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Re: Machineguns
In a message dated 7/2/2001 8:49:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
blackeagleblackeagle@yahoo.com writes:
> The weapon is about 38 kg and 600rds
> comes in at about 83
> kilos for a grand (and I do mean grand!) total of
> 121 kilos! (good thing
> there are four men lugging that, eh?).
That is my point. Are half (or more) of your ME
players going to pack a BMG and ammo?
On certain types of missions having the firepower and range capability of a
.50 caliber is hard to beat with anything short of ATGMs. Probably going to
happen to an BE/BE cell very infrequently, but ...
Kind of a waste
of the brains and talents of the class of people that
you are supposed to be role-playing in ME, isn't it?
It is a waste of their brains and talents if they do not take advantage of
the best equipment for the job.
That is why I think that a 7.62x51 MG is the right
choice. I, personally, don't think that the 5.56x45
is such a great choice, when looking at a MG. Sure,
you have ammo compatibility and it is a great deal
lighter, but it doesn't have the "punch" I think a MG
needs.
For most jobs the 5.56 SAW is going to have more than enough punch and offer
a significant weight advantage over the lightest GPMGs. An M60E4 with
assault barrel is not much heavier than a standard M249, but the ammo is the
killer. 600 rounds of 7.62 is going to run about 18kg versus 9.5kg for
5.56mm.