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From: Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU>
Subject: Re: A few house rules I was thinking of
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 1995 10:13:24 -0400
>>>>> "Bob" == Bob Ooton <topcat@**.CENCOM.NET> writes:

Bob> Don't think you understood what I meant by that (I didn'ttype it real
Bob> clearly). What I meant is that by the base rules, a light pistol
Bob> round can be fired through a tank's armor when fired full auto.

No, it can't. When firing at a vehicle, you treat it's armor as a barrier.
You compare the *base* power of the weapon to the barrier rating of the
armor; if the weapon's power is less than or equal to the barrier rating,
the bullets bounce off, completely, regardless of how many you fire.

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