| From: | Loki <jek5313@******.TAMU.EDU> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Assorted Replies to Assorted Replies. . . II |
| Date: | Thu, 17 Feb 1994 20:55:33 -0600 |
>
> >I have a question that keeps coming up in my mind....probably was one of the
> >first ones answered on this list...is it too munchkinous to stick to the rules
> >about smart gun links and laser sights (can't be used in conjunction) till the
> >day said munchkin dies?
>
I would hardly consider any steps to prevent such combination to be
Munchkin. Rather, I would think that they would prevent such abuses.
We had a chap who put in a smartlink with optical-mag 3 in his eyes, so that he
had targets of 2 all the way out to extreme for the weapon of his choice.
THAT's Munchkin.
DOOM-meister:
>
> An excellent procedure to follow. Character concept is, I feel, one of the
> single most important elements in successful roleplaying. 'Tis the foundation
> upon which all else rests.
>
Doom WOULD like character background. We got him to do background for his
decker-god, and now he'd play him if he were 90 with a karma pool of 400+.
He won't leave him alone!!1 In another context, this could be really bad. . .
:)
>
> Auch von Roberson:
>
> >>Remember that average grunts in an army are not overly cybered. It
>
> >Unless you're in Ivy's Army. ;)
>
> I still find her suggestion of an armed forces of only 150,000 men laughable.
>
Plus ludicrous, ridiculous, arrogant, uninformed, and just plain silly.
If SRII supported any such system for mass-combat, I would invite her to be
instructed by experience.
Herr Doom:
> . . . and a flash suppresser, which some have argued is far more crucial to
> a successful sniper. Probability is strongly against enemy forces from
> ascertaining a sniper's position merely from the report of a single shot
> fired. A flash suppresser is held to be far better insurance from detection
> as should anyone have perceived the muzzle flash upon discharge of the
> projectile, the location will be betrayed instantly.
>
Well, there IS the small fact that light travels much faster than sound, and
someone's much more likely to see the muzzle flash than hear the shot first,
to determine the direction of the shot. As such, it is not unlikely for the
sniper to have felled all intended targets and be moving on before any action
can be taken against his position, if he prepares with a flash suppressor.
Also, without paying undue attention to realistic detail, most silencers act
as a muzzle brake to some extent, whether designed to drop the round to
subsonic velocities, or to disperse the muzzle exhaust. This changes the
physics (and more importantly: the range) of the projectiles. If you're
going to use a silencer, practice with it extensively!
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