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04-07-2018, 08:42 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Kenai, Alaska
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.280 British Stats?
Has anyone done a write up on the best cartridge never adopted? Seems like a good candidate for the Reloading Press.
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04-07-2018, 09:25 PM | #2 |
Doctor of GURPS Ballistics
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Lakeville, MN
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Re: .280 British Stats?
Noted! I should have time tomorrow.
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04-07-2018, 09:40 PM | #3 | |
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Cambridge, UK
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Re: .280 British Stats?
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Damage: 6d Acc: 5 Range: 600/2500 Weight: 9.25/1.4 RoF: 10 Shots: 20+1 ST: 10† Bulk: -5 Rcl: 2 LC: 2 Cost is difficult to translate from the different basis of the G:WWII line, but would be something like $1200/35.
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04-08-2018, 07:53 AM | #4 |
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Re: .280 British Stats?
I have some but the equations are slightly different from standard GURPS’.
It’s 6d+1, wounding mod 1.2, recoil 3. 140 grains FMJ out of a 3.6kg rifle with 20” barrel. As a reference, 5.56 NATO is 5d x0.7 and 7.62 NATO is 7d-1 x1.6. |
04-08-2018, 02:06 PM | #5 |
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: The Land of Enchantment
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Re: .280 British Stats?
Pffft. A hollow copy of the original .276 Pedersen. (Meaning the PD-42, not the later T2 that was a result of Ordnance Corps meddling and with which it is often confused.)
'Murica! More seriously, here is the beginnings of my take on an alternate .276 timeline.
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04-08-2018, 03:21 PM | #6 | ||||
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Re: .280 British Stats?
Here is info on the .280 British you might like:
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...ended-edition/ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...f-weekly-dtic/ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...the-m1-garand/ And some stuff from the comments in the 3rd link: Quote:
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04-08-2018, 04:09 PM | #7 |
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: The Land of Enchantment
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Re: .280 British Stats?
For those who found all of that confusing, SCHV means "small-caliber, high velocity," of which the 5.56x45mm NATO round was an early example.
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04-09-2018, 06:44 AM | #8 | |
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Re: .280 British Stats?
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