From:	Midn Daniel O Fredrikson <m992148@****.NAVY.MIL>
Subject:	Re: An Actual Shadowrun Post
Date:	Fri, 6 Dec 1996 08:22:19 -0500

>
> > 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.
>
> Sounds like a workable idea, if you also apply this rule to normal bursts
> of more than 3 rounds, for example an AK-97 firing 10 rounds should also
> do 21D (if you manage to hit with it, that is...).
>
This is an example of one of my pet annoyances with shadowrun's combat
system -- the long bursts, especiallly with machineguns or similiar
things. Here is my take on the situation. you have an SAW on a bipod and
you let off a 18 round burst at some target you see. You don't really
care if half of the bullets of the burst miss because you are sending
enough lead down range to make it a moot point. It's alot more like the
rules for surpressive fire, I agree. The point is...you don't care about
missing rounds with a machine gun cause you can walk the bullets right up
the guy.

Another question, has anyone figured out the difference in probable damage
between if someone fired a 15 round burst at someone or just put 15 rounds
of surpressive fire in the one meter area that they are standing?

Sorry, I'm done bitching...