From:	"Andre' Selmer" <031ANDRE@******.wits.ac.za>
Subject:	Re: Grenade Idea
Date:	Fri, 3 May 1996 10:06:09 GMT + 2:00

@ The last time there was a discusion about whether grenades are timed or go
@ off on impact I got an idea.
@
@ With SR's technology it would be a simple matter of putting a small switch
@ on the grenade to set it for "timed" or "impact". And for
"timed" allow the
@ user to set the time (5-99 seconds).
@
@ If set for "timed", the grenade would go off after the set amount of time
@ after it's thrown.
@
@ If set for "impact", the grenade's impact detonator (an electronic switch
@ that goes off if "jarred") would be set about a tenth of a second after
@ it's thrown (or enough time for the grenade to travel 10-20 feet). When it
@ hits something with sufficient force, it goes off.
@
@ What do you think?

This is how we have always played our grenades. Except with a
little modification to the system the timer can be changed to go off
from impact to 2 hrs. Btw on thing that a character with both
electronics and demolitions can do is to use a watch, some gunpower
and a few bits 'n bobs to make some very nice (through limited)
explosions. Our characters have developed a habit of getting new
watchs every few games as we use them as timers.








Andre'

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