AK-98 (RC5)

Mods:
Additional Clip, Foregrip, Gas Vent 3, Smartgun System

My biggest problem with mods was that I didn't read the smartgun/tacnet descriptions thoroughly. They did a lot of the things I was using other slots for. Additional clip, Gas3 and smartgun were all easy choices. I didn't originally add foregrip because I figured the underbarrel grenade launcher on the AK98 wouldn't allow it. In the end, I couldn't find RAW for it. If anyone has RAW for this, please holla' with a book/page ref.

Accessories:
No Slot: Airburst Link, Shock Pad, Sling
Under Slot: <Left Empty on purpose, seemed like it would overlap with foregrip/unbarrel grenade launcher>
Barrel Slot: Sound Suppressor (when equipped)
Top Slot: Flashlight: Low-Light

I was always going to take the Airburst Link and the sling. Having a Sound Supressor around is always a good idea. And I took the shock pad just for the recoil comp. The flashlight is kind of a guilty pleasure. Really like the idea of having it for total darkness scenarios. I'll even discuss converting it to have a strobe option with my GM.

Okay point here... gas vents and suppressors are incompatible w/ each other. Not big, but if you're using the suppressor you lose 3 points of RC. Nowhere in the rules does it say you can't switch between them like you can switch between fire modes. But nowhere does it say otherwise either... so talk to your GM and see how he plays it. (I tend to go with it's something you can select... as there are guns w/ both suppression and gas vent built into it like the Smartgun X)

Shock Pads and slings aren't cumulative with each other due to the recoil restrictions listed on pg. 148 of Arsenal, so I'm afraid you're stuck at 4 recoil compensation with that setup. Since you dislike the flavor of using the Alpha, I'd suggest swapping the internal smartlink to an external one and replacing the shock pad with the dirt cheap personalized grip mod.

Actually arsenal moding section has rules for this, the gas vent must be turned of the get the benefit form the supressor taking a simple action or free if it's a smartgun.

Makes sense. Qick question: is the tacnet software anywhere in chummer? Did i miss it?

Totally forgot about those. Win. Except for the (IIRC) exotic ranged weapon requirement.

Recoil and (recoil comp) is always cumulative across the entire IP by the rules. If you had 2 SMG's w/ no RC and fired a short burst from each in each hand... the uncompensated recoil from the first gun, would still carry over to the second gun. But this is one of the common mistakes new players and people who don't read the rules closely make, and apply RC separately in full to each short burst.


All it's saying is if I have an automatic... and I'm firing 3 round bursts bursts it's less effective on the first short burst (long bursts need FA). Autoadjusting weight + stock for example.

Recoil is equal to number of bullets fire so far that pass -1. (do the math on the charts...this perfectly describes how the charts are done).

First 3rd burst... 3 bullets need 2 points of recoil comp... Stock(1) + weight(1) == 2
Second 3rd burst, 6 bullets need 5 points of recoil comp... Stock(1) + weight(2) == 3... so you still have a -2 penalty.

So I guess that means that I had the 5rc without the shock pad afterall.

While we have this lovely gun thread here, what's the deal with the HK-227X and the Ingram Smartgun X? It looks to me as though the Ingram comes with a lot more nice toys on it, and for (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) 150 less than the HK, I don't understand why you wouldn't rather have the Ingram if you want an SMG for discreet operations.

Nice thing about the basic AK-97 (sans GL) is it's exceptionally easy to get and won't raise many red flags (it's the 'F' rating and obviousness of the GL which make them problematic)... and easy to throw away because of the low cost. Basic accessories to handle recoil don't add a lot...

Because "a lot" is an exaggeration; all it has over the 227-X is a gas vent 2 system that many people would replace with a Gas Vent 3 and a magazine that holds 4 more rounds than that of the 227-X. Unfortunately, however, the Ingram isn't capable of semi-automatic fire and thus it's tougher to conserve ammo or limit recoil than it is with a GV3 accessorized 227-X. So as far as corebook SMGs go, the 227-X is actually most flexible SMG available. The Praetor from Arsenal beats either gun in a head-on comparison once fully tricked out but it lacks a smartlink and has an 11F Availability, so quickly replacing an accessorized one is trickier. Now, if you want to talk about SMGs that don't have a reason to live, I'd point to the Ingram Warrior-10; it costs the same as an AK-97 Carbine but lacks the Full Auto or detachable folding stock.

a) it is not an assault rifle and b) it gets even better with mods.

The best part is, they all use the same skill!

Gunnery!