 Smartgun System & not so Friendly Fire, Is it still there? |
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 Feb 19 2006, 09:07 AM
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Free Spirit  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,950 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Bloomington, IN UCAS Member No.: 1,920  |
I remember in SR1 the shooter could set his gun not to fire at friendlies. I think there is even an illustration of it while 'walking' the fire between targets. So has this capability disappeared by SR3?
There is no mention under Smartgun Systems description on 281 of the gear chapter. There is mention on page 116 that when smartguns 'walk' fire they waste no rounds on the empty space. The only part missing is the friendly fire. |
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Feb 19 2006, 09:26 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
IIRC, it was a safety that coincided with a transponder of some sort. The 'allies' would wear a little belt clip unit ('prolly commlink size), and the SG comp would switch it over to safety if the gun points within 2 meters (could be less) of the unit. So it isn't really part of the smart gun system, but works with it.
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Feb 19 2006, 11:35 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 527 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,118 |
No, that whole IFF/transponder thing is new. What' he's referring to was the fact that if you walked fire across two targets and there was a third target in the middle, they also would be hit. This was excepted in the case of you having a smartgun link, which permitted you to walk fire across multiple targets with friendlies among them and not accidentally shoot your friends.
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Feb 19 2006, 11:38 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
i extend this capability to allow smartgunners to use suppressive fire to cover non-contiguous areas.
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Feb 19 2006, 12:27 PM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
i think this would be covered by the not wasting ammo rule with the smartgun system. Normally if you have multiple targets you waste an amount of ammo per meter going between them. The smartlink negates this.
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Feb 20 2006, 06:11 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,073 Joined: 23-August 04 Member No.: 6,587 |
I concur it is covered buy the SL doesn’t wast ammunition when walking fire, the only difference between this and the way you initially described it is it relies on the samy choosing not to shoot his friend.
This makes more sense for a shadow runner than having to take an action to move somebody’s transponder on your SL IFF table before you can shoot them for stabbing you in the back. Edward |
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Feb 20 2006, 07:46 AM
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Old Man Jones Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,415 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New York Member No.: 1,699 |
I alway think of that scene in TOP SECRET! where in the middle of a massed fight between soldiers and freedom fighters one of the guys steps up with an M-60 and starts hosing the room while yelling, all Rambo-style.
He stops, and only the bad guys in the room fall down. =) -karma |
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