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Ok here are a couple of questions that I have and i would like some answers too

1. Is there a book or suppliment out there that shows artwork and/or more weapons for PC's in the Mechwarrior universe? I like a visual repersentation of what characters are armed with and would like the info?

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2. Some of the wepons just don't make sense to me. For example, the Zeus Heavy rifle sounds alot like a Barret .50 BMG sniper rifle.

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The range for this weapon should be more at the top end of ballistic weaponry (the current distance record with this weapon is over 2 miles in Afghanistan by Canadian SpecForces).

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Did you also notice that most vehicle-mounted weapons have vastly shorter ranges than personal weapons and real world weapons? A 155mm AC/20 has a range of 270 meters under normal rules (vs. 420m for the Zeus), while 155mm cannons in the real world have ranges of 20 miles or more. Yet - get this - the standard AC/20 has a meteoric muzzle velocity of 6,000 to 10,000 meters per second (fast enough to reach orbit), versus the high end of modern tank cannons (1700m/s).

And the 1-ton medium laser has a range (with standard rules) of 270 meters, too, while a standard laser rifle has a range of 1100m.

One might start to think that some compromises have been made in the name of producing a playable game rather than rigidly mimicking reality.

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Another example is the Federated Long rifle. A 10 shot rifle in the 3060's. That is like soliders of today using Muskets from the War of Northern Aggression.

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while 155mm cannons in the real world have ranges of 20 miles or more.

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2. Some of the wepons just don't make sense to me. For example, the Zeus Heavy rifle sounds alot like a Barret .50 BMG sniper rifle.

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As an aside, it's actually meant to be like something in the 7-10mm caliber range, versus the 5-6mm of most infantry rifles.

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From what I remember the Zeus Heavy rifle is a .50 caliber rifle.

The weapons that I like is the Zeus Heavy rifle and *I don't remember the name but the laser pistol that uses one power unit with the ?30 unit power clip.*

Of course having an armored infantrymen with clan power armor as the head of my personal guard is helpful.

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while 155mm cannons in the real world have ranges of 20 miles or more.

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When you said that I did not believe it because a WWII 16 inch naval gun, 406mm, had a range of about 25 miles. From what I have found is that you are exaggerating by only a little bit. From what I have found is that the maximum range of a 155 Artillery gun is 30km or 18 miles. There is a 155 Artillery gun and ammo that is under development that would have a planed maximum range of 47km or just under 30 miles.

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Since 1982, the South Africans have had an operational 155mm artillery piece with an unassisted range of 39km, or 53km using shells with base bleed to reduce drag.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G5_howitzer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GC-45_howitzer

It's interesting what range enhancement a few tricks in shell aerodynamics can achieve.

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while 155mm cannons in the real world have ranges of 20 miles or more.

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When you said that I did not believe it because a WWII 16 inch naval gun, 406mm, had a range of about 25 miles. From what I have found is that you are exaggerating by only a little bit. From what I have found is that the maximum range of a 155 Artillery gun is 30km or 18 miles. There is a 155 Artillery gun and ammo that is under development that would have a planed maximum range of 47km or just under 30 miles.

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Since 1982, the South Africans have had an operational 155mm artillery piece with an unassisted range of 39km, or 53km using shells with base bleed to reduce drag.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G5_howitzer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GC-45_howitzer

It's interesting what range enhancement a few tricks in shell aerodynamics can achieve.

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Your links say 30km standard, 39km with base bleed, the G5 says 50km with VLAP not 54km.

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Since 1982, the South Africans have had an operational 155mm artillery piece with an unassisted range of 39km, or 53km using shells with base bleed to reduce drag.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G5_howitzer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GC-45_howitzer

It's interesting what range enhancement a few tricks in shell aerodynamics can achieve.

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Your links say 30km standard, 39km with base bleed, the G5 says 50km with VLAP not 54km.

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Quoting the first website:

"It is mounted on a slightly-modified version of a towed chassis design by NORICUM, which also includes a small APU to allow it to dig itself in and move short distances at up to 16 km/h. Using the normal Extended Range, Full Bore ammunition the normal range is 39 km, which can be extended to about 53 km with the use of base bleed or rocket assisted rounds. It is regarded as one of the most potent artillery pieces on the modern battlefield."

Three points:

1) I said 53km, not 54km.
2) I never referenced velocity-enhanced long ranged artillery projectiles. Instead, I referenced base bleed for the 53km range.
3) You referenced the ranges (30/39/50km) of the G5 with a 45-caliber barrel; I used the ranges of the G5 with a 52-caliber barrel, the G5-2000.

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Of course with all of the RPG's that I have played, all of the ranges have been screwy.

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As an aside, it's actually meant to be like something in the 7-10mm caliber range, versus the 5-6mm of most infantry rifles.

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A modern .22 long rifle round can reach 1.5 miles but there is no chance that it will hit anything.

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I made an error it was 700 feet not yards. And that was arching the arrow.

The medieval English longbow had a draw-weight of 100-120 pounds and a practical range of around 250 yards.

There is no way an arrow will travel a mile and a half. A modern .22 long rifle round can reach 1.5 miles but there is no chance that it will hit anything.

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there might be a specially designed bow that was built just to beat it

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