From:	Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject:	Re: Stupid 2 gun rule
Date:	Sun, 11 May 1997 12:04:34 +0100

Smedley said on 15:07/11 May 97...

> Big Black, page 92: "Firearms that are capable of firing in
> semi-automatic mode can fire up to twice in one Combat Phase. Each shot
> requires a simple action".
>
> oops. <hide.in.corner> guess i didn't read it properly:) still, the
> average slob should be able to fire more than 2 shots in 3 seconds:)

The way I see it, the SR rules assume you aim your shots, and the time
between actions is taken up by aiming. It would make sense to allow
average people to fire only two aimed shots in three seconds, even though
they'd be able to fire many more if they just pull the trigger as fast as
it will go.

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