Rapid Fire bonus and Rcl

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by Erling

Indeed. Which makes GURPS Rapid Fire rules a simplification, as Rapid Fire bonus is to be applied regardless of the distance. Generally I'm totally OK with that, but in this discussion it's good to mention limited helpfulness of full-auto in reality.

Distance isn't really a problem.

The combination of distance and target SM might be.

Originally Posted by Erling

Yes. Which, in the case of M14, effectively equals to reducing Rapid Fire bonus by 1, as it has RoF 12 (-1+2=1).

It isn't equivalent. Capping rapid fire bonus would mean that you'd want to fire just enough shots (5?) to get the best allowed bonus. Reducing the bonus would mean that you'd need to fire more shots to get that +1. (Also, if you don't assume a minimum 'bonus' of zero it would give a penalty to hit on single shots, which is obviously unwanted.)