From: KH.Ranitzsch@t... (K.H.Ranitzsch)
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 13:52:22 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: SF Sniper rifle
A cool-looking sniper rifle that could be right out of the GZG catalog: http://www.amp-ts.com/Deutsch/Marksmannrifels/DSR/dsr.html http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn38-e.htm Greeetings
From: Richard Kirke <richardkirke@h...>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 10:23:42 +0000
Subject: Re: SF Sniper rifle
On the topic of futuristic looking Sniper rifles, I was at Army 2002 recently (British army shows off its kit day) and apart formthe artillery demo (MLRS and challenger II firing amoung others, it was cool) the Apache flyby etc, the trade stands had some intersting kit. Including a high velocity rifle designed for damaging external equipment on AFVs, radar etc. It was a South African company the name of which excapes me, but they were £16,000 each. Anyone thought how that could be modled for SG? Richard > From: KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de
From: Ryan Gill <rmgill@m...>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 10:46:25 -0400
Subject: Re: SF Sniper rifle
> At 10:23 AM +0000 7/11/02, Richard Kirke wrote: > Including a high velocity rifle designed for damaging external Yeah, A HAMR. Its already in the rules..50 cal is pretty big but has a lower velocity than some other rounds..55 Boyes was a killer round.
From: Laserlight <laserlight@q...>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:31:52 -0400
Subject: Re: SF Sniper rifle
> At 10:23 AM +0000 7/11/02, Richard Kirke wrote: > Including a high velocity rifle designed for damaging external Ryan said: > Yeah, A HAMR. Its already in the rules. .50 cal is pretty big but has I know TomB is busy so I'll reply for him. Tom feels that a.50 should be more like 2d8 or so. A HAMR should be more like .60-.80 (15-20mm) with special ammo. He posted something to that effect back in...April? Title of the post was something like "SAW/GMPG/HMG"
From: Ryan Gill <rmgill@m...>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:13:20 -0400
Subject: Re: SF Sniper rifle
> At 11:31 AM -0400 7/11/02, laserlight@quixnet.net wrote: Title > of the post was something like "SAW/GMPG/HMG" Modern.50 or something with better ballistics, better penetration, better terminal effects, better barrel technology, better powder technology.... Compare and contrast 1800's era.50s with 2000's era.50s. Some things have changed. Especially with bullet technology and tailoring their terminal effects. If it's a dedicated anti material round, 100 years from now, a.50 round could likely have some pretty fancy effects. Sub miniature fuzes, explosive effects, EMP effects, etc. .55 Boyes out performs.50 BMG on ballistics alone. Were it not a DD under current US laws, I'd expect to see some pretty fancy development with that caliber and cartridge. The driving force behind.50 accuracy for a long time was private development in the shooting community. Not at defense contractors and military bases. If people had the option of playing more with the larger calibers, I'd really expect to see more development paths that the defense guys don't follow.