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Message no. 1
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Miniguns (was Re: Assault cannons.)
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 12:36:58 +0100
Tim Cooper said on 10:10/29 Nov 96...

> > I'm using minigun. I must fire 15 rounds. So, 5 rounds are going into enemy
>
> Nooo....you _CAN_ fire 15 rounds, the full-auto fireing rate is a upper
> limit not a minimum...(If I'm wrong about that someone please correct
> me..with page numbers)

SRII page 277 says "Miniguns (SSC, p.58) fire 15 rounds per Complex
Action". You can read that as either "fire up to 15 rounds" or "always
fire 15 rounds". Now Fields of Fire page 81 talks about "Minigun-class
weapons can fire up to 15 rounds per Combat Phase using the full-auto
rules (pp. 92-93, SRII). The weapon always fires 15 rounds if those rounds
are available."

That settles it, I think -- the only way to fire less than 15 rounds from
a minigun is to stick in a belt with less than 15 rounds in it...

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Message no. 2
From: Dreamcatcher <dbuehrer@****.ORG>
Subject: Re: Miniguns (was Re: Assault cannons.)
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 08:56:37 -0700
Gurth wrote:
>
>Tim Cooper said on 10:10/29 Nov 96...
>
>> > I'm using minigun. I must fire 15 rounds. So, 5 rounds are going into enemy
>>
>> Nooo....you _CAN_ fire 15 rounds, the full-auto fireing rate is a upper
>> limit not a minimum...(If I'm wrong about that someone please correct
>> me..with page numbers)
>
>SRII page 277 says "Miniguns (SSC, p.58) fire 15 rounds per Complex
>Action". You can read that as either "fire up to 15 rounds" or
"always
>fire 15 rounds". Now Fields of Fire page 81 talks about "Minigun-class
>weapons can fire up to 15 rounds per Combat Phase using the full-auto
>rules (pp. 92-93, SRII). The weapon always fires 15 rounds if those rounds
>are available."
>
>That settles it, I think -- the only way to fire less than 15 rounds from
>a minigun is to stick in a belt with less than 15 rounds in it...

Or, buy the Ares Smartclip.

Tired of pulling out your minigun and having it fly out of control cuz the
rate of fire is too high. Buy the Ares Smartclip now and solve your
problems once and for all.

The Ares Smartclip is designed to connect to your smartlink so that you can
accurately limit the rate of fire for your minigun

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Rules: The Ares Smartclip can be set to pass anywhere from 1 to 15 round to
your minigun. The Smartclip is compatable with most smartlinks. Changing
the ammo setting requires a Free Action. Cost - 500 Nuyen per clip. Ares
also make a belt feed connector which sells for 1000 Nuyen.

-Dreamcatcher

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-Charles Emerson Winchester III

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