From: | Gurth <gurth@******.NL> |
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Subject: | Re: Rigger 2: Ammo storage & caseless ammo |
Date: | Sun, 26 Oct 1997 12:00:43 +0100 |
> But how about the ammo feed system? Its not like your just going
> to have a pile of linked ammo sitting next to the weapon in the hull. A
> system to hold the ammo and keep it aligned, and feeding without jams will
> take up some weight, CF, and nuyen.
That would depend on the weapon, I'd say... For a machinegun, the "ammo
storage system" could consist of nothing more than a standard 200-round
ammo box placed in a bracket right next to the gun, for example. That
won't take up much weight (apart from that of the ammo and box) or space
(you can stack quite some MG ammo boxes in 50x50x50 cm).
> typing of ammo feeds reminds me. How many runners have a system
> for collecting their brass after firing?
Not that many, I imagine. The easiest way would be to hang a bag next to
the ejection port, but that gets kind of clumsy I think.
> Or are most weapons in 2058 caseless?
To that question, there are two answers. The SRII one is that caseless
weapons are quite common, the FoF one is that they aren't. Either way,
nearly all weapons can be had in a caseless variant which gives more ammo
in a clip and less weight per round, but those are the only real
advantages in game terms.
> A brass recovery system for heavier weapons could be as simple as a bag
> tied to the ejection port of the LMG.
For smaller weapons, though, the bag will inevitably get in the way at
some point, I think.
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