Weapons and Armor

Here are the basic rules for Weapons and Armor in this incarnation of Gamma World.

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ARMOR
As mentioned earlier, armor has a point value. This holds true for all items. Below is a list of suggested values for some items.

ITEM	POINT VALUE	DESCRIPTION
Wood items	5	handles, tools, etc.
Plastic/Plant Fiber Items	10	plant stems, furniture, etc.
Ice	10	natural and artificial
Glass	10	windows, vases, plates, etc.
Metal Items	15	eating utensils, furniture, etc.
Ceramic	10	pottery, etc.
Concrete	20	buildings, walls, etc.
Stone	30	rocks, walls, etc.
Duralloy Items	40	high tech tools, vehicle parts, etc.
Heavy Cloth/Furs	4	thick clothes, denim, hides, etc.
Leather Items and Armor	8	clothing, sacks, etc.
Studded Leather armor	12	leather with metal studs
Chain armor	15	small rings if metal intertwined
Plate armor	15 + material type	big, jointed pieces
Fiber armor	30	made out of plant parts
Plasitc armor	30	incl. poly-carbon and ABS
Energized armor	35	powered assist move and jump
Inertia armor	25 w/35 pt Force Field	same as above
Powered Scout armor	20 w/20 pt Force Field	same as above w/Anti-Gravity
Powered Battle armor	30 w/40 pt Force Field	same as above
Powered Attack armor	30 w/40 pt Force Field	same as above
Powered Assault armor	30 w/50 pt Force Field	same as above
Small Shield	5 + material type
Medium Shield	10 + material type
Large Shield	15 + material type
Wooden Weapon	20
Steel Weapon	35
Duralloy Weapon	45

Weapons don't take damage under normal, proper usage.
Energized Armor is powered by an Atomic energy cell, gives a STR bonus of 2, and allows jumps of 60 vertical feet or 120 horizontal feet. A fully charged suit of armor will last through 4 days of continuous use.
Inertia Armor is identical to Energized armor, except that it also has a Force Field Generator.
Powered Scout Armor : 2 Atomic cells allow controlled Anti-Grav flight of 10 yards per second. Damage bonus due to the suit's STR enhancement is 10 pts. Duration of the cells is 48 hours of constant use.
Powered Battle Armor : This is an upgraded version of Scout armor. It has the same abilities, with the addition of two forearm mounted lasers that deliver 25 pts. damage, one on each arm.
Powered Attack Armor : Powered by 2 Atomic cells, this armor will last 36 hours. The Anti-Grav units will allow 20 yards per second of controlled flight. The STR bonus to damage is 40 pts. It also has a right-shoulder mounted mini-missile rack with 6 missiles that can deliver 75 pts. damage to any target within 1 mile. Computer tracking devices allow 2 to be taken off of the attacking roll for the missiles.
Powered Assault Armor : The ultimate single troop fighting armor, this is powered by 3 Atomic energy cells which will give 36 hours of constant use. The STR damage bonus is 60 pts. It has one pulse cannon, mounted on the left forearm that does 15 dice damage to a target within 200 yards. The right forearm has a 5 grenade capacity mini-grenade launcher with a range of 100 yards. It has two mini-missile racks. They are back mounted, and slide on tracks up to a shoulder firing position. Otherwise, they are identical to the rack on the Attack armor.

WEAPONS
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Here is a short list of weapons, along with range and damage.

WEAPON	RANGE	DAMAGE
.22 & .25 cal.	15 yds	15 pts
.32 & .39 cal.	25 yds	20 pts
.357 cal.	30 yds	30 pts
.44 & .45 cal	20 yds	40 pts
7.65 mm	30 yds	20 pts
9 mm	30 yds	25 pts
20 ga.	10 yds	35 pts
12 ga.	20 yds	50 pts
Laser Pistol	30 yds	15 pts
Laser Rifle	60 yds	35 pts
MK V Blaster	40 yds	45 pts
MK VII Blaster	60 yds	65 pts
Mini-Missile	1 mile	90 pts in 10 yd radius
Micro-Missile	1/2 mile	65 pts in 10 yd radius
Blunt Weapons	Reach	10 pts + STR bonus
Human punch	Reach	5 pts + STR bonus
Human kick	Reach	10 pts + STR bonus
Small Claws (cats, dogs)	Reach	5 pts + STR bonus
Medium Claws (birds, apes)	Reach	10 pts + STR bonus
Large Claws (bears, etc.)	Reach	15 pts + STR bonus
Swords	Reach	10 pts + STR bonus
Knives	Reach	5 pts + STR bonus
Arrows & bolts	Variable	15 pts
Chemex grenade	5 yd radius	55 pts
Energy grenade	5 yd radius	65 pts
Frag grenade	5 yd radius	25 pts
Photon grenade	5 yd radius	Death
Poison grenade	Variable	By Type & Int.
Stun grenade	5 yd radius	Unconsciousness
Tear Gas grenade	Variable	Special
Torc grenade	5 yd radius	90 pts in 10 yd radius (50% chance of no damage)
Vibro Dagger	Reach	15 pts
Vibro Sabre	Reach	25 pts
Black Ray Gun	10 yds	Death
Slug Thrower "A"	20 yds	5 pts
Slug Thrower "B"	20 yds	15 pts
Slug Thrower "C"	20 yds	25 pts
Small DP (Damage Pack)	10 yd radius	35 pts
Concentrated DP "A"	25 yd radius	55 pts
Concentrated DP "B"	40 yd radius	65 pts

Familiarity with a weapon is achieved by intense practice for one hour a day, every day, for three weeks. It must be spread out over this time. You cannot train intensely for 21 hours and be familiar with a weapon. Any break in this will mean the Character has to restart the training . Combat counts as training.
A Character can be familiar with any weapon which he/she can use. The Skill of Throwing gives bonus' to attacks with Aimed Attacks. There is no limit on how many weapons with which a Character can be familiar.