Recoil question Options

[mfb]

apply the full recoil penalty, then subtract the rating of the compensation. it mystifies and amazes me that there's confusion about this. maybe it'll be simpler to just write out the TNs.

burst 1, 3 rounds, close range, 3 points of compensation. TN = 4 (range) +3 (recoil) -3 (compensation) =4.

burst 2, 3 rounds, close range, 3 points of compensation. TN = 4 (range +6 (recoil) -3 (compensation) =7.

clear?

[DV8]

Crystal.

[Fortune]

That's how I've always done it.

[Siege]

Interesting.

I've always seen it done the other way -- two seperate bursts, two seperate recoil issues.

Burst 1: TN 4 + recoil penalty (3) - recoil comp (3) = 4*
Burst 2: TN 4 + recoil penalty (3) - recoil comp (3) = 4*

*Granted, not allowing for situational modifiers*

Which is why non-augmented soldiers opt for two bursts rather than trying to handle a gun on full auto. (well, in the games I've played in...)

I'll have to re-read the rules more carefully.

-Siege

[mfb]

playing that way, in my experience, makes less real-world sense. it's a lot easier and faster to drag a full burst onto your target than it is to acquire, shoot, acquire, shoot. the rules don't quite reflect that, but they at least don't make it easier to shoot two short bursts than one long one.

it's also true that recoil is less of an issue on the shot that generates that recoil, than it is on the shot following. as in, if i fire one burst at a target, recoil's not going to affect my aim much; my second burst--if i don't take the time to stop and re-aim--will be affected by the recoil from the first burst.