From:	Mongoose m0ng005e@*********.com
Subject:	APDS
Date:	Wed, 24 Feb 1999 17:35:12 -0600

:2) the user of the gun sends a mental command to the gun while he/she is
:inserting the ammo. I'd say that, with a bit of practise, this would be
an
:automatic reflex of loading the ammo. As an Evil GM, however, I might be
:inclined to ask for dice rolls to make sure the PC gets the right type of
:ammo, or if they are not familiar with the protocol of the smart gun.
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I think if the USER knows what ammo they are loading, the GUN would
know - I generally assume cyberware function is "transparent". Of course,
the user may not know the ammos exact characteristics.
On the other hand, those characteristics are pretty easy for the gun
to nail down after a shot or two. Determing muzzle velocity and chamber
pressure would be easy. Other info could be extracted by comparing the
actual impact site (as designated by the user) with ballistic models.
A practice round or two might be in order, but after that, the
smartlink should know the specs for "those bullets I got from my buddy
Joe" and compensate for them- unless they are inconsistent.
As this type of familiarity is just as important if you are NOT using
a smartlink, it is probably already covered as part of the users skill
level. After all, lazer sights and scopes don't compensate for ballistics
AT ALL, and still offer benefits.

Mongoose