| From: | One Ronin ronin@*******.com |
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| Subject: | Full Autofire......was:RE: APDS and Smartlinks |
| Date: | Mon, 01 Mar 1999 08:05:29 PST |
penetration has drifted into a subject that I've given lots of thought
to: autofire. IMO, FASA has a pretty warped idea of the purpose and
usefulness of firing a weapon in full auto mode. I've spent five years
as an infantry (MECH) soldier, and I've fired many fully automatic
weapons......the M-249 SAW and M-60 being the two I've used most often.
Basically, auto fire serves one of two purposes: A)as suppressive fire
and B)to put many rounds into one area to increase your chances of
hitting your target with at least one round. Sure, with recoil, it's
almost impossible to fire 10 rounds from an LMG and have them all hit in
the exact same spot. But, that's not the point. On the M-60 range, I
was firing 15 and 20 round bursts at 1000M targets. According to SR, my
T# would be in the upper 20s. Was I able to hit the target?
Yes....everytime. Why? Because I was putting a lot of rounds into a
small area..increasing my chances of hitting the target with at least
one round. IMO, that's the reason for using auto fire.
One of the reasons that SR differs in that regard is the often found
desire to deliver multiple rounds to the target. Auto fire is seen as a
medium to do this. However, I don't like the idea that either all the
rounds hit, or none of them hit. Real life doesn't work that way. Even
with smartlinks and gyro-mounts, some rounds are still going to
miss...especially if you are using a Vindicator. 8-)
At any rate, I've put together some relatively simple auto fire rules
that work well im my games. The concept is that the more rounds you
shoot, the better you chance of hitting your target....but with only a
small percentage of rounds actually hitting. This does increase the
lethality of the game, but also adds quite a bit of utility to the FA
setting on most SMGs and ARs. I have the rules set up on an EXCEL 97
spreadsheet. E-mail me privately if you want a copy. I hope this
clears some things up for all you non-military types. 8-)
"I hunt, therfore I am."
-Ronin
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