09-26-2012, 05:04 PM | #21 |
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Re: What use is Suppression Fire?
I was speaking realistically, rather than game mechanically, and basically making the point that the reported game experience -- "suppression fire" being far less effective than aimed fire when both were practical -- wasn't a failure of the system.
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09-26-2012, 06:23 PM | #22 | |
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Re: What use is Suppression Fire?
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09-26-2012, 06:36 PM | #23 | |
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Re: What use is Suppression Fire?
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Barrel heat is, of course, a potential issue, but it takes quite a few seconds before that becomes any sort of problem even in continuous fire. For a man-portable weapon you'll generally run out of ammo first.
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09-26-2012, 06:47 PM | #24 | |
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Re: What use is Suppression Fire?
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If the situation calls for using a personal rifle or SMG as a suppressive fire platform for long enough so that you have to worry about heat build-up, you almost certainly also have other, bigger worries.
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09-26-2012, 07:25 PM | #25 | |
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Re: What use is Suppression Fire?
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LMGs are also man-portable weapons. They still tend to enforce reloading breaks, though you probably could overheat a SAW with a plausible ammo loadout.
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09-26-2012, 07:32 PM | #26 |
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09-26-2012, 09:04 PM | #27 |
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Re: What use is Suppression Fire?
I know for a fact that it isn't hard to do—I've seen it. Go through one 200-round belt without letting up, and it'll be glowing red.
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09-26-2012, 09:16 PM | #28 |
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Re: What use is Suppression Fire?
Two radios, AND the goddamn A-Bag for the 240. Do I have a something tattooed on my forehead that says "pack mule"?
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09-26-2012, 09:27 PM | #29 |
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Re: What use is Suppression Fire?
Huh. I thought that was a birth mark. I was trying so hard not to say anything, though.
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09-26-2012, 09:58 PM | #30 |
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Re: What use is Suppression Fire?
Well, ruleswise I'd note that an FN MINIMI suffers no ill effects from overheating until it's fired at least 300 rounds, more if it's well-maintained.
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