Re: More MT Comments

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Nick Sylvain ([email removed]) writes:

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>this limitation ludicrous... (and I bet Field scouts would agree; they
>would need some firepower to escape an unfriendly planet on occasion,
>I'd think.)  If you were a ship commander, would you want your security
>troops to have a Gauss rifle (Penetration 7) or a Plasma or Fusion
>weapon (Penetration 20 to 34). I wonder. :-)

Weapon choice would obviously depend on the situation.  Plasma or Fusion guns
are usually a *BIG* no-no for repelling boarders.  Unless the fighting is
taking place in a very large cargo bay, the defenders will end up turning them-
selves into crispy critters along with the attackers.  There might also be a
lot of unintended fatalities as bulkheads, decks, and the outside walls of the
ship are inadvertently penetrated and people from both sides of the battle are
sucked out through the resulting 3 meter holes.

I will agree though, that P & F guns are great fun for dirtside use.
Commanders should have HE weapons AND slug-throwers in their armories.

Just my $0.02.

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