From: v054p8yx@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Daniel J Kowalski)
Newsgroups: rec.games.frp
Subject: Re: Weapon for RIFTS or similar Palladium game...
Date: 10 Apr 92 18:44:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
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In article <1992Apr8.114442.4776@cam.compserv.utas.edu.au>, 
	cjudd@esk (Craig Thomas Judd) writes...
>Allow me to ramble for just one moment.
> 
>My favourite and most well-developed character to date has never been played.
>The GM, in a fit of creativity after purchasing the game, made characters for
>everyone and never got around to the actual game.
> 
>She is an Operator <mechanic>, and is also Telemechanic. Having a real love
>for the power and efficiency of weapons, she *ahem* moified a 90mm recoilless
>somewhat.
> 
>1) Take a 90mm Recoilless Rifle
>2) Add an ammo case to replace the breech loading system, thus allowing for
>   rapid fire. (6 shots per case or so)
>3) The reason rapid fire is not sustainable is because of heat. Add an extra
>   Heat Sink to the side of the gun to absorb excess heat from rapid firing.
>4) Wire a 40mm Grenade Launcher to the bottom of the 90mm Recoilless. Loadable
>   with 3 grenades.
> 
>You now have a constant-firing 90mm Recoilless Rifle and a 40mm Grenade 
>Launcher in one. Let's do some calculations.
> 
[ stuff deleted]
>She was considering adding a Flamethrower to the side...
> 
>If any RIFTS players can persuade their GM to get away with this monstrosity,
>I'd be interested in hearing how it goes. However, ammo is a real problem in
>the RIFTS world, so she also had a Wilts 320 Laser Pistol. And Martial Arts,
>of course, which with a PP of 25 and various other skills gave her +5 to strike
>and +10 to r/f with damage/impact.

[character stuff deleted]
this is a girl (no offense) now i recall rifts rules being ridiculous but a 
90mm recoilless is nowhere near a handheld weapon
make it automatic (as far as i can tell this is impossible, if it is possible
it requires building an entirely new reciever(we're talking a lot of high 
quality steel, and lots of very large machine tools(a very specialized shop, or
a major corporation _might_ have the necessary equipment)and first you have to 
design it, did this girl study under Galil or Kalashnikov or anyone who is 
even knowedgable in weapons design?) and it becomes a _lot_ heavier
we're talking no less than 40 lbs to start and at least that again for auto
90mm recoiless rounds weight at least 3lbs each that's a total of about 100lbs
and this chick can carry it? aim it? but wait add a 3rnd 40mm grenade launcher
more weight more ridiculous! i won't even mention the flamethrower

i was in a video store about a month ago and saw a movie called something like
"the big gun" featuring a guy wielding a "big gun" it was one of _these_ 
ridiculous weapons with barrels all over the place 

you people should know that you can fire a rocket with a standard m16
its not a heavy rocket, you can carry several along with standard GI gear,
it takes about 2 seconds to ready, is quite accurate, and quite deadly

there is no reason to go taking specialized weaponry and modifying so you think 
it can do a general job
general weaponry is easily adapted to do specialized jobs...AND A HUMAN BEING 
CAN CARRY IT!!!

> 
>Well, hope someone found that interesting. It certainly helped me to revive
>the character - I wonder if anyone's running RIFTS in Tasmania... If anyone
>is, please email me!
> 
>Yours nostalgically;
> 
> 
> 
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sorry if i rambled as well			dan
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