From:	Legion in effect <legion@**************.ARMY.MIL>
Subject:	Weapons 301
Date:	Thu, 14 Oct 1993 07:28:35 MDT

J Roberson writes:

>LMG ammo is NOT bigger than predator ammo. The Predator is a Heavy Pistol,

Slight correction; while 7.62mm IS smaller that a 11mm round, the 7.62mm
has roughly the same amount of lead (insert material of choice here) as
a 11mm pistol round, and the 7.62mm has MUCH more propellant pushing it.
So from that point of view the 7.62mm is bigger than the 11mm.

>Furthermore, I would say a single shot from an LMG is more accurate than
>a single shot from a heavy pistol. Also, I believe the 7.62 round flies
>farther.

True on both counts.

>As for burst-fire sniper weapons. . .that is, well DUMB. They are called
>sniper weapons because you SNIPE with them. You aim, pull the trigger
>once, and a lone bullet fulfills its destiny by blowing someone's brains
>out. Burst fire does two things that snipers really hate:
> 1) Adds recoli, reducing your accuracy.
> 2) Has 'Sight and Sound' action that makes you easy to spot.
>

Ah, you are learning much, grasshopper...


- cks writes:

>So you want a nasty sniper rifle? You don't want to make it
>a machine gun; what you want is to do some conversion for a
>Barret .50 cal sniper rifle. It fires .50 machine gun ammo,
>so take the heavy machine gun damage and apply. Call it a
>vehicular capable weapon, because it is.

These .50 cal sniper rifles are indeed the best. Why? Because they
deliver a massive round at a high velocity with excellent accuracy
(assuming you have the right sights) and range. And you don't need
to silence them. Because by the time the sound reaches the target
his head is covering more area than his skin. Given a choice, you
always want to snipe from at least 1000m away.

>Single shot, must be fired from a bipod or better brace,
>illegal to highly illegal. Have fun.

There is one .50 cal sniper rifle that is magazine fed, but this
action is still done manually. Ejecting and feeding a second
round adds to the innaccuracy of the weapon, because the firer
unconsciously compensates for it. BTW, the actual bullet from
a .50 cal round masses about the same as the entire 7.62mm round.
It's roughly the size of your index finger.


Somebody else wrote:
>Bruce Lee wouldn't get his butt kicked by a goon with a +2 Reach weapon and
>skill of 4. Bruce Lee is a physical adpet with Advanced Centering: Combat
>and Rating 8 Waha!

Bruce Lee is dead.
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