| From: | Gurth gurth@******.nl |
|---|---|
| Subject: | exchange rates, and APDS...pronounced APP-ee-das ? : ) |
| Date: | Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:44:09 +0100 |
the street was...
> > does anyone have a good, founded idea of what the exchange rates are
> > between nowaday US dollars and 205x's ¥s?
>
> > personally, I've been estimating about 2¥ = $1.
>
> FWIW, I've worked under the assumption that 1 nuyen has *approximately* the
> same buying power in 2060 as $1 USD has in 1999. I should caveat this by
> saying that this is NOT an "official" ruling, just a personal rule of
thumb.
> (The
> "official" guidance we freelancers get from the DLOH is "use whatever
sounds
> right.") As always, YMMV.
The former DLOH's opinion seems to be the same as Jon's, as in the GM's
book from the Denver boxed set it says to equate US$1 (of 1994) with 1
nuyen. IOW, to figure out prices for stuff not listed in any SR book, the
easiest way is to convert the item's price in your local currency to US
dollars and use that.
> > and another thing, what *is* APDS? how is the bullet designed? it is
> > some sort of case-shedding contraption? my friend thinks they would be
> > comprised of depleted uranium, but I'm not so sure that's the case. I
> > personally have no clue how physically an APDS is constructed, any ideas?
>
> As others have noted, APDS consists of a hardened metal core, surrounded by
> a softer jacket (for small arms this would probably be some type of plastic).
> When the bullet clears the muzzle of the gun, the jacket falls away (usually
> by means of air resistance)
After which it should be noted that the picture of APDS rounds in the
Street Samurai Catalog is a bit... unrealistic. The sabots (the packing
pieces around the bullet) are streamlined in the artwork there, which is
exactly what they shouldn't be if they're to fall off ASAP when the bullet
leaves the weapon's barrel :)
If you can find a picture of modern APFSDS tank ammunition, you'll get a
good idea of what APDS rounds in SR are like. Especially one of those high-
speed photos of such a round after it's fired make it all very clear.
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