Thoughts on weapon combinations and why nations would use them desired.
LTAR and SAW - This seems to be the Low Tech Baseline - the 'at least
they shoot' school of equipping a military. Hence the PHR got this (I dumped
the VLTAR thing.)
LTAR and Rotary SAW - This seems plausible for a force where the squad
has most of it's fire power in the SAW although I suspect it would use a lost
of ammunition. NPC has to save money somewhere and rifles were where they made
the decision. Since they have a lot of 'contact' with PHR and IC this seemed
to show the desire to have some equality with those forces
LTAR and Gauss SAW - I wonder what would lead a faction/nation to put
such disparate technology together?
AAR and SAW - I see this as baseline 'Mid-tech' weaponry, hence the
LIRA/LLAR got the nod here. A Second tier power but on a lesser
important section of their part of the universe.
AAR and Rotary SAW - Perhaps a nation might choose this to give their
forces
a firepower edge over the most probable baseline mid-tech enemy?
Another Second Tier Power carefully watching the NI backed NPC and suppressing
the PHR (there is a 'history' for that love lost relationship). Uses a lot of
IF Mercenaries on this planet.
AAR and Gauss SAW - This seems like a compromise between cost and
cutting edge weaponry. Another Second tier power (RH) willing to spend a
little more money to equip the troops for whatever reason.
Gauss rifle and SAW - If you had Gauss Rifles why choose a non-Gauss
SAW?
Gauss rifle and Rotary SAW - If you had Gauss Rifles why choose a
non-Gauss
SAW, even if Rotary?
Gauss Rifle and Gauss SAW - This just struck me as NEA weaponry, given
their love of Combat Walkers, Infantry Walkers, and PA. These guys like bright
shiny cutting edge toys even if the technology isn't 'proven' yet.
Gracias,
Actually as the gause technology works, it would be rapid fire rather than
rotary or assault. Conventional rounds also have the advantage of not being
duds after an EMP blast of a nuke.
Warbeads@aol.com wrote:Thoughts on weapon combinations and why nations would
use them desired.
LTAR and SAW - This seems to be the Low Tech Baseline - the 'at least
they shoot' school of equipping a military. Hence the PHR got this (I dumped
the VLTAR thing.)
LTAR and Rotary SAW - This seems plausible for a force where the squad
has most of it's fire power in the SAW although I suspect it would use a lost
of ammunition. NPC has to save money somewhere and rifles were where they made
the decision. Since they have a lot of 'contact' with PHR and IC this seemed
to show the desire to have some equality with those forces
LTAR and Gauss SAW - I wonder what would lead a faction/nation to put
such disparate technology together?
AAR and SAW - I see this as baseline 'Mid-tech' weaponry, hence the
LIRA/LLAR got the nod here. A Second tier power but on a lesser
important section of their part of the universe.
AAR and Rotary SAW - Perhaps a nation might choose this to give their
forces a firepower edge over the most probable baseline mid-tech enemy?
Another Second Tier Power carefully watching the NI backed NPC and suppressing
the PHR (there is a 'history' for that love lost relationship). Uses a lot of
IF Mercenaries on this planet.
AAR and Gauss SAW - This seems like a compromise between cost and
cutting edge weaponry. Another Second tier power (RH) willing to spend a
little more money to equip the troops for whatever reason.
Gauss rifle and SAW - If you had Gauss Rifles why choose a non-Gauss
SAW?
Gauss rifle and Rotary SAW - If you had Gauss Rifles why choose a
non-Gauss SAW, even if Rotary?
Gauss Rifle and Gauss SAW - This just struck me as NEA weaponry, given
their love of Combat Walkers, Infantry Walkers, and PA. These guys like bright
shiny cutting edge toys even if the technology isn't 'proven' yet.
Gracias,
Glenn "warbeads"
In a message dated 12/19/04 11:11:59 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> xarcht@yahoo.com writes:
Actually as the gause technology works, it would be rapid fire rather than
rotary or assault. Conventional rounds also have the advantage of not being
duds after an EMP blast of a nuke.
I am not ballistics oriented so this was unclear to me. In layman's terms the
difference between assault and rapid fire is what? Doesn't rotary supply rapid
fire? I'm lost.
And I gather that you are saying that EMP would/could 'erase' the
electronics of the Gauss weapons? Hmm.
Gracias,
I think that what your talking about is rate of fire. In my knowledge of
military doctrine and weapons, I do not know of assault refering to
any specific rate of fire. the terms I know are semi-automatic - one
trigger pull fires one round - or full automatic - one trigger pull
fires several rounds. Full automatic fire can be achieved from a varoius of
gun systems from a Full automatic firing mechanisim on the weapon, a chain gun
(where rounds are pulled through the firing
mechanism via a chain to ultimately a multi-barreled rotary gun (most
famous bieng the Gatling Gun). Some weapons that are full auto only,
can at the skill of the user, be semi-automatic in nature ie the M2
machine gunner in WW2 firing one round by using a "soft" tap on the firing
trigger.
EMPs MAY affect rounds or mechanisms that are driven by electo motive sources,
depending on how well shielded the components are.
> Warbeads@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 12/19/04 11:11:59 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> xarcht@yahoo.com writes:
Actually as the gause technology works, it would be rapid fire rather than
rotary or assault. Conventional rounds also have the advantage of not being
duds after an EMP blast of a nuke.
I am not ballistics oriented so this was unclear to me. In layman's terms the
difference between assault and rapid fire is what? Doesn't rotary supply rapid
fire? I'm lost.
And I gather that you are saying that EMP would/could 'erase' the
electronics of the Gauss weapons? Hmm.
Gracias,
Glenn "warbeads"