combat and had a character with a decent sub-machine gun skill, I kind of went in 'rampage mode' for a while. The Travelers use a type of energy weapon on their generational ships. Whether its claws, blades, modern slugthrowers, or high tech energy weapons, it really doesnt take to much to neutralize the average Traveller character.

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