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From: Loki <loki@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: An Actual Shadowrun Post
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 11:32:14 -0000
> I think the reason that the HVLMG's burst damage is listed as 15D
> instead of 12D like it should be figured, is that otherwise there would
> be no difference between the HVLMG and the HVAR on a 6 round burst. The
> way we figure HVLMG damage in my group, (house rule here), is that the
> 4th, 5th, and 6th round ONLY in a burst add +2 to the power instead of
> just +1. So a 3 round burst would be 9D, a 5 round burst would be 13D,
> and a 15 round burst would be 24D. And of course, the six-round burst
> calcs out to 15D; as it is listed. <grin>. This way, the HVLMG is
> superior to the HVAR on 6+ round bursts.
>
> -Tom-

So do you then handle recoil at a cumulative +6 per burst in this case as
well?

- Loki

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