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Originally Posted by Slar
3rd Edition TMP page 28 has a 1 megaton fusion charge. This is a pure fusion weapon.
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The numbers just don't add up. The description states that it is the same as the fusion pack, only it uses all its fuel to make an explosion. The fusion pack only outputs 20,000kw for 18 months. Being generous and saying each month is 31 days, that only gets us to 9.65X10^8 MJ, which equates to only 0.23 megaton. Even if we allow for an inefficient fusion power pack, the discrepancy just feels too large. So there may be some additional nuclear catalyst involved, such as lithium that may make it less than pure fusion.