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From: Walter Scheper Ratlaw@*******.com
Subject: SOTA
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 13:28:31 +0000 (GMT)
On Tue, 13 Jul 1999 11:25:34 -0400, Sommers <sommers@*****.edu> wrote:

>Guns are not affected by SOTA. However, ammunition is. In January, Ares
>introduces a new load for its bullets that has better penetrating power.
>The SOTA for armor is increased, decreasing its effective armor rating.
>However, individuals that buy old ammo are behind the SOTA, and so armor is
>still full strength against those rounds. In a month or so Ares rolls out a
>new line of armor that is better at stopping their own rounds. Buying that
>armor keeps an individual up on the armor SOTA and therefore gets the full
>benefit of his armor.
>
So what if your still firing the old ammo against the new body armor?
I assume that your gun's ability to deal damage goes down since it
isn't capable of defeating the new technology.



Ratlaw
Walter Scheper
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