| From: | Gurth <gurth@******.NL> |
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| Subject: | Re: 6 gas vents on a minigun (was Re: Assault cannons) |
| Date: | Sat, 7 Dec 1996 12:54:01 +0100 |
> Yeah, but isn't the penalty from recoil attributed to the barrel<s>
> kicking the gun up at an angle? The spinning would counter that wouldn't
> it? (BTW, I'm not speaking from ANY real life experience here, just SRII
> and what little intuition I have.)
Recoil goes in the direction opposite the path taken by the bullet. It's
the way the weapon is built and/or held by the firer that causes the
muzzle to climb. For example, recoil will push a straight back when it's
fired; if the top of the butt in a rifle is below the barrel, a turning
movement will result around the firer's shoulder. This is the reason why
weapons like the M16 are of a "straight through" layout -- find a picture
of an M16 and put a ruler along the barrel to see what I mean.
I think you're right in that the spinning barrels would prevent muzzle
climb to some extent, if the gun pivots around a point that allows the
recoiling force to push the gun up a bit.
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