From:	Rand Ratinac docwagon101@*****.com
Subject:	Questions of great importance (Steve, Jon, RA:S people especially)
Date:	Tue, 7 Sep 1999 19:09:49 -0700 (PDT)

> >But would it be a GOOD idea?
> >>
> >> Not really, IMHO. I can't see many snipers being keen on the idea.

> >
> >Why not?
>
> If nothing else, think of the trajectories. A sniper rifle is a
flat-shooting high-velocity weapon, usually used off a bipod or some
other support.
>
> A grenade launcher fires at a much higher angle, due to its lower
muzzle velocity: so the sniper would have to lift his rifle off its
rest, line up the grenade shot, then get back into position. (Not to
mention the bipod might foul the GL barrel)

Okay. Slap down the bipod, pull up the rifle and start potting away
with the GL. In any case, I don't see it as an alternating thing. If
the sniper needs to use the GL, it's time to bug out. He'd be using it
to cover his retreat, with smoke and gas grenades and offensive or WP
ones to deter persistent pursuers.

> If he needs a thumper, just give him a MGL-6 or similar. Better yet,
give his _spotter_ the grenade launcher.

That's the other thing I was considering.

When it comes to spotters, though, can you GUARANTEE that a sniper will
always have one?

> >*lol* Well, yes - but they wouldn't use that when they were trying
to be quiet. :)
>
> And nobody ever grabs the wrong magazine in a firefight, right? ;)
> Paul J. Adam

Not if APDS are in your right pocket and EX Exp are in your left. These
are professionals. I might make that mistake, but I doubt highly
trained military personnel will.

Anyway, if you burn through a full SMG clip (30-odd rounds) on burst
fire and you need to reload and keep firing, I'd say you're probably
screwed anyway and it doesn't matter HOW much noise you make. Neh?

*Doc' continues his discussion with Paul's butt...*

==Doc'
(aka Mr. Freaky Big, Super-Dynamic Troll of Tomorrow)

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