From:	Tom Pendergrast <pendergr@***.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Sniper Rifles (was Killing...)
Date:	Sun, 26 May 1996 17:19:02 -0700 (PDT)

> I've been wondering why would anyone in the shadowrun universe use a
> sniper rifle if they could get ahold of an assult cannon. The cannon can
> hit target FROM OVER A KILOMETER OFF and will more likely then not kill
> who ever the round hits. Sure it's heavy, hard to get, highly illegal
> and the ammos expensive but the effect is hard to beat. Also if your
> ever in chicago since spirits get twice there force in extra armor
> damaging weak and mildly powerfull bug spirits is a possibility.

In my group, one of our house rules we have changes sniper
rifles... we have two different types, one is the standard Sniper rifles
(Walther, Ranger Arms, Barret), with their stats as is; (remember, the
sniper rifles in the book are SA, a cannon is SS), and then we have a
variant of the three with the range extended out to 2000m, and the guns
are SS... Sn. rifles have another advantage over cannons... cannons are
LOUD! The rifles can have silencers... (I believe the 121 has a built in
one...)


---Tom---