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 Jun 6 2006, 08:01 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 96 Joined: 13-April 06 Member No.: 8,459  |
I couldn't remember exactly myself, so here's the quote from the book: "packed with four hundred two-foot lengths of super-fine steel chain, sharp as razor wire." It was actually pretty compact. Edit: left out a word or two there by mistake >_> |
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Jun 6 2006, 08:03 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 908 Joined: 31-March 05 From: Georgia Member No.: 7,270 |
I've always figured the substantial difference between razor or barbed wire and monowire, was that barbed or razor wire is meant to serve as a deterrent against climbing a barrier or fence.
While monowire was to cut the intruder off at the shins after he's on the property, and let him lie in a pool of his own blood until the morning shift comes in and discovers him. |
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Jun 7 2006, 12:13 AM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
hmm, a gun shooting razorwire. im thinking SLA industries here ;)
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Jun 7 2006, 11:45 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
I was thinking that too... can't remember the name of the weapon, though. "KPS Mangler" comes to mind, but I think that was a shotgun...
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Jun 8 2006, 04:25 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
How is that better than a gun that fires flechette rounds? The flechette is easier to make, the razorwire will involve more research and development for questionable appreciation in performance over flechette, and no, coolness factor does not always supersede practicality and economics realistically. |
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Jun 8 2006, 04:32 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,889 Joined: 3-August 03 From: A CPI rank 1 country Member No.: 5,222 |
If you're talking about the standard cyberpunk-style flechette (basically, a sharp cloud of crap), then how's either better than bullets?
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Jun 8 2006, 04:45 PM
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Genuine Artificial Intelligence Group: Members Posts: 4,019 Joined: 12-June 03 Member No.: 4,715 |
Because it's Sharp! And a cloud. And, um, crap, uh, comin' at 'cha . . . y'know? I got nothin'. |
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Jun 8 2006, 04:49 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 16,898 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Huge increase in impact on observers. ~J |
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Jun 8 2006, 04:55 PM
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Old Man Jones Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,415 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New York Member No.: 1,699 |
I do like that idea of a monowire net-gun.
Especially if the target has enough time to stand there and blink in surprise for a moment before sliding apart into hamburger. :D -karma |
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Jun 8 2006, 06:05 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
How is the monowire/razorwire gun better than flechettes or bullets is what I'm implying rather than just flechette. I just use flechette as the example since they want something that spreads out in a large thing of razorwire. |
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Jun 8 2006, 06:23 PM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
Sort of like the two-blink/two-blink death ray. The target blinks twice, then crumbles into a pile of dust except for his eyes, which land intact at the top of the pile and blink twice again. |
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Jun 8 2006, 07:06 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 626 Joined: 1-March 04 Member No.: 6,112 |
The razor-wire weapon was designed less as a weapon of ULTIMATE DESTRUCTION then as something that's designed for people with no clue how to use a firearm (and makes itself a danger into everyone in your freakin' frontal arc to compensate.)
The best comparison is not a netgun or shotgun, but a directional frag grenade. |
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Jun 8 2006, 07:30 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
Wow, I'd hate to be anyone resembling an innocent bystander downrange of that gun, especially since it's intended for those who don't have a clue how to shoot in the first place. At least with the conventional weapon, they might miss...
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Jun 8 2006, 07:43 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
SLA industries are not about realism by a long shot.
if anything is a nightmare with cyberpunk elements. the gun in question si one GAB chopper. the wire is basicly stored in a similar manner to a coiled spring. it can either allow one end of the wire to be connected to the weapon after firing, or it can release it so that it can wrap around the target. much of the equipment in SLA is designed to be cool, in a gothic kinda way... |
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