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Old 09-26-2012, 11:29 PM   #33
Ulzgoroth
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Default Re: What use is Suppression Fire?

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Originally Posted by Polydamas View Post
Aiming to hit “those **** rocks there on that **** ridge line” is still aiming and still requires accuracy. If you aren't trying to hit a fairly specific area, you aren't doing what GURPS calls Suppressive Fire. Beyond that, I will leave the thread to the machine-gunners!
If you want to hit the rocks, yes, aiming may be necessary.

If you want to direct suppressive fire to the location of those rocks, no, not at all. You might not even get to roll the dice at all. You only roll for suppressive fire to see whether it hits a person (or other object of interest) passing within the beaten zone.
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