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Message no. 1
From: "D. Ghost" <dghost@****.COM>
Subject: Cyberpirates weapon
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 23:18:42 -0600
Hey I was told something about a scuba weapon that was not listed in
Cyberpirates and I was wondering if someone could come up with stats for
it... It's called a bang stick (When I first heard it, I thought they
were trying to make a movie reference to Army of Darkness and so it
should have been boom stick.) and it is basicly an underwater shotgun
(buckshot, not slug) where you slam one end against your target to
trigger it. (I'm guessing it has only one shot and then must be
replaced. [replaced immediately ... reloading, I'm guessing, requires
special equipement.])

Thanks.
--
D. Ghost
(aka Pixel, Tantrum, RuPixel)
"Coffee without caffeine is like sex without the spanking." -- Cupid
"A magician is always 'touching' himself" --Page 123, Grimoire

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Message no. 2
From: Sean McCrohan <mccrohan@*****.OIT.GATECH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Cyberpirates weapon
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 00:40:25 -0500
Quoting D. Ghost (dghost@****.COM):
> Hey I was told something about a scuba weapon that was not listed in
> Cyberpirates and I was wondering if someone could come up with stats for
> it... It's called a bang stick (When I first heard it, I thought they
> were trying to make a movie reference to Army of Darkness and so it
> should have been boom stick.) and it is basicly an underwater shotgun
> (buckshot, not slug) where you slam one end against your target to
> trigger it. (I'm guessing it has only one shot and then must be
> replaced. [replaced immediately ... reloading, I'm guessing, requires
> special equipement.])

Sounds like it's just a shotgun shell afixed to the end of a pole,
in such a way that a sharp impact drives the shell back onto the equivilant
of a firing pin. (Well, probably the shell is in a short pipe and there's a
plunger that hits it, but you get the picture). You could probably build
several of them yourself if you were so inclined, but I'm not suggesting
it.

--Sean

--
Sean McCrohan (mccrohan@**.gatech.edu) | "He uses his folly as a stalking
Grad Student, Human-Computer Interaction | horse, and under the presentation
Georgia Institute of Technology | of that he shoots his wit."
http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/~smccrohan | _As You Like It_, Act 5 Sc 4
Message no. 3
From: Geoff Skellams <geoff.skellams@*********.COM.AU>
Subject: Re: Cyberpirates weapon
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 16:39:54 +1100
On Shadowrun Discussion, D. Ghost[SMTP:dghost@****.COM] wrote:
> Hey I was told something about a scuba weapon that was not listed in
> Cyberpirates and I was wondering if someone could come up with stats
for
> it... It's called a bang stick (When I first heard it, I thought they
> were trying to make a movie reference to Army of Darkness and so it
> should have been boom stick.) and it is basicly an underwater shotgun
> (buckshot, not slug) where you slam one end against your target to
> trigger it. (I'm guessing it has only one shot and then must be
> replaced. [replaced immediately ... reloading, I'm guessing, requires
> special equipement.])

Don't know about stats off the top of my head, but those sorts
of things usually are called powerheads and are fitted to the end of a
spear (either hand held, or used with a spear gun).
You used to be able to also get ones that used a .303 bullet.
They were used for taking out sharks or other large underwater
game. I'm sure they would make a mess of a human were they to get hit by
one.
Tom Clancy had Mr Kelly (who later became Mr Clark) use one in
"Without Remorse". Kelly used it to take out a drug dealer - walked up
to him and smacked the open end against this poor suckers chest.
Basically shredded this guys internals and (according to the book)
didn't make much of a sound as all of the energy from the round entered
the guys body immediately. I don't know if this is how they would work
IRL, but it would be a cool toy for a Shadowrunner, especially in a
large crowd of people

cheers
G

--
Geoff Skellams R&D - Tower Software
Email Address: geoff.skellams@*********.com.au
Homepage: http://www.towersoft.com.au/staff/geoff/
ICQ Number: 2815165 (Eynowd)

Hili hewa ka mana'o ke 'ole ke kukakuka
(Ideas run wild without discussion)
Message no. 4
From: Lehlan Decker <DeckerL@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Cyberpirates weapon
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 06:28:22 -0500
> Sounds like it's just a shotgun shell afixed to the end of a
>pole,
>in such a way that a sharp impact drives the shell back onto the
>equivilant
>of a firing pin. (Well, probably the shell is in a short pipe and
>there's a
>plunger that hits it, but you get the picture). You could probably
>build
>several of them yourself if you were so inclined, but I'm not
>suggesting it.

You got it. It can get fancier then that, but that's all you really need.
(I remember a certain individual in my high school who
experimented with making these, this is the same individual who
showed me how to make "napalm". Amazing what you could
find instructions for on BBS's in those days.
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