[HT] Full-Auto weapons and RoF #!

[RyanW]

Originally Posted by Polydamas

Again, as a non-gunner, I notice that High Tech p. 82, 83 explains what a RoF like 8 can mean in real terms. Note that most actual machine guns have a ! RoF, and that switching between fully automatic and semi-automatic usually requires a Ready manoeuvre.

Many do not, having various gimmicks like a short pull or a different section of the trigger for single shots. In effect, you can select to fire full or semi-automatic as a free action. Things like that would in most cases use the ordinary rules allowing any number of shots, though if the full RoF is particularly high, it would still be realistic to treat it as 3/n!, but not requiring a Ready to select.