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Agemegos · 11-02-2014, 06:46 PM

The tricky thing about this is that you have to shoot from the right spot, which is not a consideration that marksmanship normally has to deal with. If you are within 1" (minus the diameter of your bullet) of the right position and holding your weapon within 1" (minus calibre) of the right height it is no harder than (in fact mechanically the same as) shooting the 2" far end of the pipe at 5 yards range. If you are 14" out of position in any direction the task is impossible however you point your firearm. If you are 7" out of position the width of the effective target is down to 1". (Assuming a 9mm weapon.)

A tall character might have to stoop slightly, a short one stand on a box.

11-02-2014, 06:46 PM	#12
Agemegos Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oz	Re: Penalty for for having to shoot down a tube? The tricky thing about this is that you have to shoot from the right spot, which is not a consideration that marksmanship normally has to deal with. If you are within 1" (minus the diameter of your bullet) of the right position and holding your weapon within 1" (minus calibre) of the right height it is no harder than (in fact mechanically the same as) shooting the 2" far end of the pipe at 5 yards range. If you are 14" out of position in any direction the task is impossible however you point your firearm. If you are 7" out of position the width of the effective target is down to 1". (Assuming a 9mm weapon.) A tall character might have to stoop slightly, a short one stand on a box. __________________ Decay is inherent in all composite things. Nod head. Get treat. Last edited by Agemegos; 11-02-2014 at 06:51 PM.