| From: | Paul Finch <pfinch@****.EDU> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: questions |
| Date: | Sun, 20 Nov 1994 14:50:17 -0700 |
I wrote
>
> [stuff about how the 40mm grenade launcher is innefective at the ranges I
> mentioned, and some other details about the 40mm GL in Vietnam.]
He wrote
>
> Remember, the Antipersonnel round you are talking about is the one from the
> 1960's and 70's. The one I am going to be using in my game is from the year
> 2040 or 2050. Some improvements will have been made. The "powder" or
whatever
> in the round will be different, and the pellets that the round fires may be
> different. (In fact, I think Paul mentioned sliver rounds. Those could be
> good, as you can pack a _lot_ of needle-sized flechettes in a 40mm round.)
Actually the 40mm series grenades are starting to get phased out of
currant tech and RIG Airfoil rounds are being developed. Take a coke can
and cut the ends off of it. Wrap lots of prefragmented wire strands on
the inside. The pack the rest of the corss section with propellant. What
you get is sortah like this:
This should be round
_________________________ _______________
| ____________________ | Wire | _________ |
| _____________________ | propel. | _________ |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | open | |
| |___________________| | | |_______| |
| ____________________ | propel. | _________ |
|_______________________| wire |_____________|
You get the idea. Any way since its a type of ramjet round it flies flat
to the target (none of this 45 degree angle stuff) and when it hits the
target it blows up real good. The above idea is for the APERS round. The
HEDP and HEAT and other specialty rounds are similar but have a donut like
ogive holding the arming mechanism and penetrator tips.
> At any rate, I feel the stats I am using for the 40mm Anti-personnel GL round
> are appropriate based on the advancement in tech that will have occured by
> the year 2050. (and besides which, I _like_ these things! *evil grin*)
I was just sugesting some ideas for the basis of the discussion. I
personaly think that the grenade launcher of the 2050 era is like the MGL
series with small subcaliber ammunition with all sorts of improvements.
The big thing to remember is that the tech they seem to be basing there
stuff on is mostly coming out of the Janes Guides and thus they are
folloing logical development changes.
Edge
