From:	gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject:	Sniper rifles (Was: Re: The new SR4 map (removed spoilers))
Date:	Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:46:19 +0200

According to Derek Hyde, on 22-8-05 01:52 the word on the street was...

> Kinda.....the reason that the barrets and other .50 or larger sniper rifles
> are considered anti-material is because of the geneva convention (per the
> explanation we get in the army) because it's "inhumane" to shoot a person
> with something of that size

This is a US Army myth, AFAIK -- the "You can't shoot a guy with a
50-caliber, so aim for his webbing" line is nonsense, to the best of my
knowledge.

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