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From: Tom Pendergrast <pendergr@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: Weapons Ranges (was Sniper Range)
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 12:07:28 -0700 (PDT)
<snip, gripes on ranges>

> Short Medium Long Extreme
> 4 5 6 9
> Pistol,Rifle Cal 0-20 21-50 51-80 81-200
> Assault Rifles 0-15 16-80 81-200 201-400
> Carbine 0-20 21-90 91-250 251-500
> Battle Rifles 0-30 31-100 101-250 251-600
> Sporting Rifles 0-30 31-150 151-400 401-800
> Sniper Rifles 0-40 41-170 171-600 601-1000
> Hvy Sniper Rifles 0-50 51-200 201-800 801-1500
> LMG,unsupported 0-20 21-40 41-80 81-150
> LMG, with bipod 0-20 21-100 101-400 401-800
> LMG on tripod/ MMG 0-40 41-150 151-700 701-1000
> HMG flex mount 0-40 41-100 101-250 251-400
> HMG on tripod 0-40 41-200 201-800 801-1500

I agree with most of the stuff bout the ranges here and before...
I like the ranges here... However, the one thing I don't like is it is
too easy to make ultra-long range shots with 'ware. You get the eye
mag*3, and nothing is a hard shot. Its a little unrealistic (I realize
that I'm talking about a fictional thing here :) Anyway, it seems to
me, that even with the cyber, it'd be really hard to make those
super-long shots... there are factors that you just can't accout for...
(I'm not drawing off of any RL experience on knowledge here, just my
intuition)...

---Tom---

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