E-Bombs
An explosive can be used to impulsively drive an electrical generator, producing an intense, if brief, pulse of electrical current that can be forced through a one-shot microwave generator and focusing antenna.
This is an electronic bomb, or E-bomb, and it makes a nifty and compact counter-electronics weapon.
Needless to say, it can only be used once, and it's violent disassembly poses a hazard to nearby bystanders.
It does, however, allow much more powerful microwave surges than you can get from multi-use HPM devices.
Some E-bombs produce cones or beams of microwaves that can be aimed at distant targets.
Others broadcast their microwave radiation in all directions, indescriminantly frying all nearby electronics.
For omni-directional E-bombs, use the range score of the distance from the blast to the target instead of the SM of the width of the beam.
E-bomb radiation is quite broadband. Consequently, they cannot be tuned like that of HPM guns to exploit vulnerabilities to specific frequencies.
Directed E-bombs
| TL |
Weapon |
Damage |
Range |
Mass (kg) |
Cost |
LC |
Notes |
| 8 | 64mm Directed E-Bomb | HT-33 | 8/- | 0.5 | $400 | 1 | |
| | | linked 20 cr ex | 0 | | | | |
| 8 | 100mm Directed E-Bomb | HT-36 | 12/- | 2 | $1.5 k | 1 | |
| | | linked 30 cr ex | 0 | | | | |
| 8 | 200mm Directed E-Bomb | HT-42 | 25/- | 16 | $12 k | 1 | |
| | | linked 60 cr ex | 0 | | | | |
Omni-directional E-bombs
| TL |
Weapon |
Damage |
Range |
Mass (kg) |
Cost |
LC |
Notes |
| 8 | 64mm E-Bomb | HT-27 | 0/- | 0.5 | $400 | 1 | |
| | | linked 20 cr ex | 0 | | | | |
| 8 | 100mm E-Bomb | HT-30 | 0/- | 2 | $1.5 k | 1 | |
| | | linked 30 cr ex | 0 | | | | |
| 8 | 200mm E-Bomb | HT-36 | 0/- | 16 | $12 k | 1 | |
| | | linked 60 cr ex | 0 | | | | |
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