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Old 09-16-2017, 05:05 PM   #29
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Default Re: The guide to throat slitting (or sentry removal, for the gentlemen)

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Originally Posted by johndallman View Post
Also, people with cut throats can still make plenty of incoherent noise. After studying Martial Arts: Fairbairn Close Combat Systems a bit, I concluded that the easier way under GURPS was AoA (Double) for a Telegraphic grapple to the jaw (net +1 to hit) and a stab to the vitals, which are easier to hit than the neck locations.
Problem with vitals is: it usually has more protection than the neck.
In a low-tech setting, guards will probably have like 4~6 DR on the chest, and 0 on the neck.

Of course, if you target is unarmored, it is better to do two stabs to the vitals.



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I don't understand the point of grappling the jaw. What advantage does that have?
Actually it is a Choke Hold. Somewhere, in one of the books (I think Fairbarn's, though I'm not entirely sure), there is a rule that says when you Choke Hold you can silence your victim.
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