| From: | Paul J. Adam Paul@********.demon.co.uk |
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| Subject: | APDS and Smartlinks |
| Date: | Fri, 26 Feb 1999 19:02:36 +0000 |
Polden <thorondor_sr@*****.com> writes
>I joined the list yesterday and picked up on the APDS tread. The issue
>seems to be how a smartlink knows what kind of ammo is in the chamber
>so that it can calculate the ballistic path of the bullet. The answer
>is in My Humble Opinion™ quite simple. It doesn't.
Depends... :)
>The SmartLink is basically a red dot sight projected to a pair of
>goggles or retina, and does about the same. It indicates the point of
>aim in a straight line from the barrel.
>The fact that it doesn't
>recognize ammo is made clear by two facts. It can not calculate the
>ballistic curve of a grenade launcher without a rangefinder, and thus
>is unable to measure distances.
But _with_ a rangefinder it can... so it can handle ballistic
calculation given adequate data.
>If it can not find out how far away
>the point of aim is it can not calculate a point of impact.
Sure it can, at battlesight range.
>Further a
>external smartlink gives the same advantages as a internal one, and a
>SmartLink connected to a sighting rail would have no possibility
>whatsoever of knowing what is in the chamber.
Unless you tell it, of course...
>Smargoggles also give the same target modifier as a laser sight, but
>be preferable because the point of aim indicator(or Red Dot™) is not
>affected by range or other conditions.
I also added Aimpoint scopes to my game, and figure weapons like the
HK227 and FN-HAR that come with 'laser sights' actually have Aimpoints.
>I did not read the original APDS text, but would like to say something
>on this ammo. Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot ammunition is currently
>used by larger caliber weapons like Tank guns or Autocannons. The
>smallest Subcalliber type armor piercer I have heard of is the .50
>SLAP ammo used by the US Marines.
They also evaluated a 7.62mm version.
>I realy doubt if this type of ammo would be any usefull in
>smallarms as the subcaliber round would be very small. In a 5,56 AR
>round it would maybe be the size of a needle or thin nail.
Like the ammunition used in the AAI and Steyr contenders for the
Advanced Combat Rifle competition, for instance, a saboted 1.5mm
flechette in a 5.56mm casing (AAI) or a plastic telescoped case (Steyr)?
>It is
>however, unlike what FASA claims in SR3, a antivehicle ammo.
I give it armour-piercing effect against vehicles for just that reason.
>If it was
>going to be limited in some way it should have -1 damage level against
>personnel.
I prefer just to limit it by its scarcity and extreme distinctiveness.
--
Paul J. Adam
