From:	Richard Pieri <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Ammo sizes...
Date:	Mon, 16 Aug 1993 20:34:45 EDT

>>>>> "PM" == Paolo Marcucci <marcucci@***.ts.astro.it>
writes:

PM> Ok, ok,.... I wanted to design a weapon where the normal armors
PM> have no effect. (almost). 10mm seems good to me just for this
PM> reason. And if you look at the movie Aliens (credits already
PM> done:)) they talk about 99 bullets in a clip. And the clip is no
PM> more big than a walkman... maybe they've found a real time
PM> compression algorhythm for bullets :)

Yahright. The numbers in Aliens sound real good, but they're total BS.
If you want to design guns, pick up a copy of 3G^3 (aka Guns! Guns!
Guns!) from the BTRC.

PM> The weight can be beefed up a bit, but not too much, remember that
PM> it is a military weapon, made with exotic alloys and plastic
PM> compounds.

So's the M-16A1 in use today. It melts when you empty the clip.

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