| From: | Craig J Wilhelm Jr <craigjwjr@*********.NET> |
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| Subject: | Re: Recoil and Strength |
| Date: | Wed, 17 Dec 1997 17:07:53 -0500 |
>in our platoon. He was so heavy, that he was able to fire long bursts (up
>to ten rounds! well, it had a bipod and it was not a combat situation) of
>7.62 machinegun (dunno if that's a LMG or MMG in SR)
The US Army calls the M-60 a LMG, at least they did when I was still in it.
>on full auto with the
>only effect on him being a little shake in the fat... :)
Hehe! Sounds like my Dad...
>Me, on the other hand, at 75 kilos at the time, had difficulties with
>anything, including single shots. :) A machinegun has a real kick to it,
>and don't believe your eyes when you see Rambo firing one from the hip. He
>wouldn't hit a barn from the inside, no matter if he's pumped iron for
>years...
When it comes to recoil, strength really does help a lot, especially with
pistols, I know this from personal experience. If you're arms (especially
wrists and hands) are good and strong, you can hold a pistol down on the
target pretty well.
I look to the time when I get the pleasure to shoot with my sister (she's
a cop), and my Mom (yep, my whole family is a bunch of gun nuts...). My
sister is about 5'2", and weighs a little over 120#, but I know she's
really pretty darn strong, and she plinks right along just fine with me and
my Dad, keeping up and keeping accurate with us, no matter how fast we
shoot (her service weapon is the same Glock 10 mm as the one I own, she
even uses the same ammo I do). Now my Mom is about 5'7" and weighs about a
130#, but she's nowhere near as strong in the arms as my sister, and when
she shoots my pistol, she can barely hold on to it, the thing waves around
pretty wildly, which explains why she loves her .22.
A persons weight certainly does make a difference when it comes to rifles
or shotguns. Neither my mom or my sister will even touch my goose gun (10
gage) or my big game rifle (a .338 Winchester magnum), the guns throw them
both around like rag dolls.
>As for SR mechanics, I use the table in FoF, but instead of Strength I use
>an average of Strength and Body. And don't come complaining that body is
>physical health and all that. In my campaign, whatever Body the character
>has before adding karma, cyber etc., indicates that character's physical
size.
No complaints, but, what kind of body rating do you give a 6 1/2 foot
tall, 300 lb tub-o-lard who hasn't exercised a day in his life? Me I kind
of see size as a mix of Strength, Body, and however the player describes
his character to look like.
>With this rule the characters have to improve both attributes to get a
>great deal of recoil compensation. Most of my players (even the munchies)
>don't have more than 1 or at best 2 points. And if they do improve it
>enough, they deserve what they get.
>
>Role-playing-wise, on the other hand... Giv'em hell! :)
Sounds good to me!
Craig J Wilhelm Jr
Life's just one damned thing after another.
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