You'd also be surprised how many of them lack trigger discipline. :(
It's such a boner kill to have to yell "HEY. YEAH YOU BIMBO. FINGER. OFF. THE. TRIGGER."
edited 3rd Mar '10 7:02:58 PM by Barkey
I see the Awesomeness.
I know I've seen a few of their videos on Youtube, and someone shouted that in the comments. Apparently a few of them do actually have trigger discipline though.
Fight smart, not fair.
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
ROFLMAO, Barkey you crack me up man. There still several issues to solve for lasers to be effective. Defraction can reduce range and power, energy is still a big issue. Ballistics are very adapative in their overall form, lasers, not so much.
Our bullets will be around for quite some time still.
Who watches the watchmen?
I see the Awesomeness.
We've got that in trope form, Kinetic Weapons Are Just Better I believe. Lasers have their advantages as well, but bullets have their own. Fun though.
edited 4th Mar '10 11:03:49 PM by Deboss
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Boo to lasers imho.
Eye'm the cutest!
I prefer particle beams. Take Beam Spam and add one part More Dakka and one part Kinetic Weapons Are Just Better.
They have both mass and relativistically high velocity. What's not to love? Except the part of what kind of particle beam do you make and how do you make it?
"Allah may guide their bullets, but Jesus helps those who aim down the sights."
Nothing screams cool to me like shell casings all over the place and loud noises, followed by the screams of people with pieces of metal flying through their skin at high speeds.
I see the Awesomeness.
I saw something about using discrete chemical packages for a chem laser. So you could make a laser that tossed spent cartridges out the side.
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Like instead of powder and primer having the chemical charge inside a sort of casing?
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Pretty much what it sounds like. A limited shot chem battery/laser generator that ejects on empty. Issues would be weight and amount of shots per unit, and expense per unit.
There was another fictions series that used a plastic disk with a ion copper matrix built into the disk, the charge was excited into a plasma state and shot out plasma streams the plastic disks were ejected. I
t was realistically written complete with weapons that had been fired for a long stream had the spent disks melting into the ejector breech and causing jams. The Hammers Slammers series I think it was.
Ballistics will still reign supreme for a long while to come hell we will have working rail guns (field Deployable) long before we have a truly effective laser weapon system. By effective I mean doesn't need a vehicle convoy or a large converted jet to haul it around.
edited 5th Mar '10 11:32:21 AM by TuefelHundenIV
Who watches the watchmen?
I saw something about using discrete chemical packages for a chem laser. So you could make a laser that tossed spent cartridges out the side. Nice handwave. Not even an especially unrealistic one, either, given that most tactical lasers I know of expend chemical fuel.
I will keep my soul in a place out of sight, Far off, where the pulse of it is not heard.
I see the Awesomeness.
I think it was in one of the Timothy Zahn books I read. The one with the four dimensional dragons. They were given to Child Soldiers cause they were very cheap.
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Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Timothy Zhan writes some good stuff.
Back on track.
Currently the Largest Caliber Anti-Materiel/Sniper Rifle
Punches holes in and out about the size of a water melon in a car. (soft Skinned vehicle)
The Payload Rifle 25mm. Another Fine Barret ProductStill in testing and final development phases.
I'm not qualified to discuss its performance, but the PGM Ultima Ratio Hecate II is a good-looking weapon (and has one of the best names for a weapon that I've ever heard).
Next time someone makes fun of the French military, I'm going to tell them they have a heavy sniper rifle called the "Hecate". If the person doesn't agree with me that that's ridiculously awesome, I think I'll just smack them for being wrong.
the dice are loaded, the deck is stacked, the game itself will hold you back
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
That's the thing though. They make some great guns. They just sort of suck as war fighters. and I mean sort of, they do good for a while then the crap hits the fan and they stop being effective.
Who watches the watchmen?
It amuses me that the FA-MAS is also called "the bugle".
@Thiv: You do agree with me that having a heavy sniper rifle called the Hecate is ridiculously awesome, though, right? 
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
It is pretty Cool. But so is a weapon called a payload rifle :P
Who watches the watchmen?
I see the Awesomeness.
I'd call it Mr Fluffykins or Mr Biggles because I'm quirky like that. Or if you wanted badass, go with Balrog.
edited 5th Mar '10 1:21:23 PM by Deboss
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Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Open the E-bomber bombbay...links away.
Unique and apparently very accurate Anti-Material Rifle
The get credit for being very creative
40mm programmable ammo
Interesting sight concept
Impressive Rifles and rounds for "Human Target Elimination"
edited 5th Mar '10 1:39:47 PM by TuefelHundenIV
Who watches the watchmen?
That IWS looks impressive, though I'm not a fan of the AUG, Steyr makes quality firearms.
I honestly prefer the swiss when it comes to guns, Sig all the way. Expensive, yeah, but that's their only downside most of the time.
edited 5th Mar '10 1:48:55 PM by Barkey
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
I can't remember where I read it, but that Steyr AMAT rifle had maximum range drift of about an inch. That sucker has some serious punch 40mm armor penetration.
edited 5th Mar '10 1:56:58 PM by TuefelHundenIV
Who watches the watchmen?
Holy. Fucking. Shit. Only an inch of drift? WITH A 40MM PROJECTILE?!
Want. Now.
Just google "girls with guns" you'd be surprised.
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