From:	Paul J. Adam Paul@********.demon.co.uk
Subject:	Questions of great importance (Steve, Jon, RA:S people especially)
Date:	Fri, 3 Sep 1999 17:49:25 +0100

In article <19990903033042.10845.rocketmail@******.mail.yahoo.com>,
Rand Ratinac <docwagon101@*****.com> writes
>Plaid? Serious?

Yes, serious - the US "night desert" pattern he means was a sort of dark-
green patterned with black, and it looked rather like graph paper :)

Apparently, effective against night vision devices.

>LBE?

Load Bearing Equipment. The harness and pouches to hold your
ammunition, water, NBC gear, et cetera.

>Hey, there's a question for you. I was thinking of having a guy
>carrying a military sniper rifle (you know, the sturdy ones that can
>take a bit of a beating) with an underbarrel grenade launcher. I was
>dissuaded from using that, but I think it's still an interesting idea.
>But would it be a GOOD idea?

Not really, IMHO. I can't see many snipers being keen on the idea.

>As for weaponry - standard are suppressed SMGs with EX Exp,

Is it just me that finds this ironic? :) SMG goes "clicketyclicketyclick",
bullets go "BANGBANGBANG!" on impact...


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Paul J. Adam