[TML] [OT] One for Gun Safty

[Terry Carlino]

> Traditional traveller bulkheads will bounce assault rifle rounds, and if 
> you look at operations on real-world ships, it's amazing the degree to 
> which potential damage to the ship is less worrisome than being killed 
> because of an inadequate weapon.
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I can tell you in real life I would much rather be armed with a shotgun 
than a 9mm if I'm trying to clear ship passageways. Most of the 
bulkheads are quite capable of resisting shot and throwing a couple of 
rounds down a passageway is sure to clear it. With a pistol you actually 
have to stick your head out to aim, and probably get shot.
Back when that was part of my job I always carried a shotgun, even 
though as team leader I was suppose to have a .45, or later a 9mm.
> It gets worse if armor is involved. My favorite is pondering battlesuit 
> operations on a merchant ship in GT. A Redding has 4-8 times as much 
> armor (depending on attack type) as the hull of a typical merchant 
> starship, so any weapon capable of hurting a battlesuit will rip giant 
> holes in the ship.
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TerryC
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