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From: Justin Thomas <Justin.C.Thomas-1@**.umn.edu>
Subject: Re: LMGs, PACs, Sniper Rifles, MMGs, Shotguns, Missile Laun
Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 13:58:59 -0500
At 11:27 AM 5/15/96 +0100, you wrote:
>Tom Pendergrast said on 18:08/14 May 96...
>
>> > I thought the standard firearm for cops was now the Ruger Thunderbolt.
>> > It's a lot scarier than a Predator.
>
>Yep.
>
>> ((Ruger Thunderbolt? What's that? <stats anyone?>))
>
>Its a lousy heavy pistol that fires 3-round bursts only. 12 rounds (so
>only 4 bursts), and an integral laser sight or smartlink. It's in the Lone
>Star sourcebook, where they say it's got a ROF of 1500 rounds per
>second... reality check, anyone?

What do you mean a lousy pistol... 3 of my seven players in my group have
the ruger thunderbolt.... it fires the first burst with out any recoil and
does 12S damage... and with seven people a person hardly ever uses up that
clip in one combat sequence...
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Justin Thomas
"Farr"
Email:
thom0767@****.tc.umn.edu
http://www.tc.umn.edu/nlhome/g192/thom0767/index.html

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