This is in response to you comment on the weapons.
> 2. One weapon which I'd heard about but never seen in action before the film
> was the 30mm MiniGun, a gatling weapon firing huge shells at a high rate
> of fire and capable of rendering just about anything into taco filling, up
> to and including armored vehicle.
The weapon was not a 30mm MiniGun. It is the M134(GAU-28/A). A 7.62 Nato
round MiniGun. And it is primarily used in ground support by helicoptor
personel. example. the MH-53J.
> The drum-loading grenade rifles were
> also quite interesting, but not as much so since they have an equivalent in
> the Traveller rules.
The weapon exits. Not sure of its name though. It has a 6 round 'revolver'
style magzine. Loaded one round at a time. Would be interesting to try and
design one....
> What I want to know is, why no MiniGuns in Traveller?
There are Mini-Guns in Traveller they are the 7mm Gatling gun (ref: Striker
book 3) and can be designed using Striker AutoCannon rules. You just have
to some how interpolate to a smaller round (smallest size capable using
Striker is 20mm).
> Well, that's enough for now; the mini-machine-pistols from Total Recall aren't
> in the rules either. I guesss we need an Arnie supplement for the rules. |->
No we don't need an Arnie suppliment for the rules, we need an
Arnie rules suppliment......
Dave
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.ps James if this is not suitable for the list, I have already CC's directly
to Mike.