High Explosive (HE) Warhead

High Explosive (HE) (TL9)

A warhead with a large explosive charge and a fragmenting case. This is the basic warhead for fragmentation hand grenades, and is also commonly used by grenade launchers and light artillery. It is available for any 10mm or larger round.

HE projectiles (except hand grenades) that are built at TL9 incorporate a programmable fuse that can be set for either impact or, if the target is at least 40 yards distant, for proximity detonation – see below.

Grenades and satchel charges with HE warheads inflict the damage shown below. When set for impact detonation, guns and launchers with HE warheads inflict their normal piercing damage with a (0.5) armor divisor, plus a follow-up attack causing the damage shown below.

HE Warhead Table

Warhead	Damage
10mm	1d cr ex [1d-2]
15mm	2d cr ex [1d-1]
18.5mm	2d+2 cr ex [1d]
25mm	4d cr ex [1d+1]
40mm	8d cr ex [2d]
64mm	8d×2 cr ex [3d]
100mm	6d×5 cr ex [5d]

Add +1 per die to the crushing explosive damage at TL10-12. Damage in brackets is cutting fragmentation damage. HE warheads are normal cost. LC2.