| From: | John E Pederson <lobo1@****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Bugs and Guns (a long time ago was: the uac dilemma) |
| Date: | Fri, 25 Jul 1997 22:34:12 EDT |
<jhurley1@************.EDU> writes:
>> Yes, and on an average roll, the sammie wouldn't have hit the broad
>side
>> of a very large barn with that full auto burst (the sammie's TN
>would
>> have been at least 13, 12 or 11 with a laser sight or smartlink,
>> respectively).
>
<<Oh, I dunno. Example: Snapshot (a PC) honks off a nine-round burst at a
target. He's using an Ares Alpha combat gun(Two points recoil comp) with
a shock pad (another point.) He's got a strength of 7 (another 2 points
(FoF p83) for a grand reduction of 5, bringing his target number (at
close range, with his smartgun link) to 6. Not bad at all, all things
considered. If he was using a weapon with IGV4, he'd be looking at 4's
for a target number. Because of the way the Ares Alpha description is
worded, he could *add* the IGV4 to the weapon and get his TN down to 2.
(The weapon offers 2 points of recoil comp, *and* can take barrel mounted
accessories. Now I see why this weapon is so hard to get.)>>
Shh! I've got a player on this list:)
You might remember, however, that I didn't use an Ares Alpha (which, btw,
seems to be no harder to get than a AK-98, unless the figures I've got
are a bit screwed up (don't have FoF)). The AK doesn't come with any
recoil comp, doesn't come with any sighting stuff. It's a vanilla assault
rifle (if such a thing exists:) And I didn't use the Strength=>Recoil
rules from FoF (they're optional, after all:) So, I'd say my example
still stands:):) The fact is, your example is valid, just not what I was
talking about. So, even assuming an IGV4, Smartgun I, and Shock Pads on
the AK-98, you've got a Target Number of at least 6. Let's say partial
light and light smoke or fog (for visual effect and all:) and you're back
up to a 12. Remove the smoke, you've got an 8. Let's say buggy-boy is
running (+2) and that our friendly neighborhood chrome monster is also
walking, over difficult ground (ant hive, tunnels, low ceilings, rough
floors, etc:) and you're back at that 12. With a strenght of eight
there's another 2 points of recoil comp and you've got a ten, but let's
say the bug also has partial cover...etc, etc. How complicated do you
want to make it?
--
-Canthros
I had rather believe all the fables in the legends and the Talmud
and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind.
--Francis Bacon
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