[Ultra Tech] Increased Firearm Power with TL

[johndallman]

Originally Posted by Varyon

Personally, I think a higher-resolution version of the MinST rules for firearms would have two MinST's - the ST necessary to comfortably hold the weapon at the ready (dependent entirely on weapon weight; I'm assuming it would be a bit lower than what would be needed to use the firearm as a melee thrusting weapon), and the ST needed to handle the recoil (which is a function of the weapon's recoil energy, and thus for a given performance goes up as weapon weight goes down) . . .

The first of those would be affected by ergonomics: horribly front-heavy guns, or ones that have weight sticking out to the left or right, would have higher MinST1.

But Phoenix Command and madness lie along this route.